Apple Integrates AI Agents into Xcode, AMD Hints at Next-Gen Xbox Launch
Apple announced a major update to its Xcode developer tool, integrating artificial intelligence agents directly into the app-building process, while AMD hinted that Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console could launch in 2027.
Xcode 26.3, released Tuesday as a release candidate, incorporates Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex, allowing the AI systems to autonomously write code, build projects, run tests, and visually verify their own work with minimal human oversight, according to VentureBeat. This move signals Apple's aggressive push into "agentic coding," an emerging and controversial practice. The update represents Apple's most significant embrace of AI-assisted software development since introducing intelligence features, VentureBeat reported.
Meanwhile, AMD hinted that it is ready to support Microsoft in launching its next Xbox console as early as 2027. AMD CEO Lisa Su stated that the development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC, is progressing well to support a launch in 2027, according to The Verge. Microsoft confirmed last year that it is working on a next-gen Xbox console in partnership with AMD.
In other AI news, Nvidia's potential $100 billion investment in OpenAI's AI infrastructure appears to have stalled. In September 2025, Nvidia and OpenAI announced a letter of intent for Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI's AI infrastructure. However, five months later, no deal has closed. Nvidia's CEO now says the $100 billion figure was never a commitment, according to Ars Technica. Reuters reported that OpenAI has been quietly seeking alternatives to Nvidia chips since last year, with sources indicating dissatisfaction with the speed of some Nvidia chips for inference tasks.
On a different note, Alibaba's Qwen team of AI researchers released Qwen3-Coder-Next, a specialized 80-billion-parameter model designed for elite agentic performance within a lightweight active footprint. The model has been released on a permissive Apache 2.0 license, enabling commercial use, VentureBeat reported.
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