Microsoft’s Edge team is automating parts of its extension review process after AI coding tools helped developers build and submit extensions faster, increasing review workloads. Microsoft said the surge has strained its review pipeline and extended processing times, and its fast-track process for high-quality extensions has hit limits. The company said it is introducing automation for repetitive checks and improving pipeline handling without reducing standards, and will shorten featured badge renewal cycles to 15 days.

Samsung Securities will enter the commercial paper business after nine years after South Korea\'s Financial Services Commission gave final approval. The company first applied in 2017 but failed repeatedly due to issues including major shareholder eligibility and possible sanctions. Its review was halted again last year amid potential penalties linked to regulators’ inspections. With sanctions set at an “institutional warning” in July, the review resumed. The number of licensed issuers rises to eight.