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Udemy Data Reveals 13,534% Surge in GitHub Copilot Learning as AI Skills Become Mandatory
Udemy’s latest learning data paints a startling picture: year-over-year consumption of GitHub Copilot courses surged by 13,534%, while Microsoft Copilot business training leaped 3,400%. The...
AI’s Uneven March: Anthropic Index Maps Global Gaps as Microsoft Adds Claude to Copilot
Anthropic dropped a trove of real-world AI usage data on September 15, mapping where and how people across 150 countries use its Claude assistant—and the picture is one of breakneck adoption...
Steam Sets January 2026 Deadline: 32-Bit Windows Support Ends, 0.01% of Players Affected
Valve has confirmed that the Steam client will stop receiving updates on 32-bit versions of Windows starting January 1, 2026, according to a report from Twisted Voxel citing the company. The move...
Microsoft Previews Mandatory Unique IDs for Every Azure AI Agent to End Shadow AI
Microsoft has published a detailed blueprint for locking down autonomous AI agents in the enterprise, anchored by a forthcoming capability that will require every agent to carry a unique identity...
Ask Copilot What to Wear, Buy the Look — Microsoft’s AI Now Doubles as a Personal Stylist
Microsoft’s AI assistant just got a wardrobe. As of mid-September 2025, Copilot can now suggest complete outfits and let you purchase items directly within the chat interface, thanks to a...
MinterEllison’s CEO Uses Copilot for ‘Every Task’—and Lawyers Are Reclaiming 5 Hours a Day
Virginia Briggs, the chief executive of one of Australia’s largest law firms, doesn’t start her day without consulting Microsoft 365 Copilot. By her own account, she deploys the AI across...
House Reverses Copilot Ban, Pilots 6,000-Seat Rollout With Unverified Safeguards
The U.S. House of Representatives will begin giving thousands of staffers access to Microsoft Copilot this fall, reversing a 2024 prohibition that blocked the AI tool over data leakage fears. Speaker...
How the House Reversed Its Copilot Ban: A Blueprint for Secure AI in Government
The U.S. House of Representatives has lifted its year-old prohibition on Microsoft Copilot and will begin deploying the generative AI tool to members and staff under strict data-protection terms,...
Half the Cost, Double the Risk? Inside the UK Cabinet Office’s Troubled Microsoft 365 Migration
The UK Cabinet Office has handed its faltering migration from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365 to a shared government service, slashing the project’s projected whole-life cost from £51 million to...
81% of Aussie SMBs Paste Confidential Data Into Free AI Tools, HP Study Warns
A survey commissioned by HP and Microsoft has found that 81% of Australian small and medium businesses using free generative AI tools regularly submit confidential company information through them,...
Microsoft Copilot Now Lets You Shop AI-Styled Outfits from Top Brands
Microsoft Copilot users can now ask the assistant for outfit ideas and immediately purchase items from brands like REVOLVE, Steve Madden, and Rent the Runway. The feature, powered by Austin-based...
Microsoft PC Manager Vulnerability Leaks Passwords — Patch Available
Microsoft has confirmed a troubling security flaw in PC Manager, its free system maintenance utility for Windows, that stores sensitive information in plain text, leaving credentials and other...