Microsoft Copilot suite: rollout, security, super app

Timeline

1. 4 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources

   Microsoft rolls out new AI‑driven Copilot tools and Outlook productivity features

   Microsoft unveiled Outlook’s unified inbox and recall tools, added SharePoint and Teams features, and launched AI‑driven Copilot Cowork, Microsoft Scout and Microsoft IQ to automate tasks.

2. 4 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 31 sources

   Microsoft to launch Copilot super app for consumers and businesses

   Microsoft will roll out a Copilot super app that unifies chat, coding, collaboration and autonomous agents for consumers and enterprises, targeting a launch before summer 2026.

3. 7 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 7 sources

   Microsoft broadens AI suite with Copilot for Security, partner upgrades and Azure hosting changes

   Microsoft rolled out Copilot for Security, added AI credit tracking to GitHub Copilot, retired Deep Research, launched Druva’s AI Resilience suite, updated Azure AI hosting contracts, and expanded its AI‑focus

4. 12 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources

   AXA rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot worldwide to boost employee productivity

   AXA is globally deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot to its staff, integrating AI into Office tools and expanding an upskilling programme to improve productivity and secure, personalized service.

5. 15 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.129 with modern UI preview and new agent host

   Microsoft's VS Code 1.129 adds an experimental modern UI and a new Agent Host that isolates AI agents, enables session sharing, and introduces docked editor panels; a 1.129.1 patch later fixes regressions.

6. 17 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 2 sources

   LTM teams with Glean and launches Microsoft 365 Copilot for 140,000 workers

   LTM partners with Glean to unify enterprise knowledge and deploys Microsoft 365 Copilot for 140,000 employees, aiming to boost productivity and responsible AI use across the L&T Group.

7. 17 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 7 sources

   Microsoft Copilot Skills and WarpSpeed AI Assistant Target Workplace Automation

   Microsoft Copilot Skills let teams build reusable AI workflows in OneDrive, while WarpSpeed offers an AI layer that unifies email, calendar, tasks and chat across platforms.

8. 18 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   Microsoft 365 Copilot prompts security checks and new training programs

   Microsoft 365 Copilot urges organizations to audit SharePoint permissions for AI safety, while Japan's florbital offers a 2‑hour introductory training program.

9. 20 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   AI coding assistants show mixed results: Microsoft sees 24% more pull requests, GitHub Copilot vulnerable to workflow‑j‑

   Microsoft’s study reports a 24% rise in merged pull requests using Claude Code and Copilot CLI, while a separate analysis finds GitHub Copilot can be bypassed to output malicious code via multi‑step workflows.

10. 20 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft expands AI Copilot suite to Fabric data platform and Microsoft 365

    Microsoft adds AI Copilot to its Fabric data platform and splits Microsoft 365 Copilot into Chat (conversation) and Cowork (multi‑step automation) modes.

11. 20 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft Copilot+ PCs deliver limited AI value, reviewer finds

    A reviewer finds Microsoft Copilot+ PCs offer hardware AI power but little practical assistance, with the dedicated Copilot key seen as largely decorative.

12. 21 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

    Microsoft adds GPT‑5.6 to 365 Copilot and unveils Copilot Cowork assistant

    Microsoft rolls out GPT‑5.6 as the core model for 365 Copilot and launches the Copilot Cowork preview, promising faster, more efficient AI‑driven office work.

13. 22 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

    Microsoft Copilot adoption lags while training programs expand

    Microsoft Copilot is used by about 1% of Microsoft 365 users, costing ~$35/month, while Microsoft expands official training programs to improve uptake.

14. 23 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 9 sources

    OpenAI's GPT‑5.6 named preferred model for Microsoft 365 Copilot

    OpenAI's GPT‑5.6 becomes the preferred AI model for Microsoft 365 Copilot, powering Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat and Cowork, and is offered in Sol, Terra and Luna variants as the partnership deepens.

15. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 7 sources

    FEV, Microsoft Team Up on In‑Vehicle AI Using NVIDIA GPUs

    FEV partners with Microsoft, using NVIDIA GPUs, to embed efficient AI models in cars for offline voice, text and gesture control, cutting costs and boosting autonomous and personalization features.

16. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft Visual Studio adds Copilot usage alerts and sees Australian discount promotion

    Visual Studio’s June update adds Copilot usage alerts and MCP trust checks, while an Australian sale drops Visual Studio Professional 2026 to A$50.

17. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Wix launches Microsoft 365 Copilot integration while SAP promotes AI development roadmap

    Wix adds Microsoft 365 Copilot for AI‑generated sites, while SAP offers a workshop to guide companies in adopting AI‑assisted software development with governance and platform strategies.

18. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft expands Copilot AI suite with new Forms chat and iPad text tools

    Microsoft adds AI‑driven form creation and iPad text editing to Copilot, extending its integrated Office and Windows features, with business pricing starting around €16.50 per user/month.

19. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft Power BI and Power Query add AI‑driven Copilot and advanced data‑shaping tools

    Microsoft adds Copilot AI to Power BI for model insight and documentation, while Power Query gains advanced grouping, cleaning and reshaping tools for faster data analysis.

20. 27 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft Copilot models show cost gap and new SharePoint‑based agent features

    Copilot Cowork’s Fable 5 costs 826 credits more than Sonnet 5 for similar outputs, while Copilot Studio now lets users build SharePoint‑backed agents for queries, Excel exports and email replies.

21. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 10 sources

    Microsoft Merges Copilot Apps and Launches AI Consulting Business

    Microsoft is merging consumer and enterprise Copilot apps, adding paid AutoPilot agents, cutting unused features, and launching a $2.5 billion AI consulting unit to drive adoption and revenue.

22. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources

    AI Agents Gain New Tools for Markdown Delivery and Workflow Automation

    Content negotiation lets AI bots receive Markdown without harming SEO, while Skills and MCP give AI coding agents domain knowledge and live system access for building reliable workflows.

23. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft Visual Studio Code update adds agent tools and new features

    VS Code 1.127 adds general‑availability browser tools for agents, per‑site permissions, session groups and Copilot settings, while a guide lists seven extensions that greatly improve coding productivity.

24. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    GitHub records highest‑ever June usage of Copilot AI coding assistant

    GitHub CTO Vladimir Fedorov said June saw a record surge in Copilot usage after a pricing change, marking the platform’s strongest month yet.

25. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft AI Copilot and Excel champion tips drive new spreadsheet practices

    Excel champion urges function use over manual formulas, while Microsoft's AI Copilot launch adds automated workflows and spurs a freelance market shift, highlighted by a UK AI‑legal case.

26. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft expands MAI Code-1 Flash AI model across Copilot services

    Microsoft expands its fast, low‑resource MAI Code-1 Flash AI coding model across Copilot, enabling real‑time assistance and multi‑agent workflows while raising security and maintenance concerns.

27. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft adds live SAP and Oracle connections to Excel Copilot

    Microsoft’s June 2026 Excel Copilot update adds live SAP, Oracle and other ERP connections, reusable AI‑driven Skills, and audit‑trail tools to cut finance teams’ data‑prep time.

28. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Free AI Tools Expand Access as Major Platforms Drop Paid Plans

    GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Suno and ElevenLabs have shifted to permanent free tiers, removing monthly fees and expanding AI access for users.

29. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources

    Microsoft expands Copilot with finance automation, live data connectors and usage‑based billing

    Microsoft upgrades Copilot with agentic Cowork, usage‑based credits, reusable finance Skills, live data connectors from six providers, and traceable edits in Excel.

30. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources

    Microsoft launches global Copilot Cowork AI agent with usage‑based billing

    Microsoft made Copilot Cowork, an AI agent for multi‑step tasks in Microsoft 365, generally available worldwide on June 16 2026, with usage‑based billing via $0.01 Copilot Credits.

31. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources

    Microsoft expands Copilot AI to Teams and 365 Cowork for global customers

    Microsoft makes Copilot AI generally available in Teams with seven time‑saving features and launches the Copilot Cowork agent for Microsoft‑365, enabling end‑to‑end task automation for global customers.

32. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft Copilot security guide and productivity tips for Japan

    Japanese businesses are urged to secure Copilot use with Microsoft Purview, while users get shortcuts, privacy settings, Google integration, Vision, and productivity hacks.

33. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft 365 Copilot adds Outlook notebook, Teams‑Planner integration and new training courses

    Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces Outlook notebook integration, Teams‑Planner task linking, usage‑based billing and new Elephorm training courses on AI prompting and productivity.

34. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft to auto‑install 365 Copilot in Windows 11, EU users exempt

    Microsoft will auto‑install 365 Copilot on Windows 11 PCs worldwide in mid‑2026, but the EU/EEA will be exempt under local regulations.

35. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft moves Copilot Cowork to usage‑based pricing and eyes cheaper AI models

    Microsoft now bills Copilot Cowork by usage via credits and is testing cheaper DeepSeek AI models amid cost and security concerns.

36. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

    AI agents expand workflow automation with Microsoft Copilot and Armorer Labs

    Microsoft’s Copilot Studio agents now integrate real‑time SharePoint list data and Work IQ, while Armorer Labs advocates receipt‑based audit trails for browser AI agents.

37. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft launches global Copilot Cowork AI platform for enterprise automation

    Microsoft rolls out Copilot Cowork globally, an AI platform that automates complex enterprise tasks, integrates with Microsoft 365, uses Anthropic and GPT‑5 models, and introduces a credit‑based pricing system.

38. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

    Microsoft rolls out unified Copilot AI across Office, Excel and Dynamics 365

    Microsoft finalised a global rollout of Copilot UI in Word/Excel, embedded Copilot across Microsoft 365, and released autonomous Copilot agents for Office and Dynamics 365 with built‑in oversight controls.

39. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Google and Microsoft spearhead new Agentic Resource Discovery AI specification

    Google, Microsoft and other tech firms unveiled the Agentic Resource Discovery (ARD) spec to let AI agents find and verify web tools and skills at runtime, with reference implementations from GitHub, Hugging ​&

40. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Enterprise AI assistants expand with Moody's Amazon Quick and Microsoft Copilot Cowork

    Moody’s integrates its data with Amazon Quick for AI‑driven credit analysis, while Microsoft expands Copilot Cowork to autonomously run complex tasks for enterprise users.

41. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

    Microsoft rolls out general‑availability Copilot Cowork as Moody's launches AI decision‑skills

    Moody's unveils AI‑skills for financial analysis on Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, while Microsoft makes the Copilot Cowork agent generally available with usage‑based pricing.

42. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    AI Agent Discovery Standard ARD Gains Backing from GitHub, Google, Microsoft

    The open ARD specification lets AI agents discover tools and skills via a shared catalog and search API; backed by GitHub, Google, Microsoft and others, it is now integrated into Copilot and Hugging Face's Find

43. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 13 sources

    Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork AI agent with pay‑per‑use pricing

    Microsoft's Copilot Cowork AI agent is now generally available, offering autonomous multi‑step task execution with pay‑per‑use pricing, Anthropic integration, and a possible DeepSeek model option.

44. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft rolls out usage‑charged Copilot Cowork AI agent as Amazon launches Alexa+ personal assistant in France

    Microsoft's Copilot Cowork adds per‑task billing to its AI office assistant, while Amazon's Alexa+ upgrades to a conversational, action‑capable assistant with French‑focused generative AI.

45. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft expands AI developer agents with Copilot Cowork GA and VS Code Agents view

    Microsoft rolls out Copilot Cowork AI agent with usage‑based pricing and upcoming low‑cost model, while VS Code launches an Agents view for multi‑agent, project‑wide coding assistance.

46. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft expands AI Copilot tools for Power BI analytics and MSP security services

    Microsoft rolls out Power BI Copilot on 15 June 2026 for natural‑language analytics and, through Pax8, adds Inforcer to its Marketplace to help MSPs standardize Microsoft 365 security and Copilot readiness.

47. about 2 months ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources

    NHS England Deploys Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 Staff

    NHS England will roll out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians and staff by Oct 2026 after a pilot saved 43 minutes of admin per day per worker, aiming to free up clinicians for patient care.

48. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft 365 Copilot drives AI adoption as firms explore alternatives

    Microsoft 365 Copilot offers integrated AI work‑flows with strong security, but requires a Microsoft 365 license; alternatives like Thinkfree AI Office SDK provide on‑premise, vendor‑agnostic AI editing for the

49. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Reflexivity AI Platform Integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Reflexivity’s AI Knowledge Graph is now a Microsoft 365 Copilot plugin, delivering real‑time portfolio insights for investors and analysts.

50. 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    Microsoft 365 Copilot redesign and broader Office 365 AI, security updates announced

    Microsoft unveiled a redesigned Copilot app with faster loading, Power BI integration and new AI features, while a weekly Office 365 digest announced extensive AI, Teams, Outlook, security and retirement fixes.