The era of basic chatbot bots is officially behind us. Microsoft has announced the General Availability of the GitHub Copilot harness in Copilot Studio. This major upgrade introduces a brand-new authoring experience and advanced agentic runtime engineered specifically for complex, multi-step, and autonomous business processes. By replacing rigid decision trees with long-horizon reasoning and dynamic […]

It looks like Microsoft might be quietly preparing a visual refresh for its AI assistant. In the latest Microsoft Edge Canary build, users spotted a brand-new Copilot icon—only for Microsoft to quickly remove it in a subsequent update, strongly hinting that its appearance was an accidental preview. However, Edge Canary isn’t the only place this […]

Microsoft’s Project Perception brings coordinated AI agents into security operations, raising new questions about permissions, oversight, accuracy, and deployment risk.

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Microsoft Brings Copilot Notebooks to Copilot Chat Microsoft has announced that Copilot Notebooks is now rolling out to Copilot Chat users across commercial and education organizations, bringing a powerful new way to collaborate with AI using shared, curated workspaces. The expansion means more users can create dedicated notebook environments where Copilot focuses only on the […]

Five Eyes agencies warned that AI could speed cyberattacks within months, raising new risks around prompt injection, phishing, and enterprise AI tools.

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Microsoft’s July Windows 11 update adds practical fixes for update pausing, recovery, Bluetooth, Widgets, File Explorer, and more.

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Microsoft Brings More AI Power to SharePoint with Expanded Copilot Preview Microsoft has announced that Copilot in SharePoint is now available in an expanded public preview, giving organizations a powerful new way to create, manage, and organize content using natural language prompts. The latest update allows users to transform ideas into action by simply describing […]

GitHub has officially announced the general availability of the GitHub Copilot app, a new desktop experience designed to become the central workspace for AI-powered software development. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux, the app gives developers a dedicated environment to manage coding tasks, collaborate with AI agents, review changes, and ship pull requests from a […]

Microsoft is rolling out new customization options for the floating Copilot button in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint after many users complained that the feature blocked important content while working on documents and spreadsheets. The company is now giving users more control over where the Copilot Dynamic Action Button appears and how it behaves across Microsoft […]

Microsoft is making major changes to how Copilot works inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as the company doubles down on AI-powered productivity across Microsoft 365. In a new update shared through the Microsoft 365 Insider program, Microsoft revealed a redesigned Copilot experience focused on smarter entry points, better workflow integration, improved keyboard accessibility, and more […]

Microsoft Copilot Studio is getting a major upgrade that could significantly simplify AI automation and agent creation for businesses. Microsoft has officially introduced a new drag-and-drop workflow designer for Copilot Studio in preview, allowing users to build complex automations and agentic AI workflows visually on a single canvas. The update is aimed at making AI […]

Microsoft is rolling out a major upgrade to Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Copilot that gives the AI assistant the ability to read information across all your open browser tabs at the same time. The new feature makes Copilot far more useful for research, shopping, travel planning and everyday browsing by allowing it to understand the […]

Microsoft is retiring “Copilot Mode” in Edge as it builds AI browsing tools directly into Edge on desktop and mobile.

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Microsoft is testing a significant redesign in Edge Canary where the Copilot experience is no longer a floating sidebar or separate toolbar. Instead, Copilot is being deeply embedded directly into the browser’s context menus for text, images, and pages—appearing as a header-level AI layer whenever users right-click. This change marks a clear direction: Copilot is […]

Microsoft is redefining how artificial intelligence fits into everyday work with its latest update to Microsoft 365 Copilot: Copilot Cowork. Moving beyond chat-based assistance, the new system is designed to help users delegate, execute, and complete real work across apps, devices, and enterprise systems. The update signals a major shift in Microsoft’s AI strategy—from simply […]

Microsoft is quietly fixing one of the biggest usability concerns around AI in browsers. The company has introduced a new toggle in Microsoft Edge that lets users disable Copilot Vision integration within the Read Aloud feature in Reading Mode—a move that puts control back in users’ hands. This update directly addresses feedback from users who […]

Microsoft is quietly rolling out a refreshed design for the stable version of Microsoft Edge, bringing a visual style inspired by the Copilot app. The redesign introduces a cleaner interface with a blue-themed appearance, but it is not enabled by default. Users who want to try the updated look must manually activate it through a […]

Microsoft is expanding the role of AI inside productivity apps with a major upgrade to Copilot. A more collaborative version of Microsoft Copilot is now widely available, allowing users to execute multi-step actions directly inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Instead of simply generating text or suggestions, Copilot can now act like a true productivity partner—working […]

Windows 11 is taking another big step into the AI-first future. Microsoft is now testing a brand-new feature that lets users monitor AI agents directly from the taskbar — making multitasking smarter and more transparent. This update brings a seamless way to track ongoing AI-powered tasks without constantly switching between apps. What’s New in Windows […]

Your Inbox Isn’t Just for Reading Anymore Your email inbox has always been more than messages—it’s where tasks pile up, deadlines hide, and action items get buried. Now, with the latest update, Copilot is transforming your inbox into a productivity powerhouse. Instead of manually tracking follow-ups or copying tasks into apps, you can simply forward […]