Microsoft Copilot — Latest News and Analysis

Google has expanded Gemini study help in Classroom to students of all ages, with access governed by school settings.

The Seattle Times and Newsday allege OpenAI and Microsoft copied their journalism for AI services and seek compensation.

Reported cuts at Uber, Microsoft and other companies show AI increasingly automating routine customer support.

Microsoft's possible use of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 for selected Copilot requests could lower inference costs, but deployment plans remain unconfirmed.

Microsoft made Copilot Cowork available worldwide on June 16, pairing completed multi-tool work with usage billing and direct administrator cost controls.

Microsoft is reportedly coaching sales staff to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic with a cost, security, and integrated platform pitch for its own Copilot AI.

Microsoft is reportedly routing some Excel and Outlook AI prompts to its own MAI models, testing whether Copilot costs can fall without hurting quality.

Windows 11 26H2 adds PC controls for Search, updates, elevation, and layout, but tested features may still change pre-release.

Microsoft is reportedly working on a unified Copilot app that could merge consumer and enterprise apps, cut underused features, and make the AI assistant prove practical value to users.

Anthropic is reportedly preparing Claude for Microsoft Teams, testing how workplace agents handle channel access, tools, billing and governance controls.

Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5 for lower-cost multi-step AI agent work, with broad developer access, dicounted release API pricing, and tokenizer caveats.

Microsoft is adding AI tools for educators and students as its report points to widespread school AI use, training gaps and demand for classroom guardrails.

Microsoft has updated Visual Studio Code with AI chat cost tracking, parallel Copilot chats, and safer untrusted-folder defaults for long agent tasks.

Microsoft has patched a Copilot flaw after researchers showed a one-click chain that could expose two-factor codes and enterprise data via search.

Microsoft is testing Phi Silica local AI models on Nvidia RTX GPUs for Windows PCs, widening options while keeping support experimental and developer-gated.

Microsoft has released a Bing AI Search Choice preview extension that turns off Copilot-style search answers while also setting Bing as the browser default.

Microsoft has released VS Code 1.123 with portable AI session history, /chronicle commands, and an extension-update delay for safer daily agent workflows.

Microsoft Scout brings an OpenClaw powered AI coworker into Teams, with permissions, audit logs, and a human approvals central.

Microsoft 365 Copilot's reported March ISO 42001 audit pass now reaches Copilot Studio, widening governance checks for enterprise AI teams before rollout.

Microsoft is building a quieter design system for Microsoft 365 Copilot, moving AI controls across Office apps after floating buttons drew complaints.

PromptArmor has identified a Microsoft Copilot Cowork approval gap that may expose file links through self-directed Teams or Outlook messages in Microsoft 365.

OpenAI has launched a beta ChatGPT add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint, letting free and paid ChatGPT users build and edit slides from a sidebar inside the app.

EY and Microsoft have backed a $1 billion, five-year enterprise AI push that embeds engineers in client teams to move pilots into production at scale.

Microsoft's concerns over GitHub Copilot's AI coding lead arrive as a June 1 billing shift exposes rising agent costs, stronger rivals, and pricing pressure.

Microsoft has launched the GitHub Copilot app in technical preview as a standalone agentic desktop client for macOS, Windows, and Linux on paid Copilot plans.

Microsoft is moving Experiences + Devices engineers from Claude Code to GitHub Copilot CLI by June 30, while keeping its broader Anthropic ties intact.

Microsoft has updated Edge on desktop and mobile with deeper Copilot tools, including tab comparison, browsing memory, Vision, Voice and new study features.

Microsoft has streamlined Copilot access in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook with fewer entry points, new shortcuts, and a staged desktop rollout.

Microsoft has ended Xbox Copilot on mobile and console work, leaving Gaming Copilot on phone, Windows PC, and handheld beta surfaces under Xbox's reset.

Visual Studio Code 1.118 now stamps a Copilot co-author trailer on Git commits by default after PR #310226 flipped git.addAICoAuthor to all in 1.118 builds.