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NewsGitHub Copilot pricing

Per-token AI charges come to GitHub Copilot

Microsoft has said that it's GitHub Copilot will switch to per-token charging from June 1st 2026, so costs may rise for medium to heavy users. artificialintelligence-news.com

OpinionAI governance

From copilot to control plane: Where serious AI governance starts

The real AI test isn't how fast you can code; it's whether you have the guardrails to manage what your agents are doing inside your live systems. cio.com

OpinionAI subscription pricing trends

The $20 AI subscription era has become untenable

Big changes to GitHub's Copilot AI subscriptions are a sign of things to come for flat-rate ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini users. pcworld.com

NewsMicrosoft Copilot adoption

Microsoft 365 Copilot hits 20 million paid seats

Context from data and AI agent activity spins a flywheel that generates still more context, Microsoft CEO said. nojitter.com

NewsAI security/developer tools

AI coding agents breached: attackers targeted credentials, not models

Six teams exploited Claude Code, Copilot, Codex, and Vertex AI in nine months. Every attack hit runtime credentials that IAM tools never tracked. venturebeat.com

LaunchAnthropic/Microsoft 365 integration

Anthropic AI models are coming to Microsoft Word to help tidy your documents

Microsoft has announced that it will add Anthropic AI models to Microsoft 365 Copilot within Word documents by late May. This will help you tidy up... neowin.net

NewsAI pricing models/Microsoft earnings

Microsoft Q3 Earnings: Nadella Says AI Agents Change How Customers Pay

Microsoft reported Q3 results, with CEO Satya Nadella outlining a shift to per-seat plus consumption-based AI and agent pricing models. crn.com

NewsCRM AI/enterprise

CRM AI copilots gain traction as enterprise adoption accelerates

Major CRM vendors including Microsoft, Salesforce, and Zoho are rapidly advancing AI copilots from passive assistants to autonomous agents, with enterprise... msn.com

NewsAI pricing/cloud business

Microsoft Pushes Usage-Based Pricing as AI Eats into Cloud Margins

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Wednesday that a lot more people were heavily using the company's AI-powered applications.But his company's first quarter... theinformation.com

NewsCopilot user growth

Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said Wednesday that its user base and engagement are growing for the AI tool... techcrunch.com

LaunchMSP AI management tools

Inforcer launches new Copilot Manager to help MSPs scale AI services

The tool aims to give greater visibility into Copilot usage and shadow AI risks across customer environments. itpro.com

OpinionAI cost sustainability

Dark Cloud Gathers as Bill Comes Due for AI Industry

AI companies are finding they can no longer sustain footing the bill of their heavily vibe coding customers. futurism.com

LaunchMicrosoft Copilot features

Microsoft expands AI-powered Outlook and Copilot tools in 2026 rollout

Microsoft is rolling out advanced AI-driven features across Outlook and Microsoft 365 apps in 2026, including agent-like automation for email and calendar... msn.com

NewsAI platform integrations

Forrester Puts Its Research Inside Microsoft Copilot, But Can It Stay Vendor-Neutral?

Forrester launched an AI agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot to surface research in workflows. The move boosts speed, but raises neutrality concerns. cxtoday.com

LaunchAI health platform

Microsoft Copilot Health: Another Player In AI-Driven Healthcare

On March 12, 2026, Microsoft officially launched Copilot Health — a dedicated, secure space within its Copilot AI platform designed to aggregate a user's... ebglaw.com

LaunchSAS Viya MCP Server

SAS opens its analytics engine to Claude, Copilot and any AI agent with Viya MCP Server

SAS bets on AI governance and domain expertise with new Viya MCP Server, exposing analytics as tools any AI agent can call across enterprises. thenewstack.io

NewsGitHub Copilot billing model

GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based billing, signaling a new cost model for enterprise AI tools

The move reflects rising compute demands and agentic workflows, requiring CIOs to rethink budgeting and governance. infoworld.com

NewsGitHub Copilot billing model

GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage

GitHub says it can no longer absorb "escalating inference cost" from it heaviest AI users. arstechnica.com

Newsenterprise AI adoption

Accenture has been trialling Microsoft Copilot since 2023 – now it’s rolling out the AI tool to all 743,000 staff

Accenture will roll out Microsoft Copilot to 743000 employees after years of testing. itpro.com

OpinionAI agents in enterprise

AI at Work: When software’s biggest users aren’t human

Agents are already operating inside your stack, changing what software needs to be—and what leaders need to invest in. microsoft.com