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Importance:LaunchCopilot in Excel new features

Microsoft adds new skills — and more oversight — for Copilot in Excel

The new features, including connectors to third-party data sources, are aimed at making the AI assistant more useful for finance professionals. Source: computerworld.com

Importance:LaunchMAI-Code-1-Flash on GitHub Copilot

Microsoft launches MAI-Code-1-Flash on GitHub Copilot

Microsoft introduces MAI-Code-1-Flash AI coding model for GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise, delivering fast code generation for teams. Source: testingcatalog.com

Importance:NewsMicrosoft Copilot leadership

The 33-year-old executive Satya Nadella is trusting to fix Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant

Jacob Andreou has had a rapid ascent at the 51-year-old tech giant. He is leading the charge to retool its pivotal AI product. Source: fortune.com

Importance:NewsWix x Microsoft Copilot integration

How Wix’s Microsoft 365 Copilot Integration Could Reshape Wix.com (WIX) Investors’ AI Monetization Story

Earlier this month, Wix.com Ltd. announced a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation to integrate its Wix Harmony website creation tools directly into... Source: simplywall.st

Importance:NewsAI assistant comparison on Android

I tried replacing Gemini with Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot on Android; one was worth paying for

Putting Android's top AI assistants through real daily tasks. Source: androidpolice.com

Importance:NewsMicrosoft Copilot leadership reorganization

Microsoft promotes Jacob Andreou to lead Copilot AI strategy amid competitive challenges

Microsoft promotes Jacob Andreou to EVP of Copilot, consolidating AI product teams as Mustafa Suleyman shifts focus to frontier models and... Source: cryptobriefing.com

Importance:OpinionAI coding productivity analysis

AI Coding Productivity Is a Coordination Problem: From Writing Code to Shipping Software

AI tools accelerate code generation more than final software delivery Coordination and quality control now limit AI coding productivity Better models will... Source: economy.ac

Importance:Launchdeveloper tools / coding AI

MAI-Code-1-Flash for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise

MAI-Code-1-Flash, Microsoft AI's in-house coding model, is now generally available for GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise, building on its... Source: github.blog

Importance:Newsenterprise AI adoption

KARL STORZ builds a governed AI foundation with Microsoft 365 Copilot

With Microsoft 365 Copilot, KARL STORZ scaled governed AI, reaching 97% active usage across licensed users. Source: microsoft.com

Importance:NewsAI product update

Microsoft beefs up Copilot in Excel for finance work

Microsoft on Thursday announced new Copilot features aimed at boosting the artificial intelligence tool's ability to handle a range of financial tasks in... Source: cfodive.com

Importance:Launchindustry-specific AI tool

Beam AI launches BIM CoPilot for contractor workflows

The service converts PDFs or CAD files into coordinated 3D models, clash-reviewed documents and construction-ready drawing sets. Source: engineering.com

Importance:NewsAI product update

Microsoft Copilot in Excel Gets Reusable Skills and Finance Data Connectors

Copilot in Excel now supports reusable Skills, six new financial data connectors, and full change tracking for professional finance teams. Source: techmymoney.com

Importance:NewsAI developer security risks

AI Is the Newest Developer To Misunderstand Secrets In Your Git History

AI assistants are repeating a common Git mistake: committing fixes that remove secrets only from the latest code, not from repository history. Source: blog.gitguardian.com

Importance:LaunchCopilot in Excel for finance

Copilot in Excel: Built for the era of Frontier Finance

Discover how Copilot in Excel transforms finance workflows with skills, data connectors, and capabilities for traceability. Source: microsoft.com

Importance:ResearchGitHub Copilot agentic benchmarks

Evaluating performance and efficiency of the GitHub Copilot agentic harness across models and tasks

Explore how the GitHub Copilot agentic harness delivers strong results across multiple benchmarks and leading token efficiency. Source: github.blog

Importance:NewsAI usage-based pricing shift

“From Subscriptions to Usage-Based Billing”: After Anthropic and OpenAI, Microsoft Revamps Pricing as the Era of ‘AI Maxxing’ Nears

The pricing structure for generative artificial intelligence (AI) models is undergoing a fundamental transformation. As more enterprise customers use AI... Source: economy.ac

Importance:LaunchMorningstar Microsoft AI integration

Morningstar Expands AI Integrations with Microsoft to Bring Trusted Investment Intelligence into Enterprise Workflows

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment insights, today announced a suite of integrations with Microsoft technologies... Source: businesswire.com

Importance:OpinionAI security / endpoint DLP

Endpoint DLP for Data at Rest in the Age of Local AI

AI agents can now read your employees' laptops. Here's what that means for data security and why Endpoint DLP can no longer treat local storage as a Local... Source: paloaltonetworks.com

Importance:LaunchMCP connector for financial data

Daloopa expands financial data access with new MCP connector for Microsoft 365 Copilot integration, bringing trusted financial data directly into AI workflows

PRNewswire/ -- Daloopa, the essential data infrastructure for AI and agentic workflows in financial services, today announced a new Model Context Protocol. Source: prnewswire.com

Importance:LaunchAI copilot for product setup

Razzl Launches AI Copilot for Product Setup, Helping Brands Reduce Returns and Support Costs

Conversational copilot turns static product instructions into real-time support that guides, troubleshoots, and keeps setup moving. Source: einnews.com