ai in productivity

Microsoft’s Copilot promises to turn the hours you spend wrestling with emails, spreadsheets, and slide decks into a few focused minutes — and the differences between “promise” and “product” matter. The Geeky Gadgets primer supplied by the user captures that enthusiasm, laying out Copilot’s...

Microsoft has begun rolling out a free, in‑app Copilot Chat experience across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote—embedding a content‑aware AI assistant as a right‑hand sidebar inside the Office apps millions of people use every day. This shift makes conversational AI a native part of...

Microsoft has rolled a persistent, context‑aware Copilot Chat pane directly into the canvas of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote for qualifying Microsoft 365 business customers — a free, in‑app conversational assistant intended to make AI assistance a native part of everyday...

Microsoft has quietly moved a conversation-style Copilot into the places people actually work: a persistent, context-aware Copilot Chat sidebar is now rolling out inside the desktop versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote for Microsoft 365 customers — a free, in-app assistant...

Microsoft has quietly moved Copilot from a separate app and demo stage into the daily work surface: a persistent, context‑aware Copilot Chat sidebar is now rolling out inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, giving Microsoft 365 users a free, in‑app conversational assistant while...

Microsoft will begin installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app automatically on Windows devices that already have the Microsoft 365 desktop apps, a background rollout that starts this fall and is expected to reach completion by mid‑November — but it won’t happen for devices in the European...

Microsoft is weaving its AI assistant deeper into the Office experience by rolling Copilot Chat and agent capabilities directly into core Microsoft 365 apps — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote — bringing a unified, in-context chat pane and a raft of new tools aimed at turning an AI...

Microsoft’s Office 365 product line is poised for a material AI shift: sources say Redmond will begin routing certain Copilot and Office features to Anthropic’s Claude models — notably the Sonnet 4 family — alongside continued use of OpenAI and Microsoft’s own models, a move that reflects both...

The Optoma UHC70LV arrives as a bold statement: a high‑bright, Dolby Vision‑certified 4K laser projector aimed squarely at the premium home‑cinema buyer — and it largely delivers on that promise while exposing the inevitable trade‑offs of any specialist product in 2025. At the same time, recent...

Microsoft’s decision to bake OpenAI’s GPT‑5 into the heart of its consumer, developer, and enterprise products is one of the most consequential platform moves in recent memory — a coordinated, cross‑product rollout that promises deeper reasoning, longer context handling, and an automated...

Google has rolled Gemini-powered image editing directly into Google Slides and Google Vids, adding two AI tools — Replace background and Background expansion — that let users swap or extend image backgrounds with text prompts and intelligent outpainting. The features aim to help non-designers...

As anticipation for GPT-5 mounts, the landscape of artificial intelligence is on the verge of one of its most significant shifts yet. The convergence of Microsoft’s Copilot ecosystem and OpenAI’s most advanced generative models reflects a technological arms race, not just for market share but...

Microsoft is reportedly testing a new "Smart Mode" for its Copilot AI assistant, aiming to enhance user experience by dynamically adjusting responses based on the complexity of user queries. This development coincides with the anticipated release of OpenAI's GPT-5, suggesting a strategic...

For many years, artificial intelligence interfaces have struggled with user acceptance due to their mechanical and impersonal nature. Microsoft’s Copilot, a flagship example of the company’s commitment to AI integration across devices and platforms, has long excelled in language understanding...

Microsoft’s Office AI Science team stands at the epicenter of artificial intelligence innovation within the Office Product Group (OPG), responsible for pioneering systems that are now reshaping the everyday productivity experience in Microsoft 365’s flagship applications—Word, Excel, PowerPoint...

Not all AI chatbots are created equal, and in 2025, few debates are as hotly contested among tech enthusiasts, productivity seekers, and digital creatives as ChatGPT versus Claude. Both have evolved from promising experiments into sophisticated AI assistants, with millions relying on their...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update for Copilot+ PCs delivers a sweeping testament to the company’s AI ambitions, integrating a suite of new features poised to change how users navigate, edit, and streamline everyday computing. This strategic push expands the promise of generative AI, weaving...

Windows 11’s latest updates bring with them a suite of AI-powered enhancements, signaling not just incremental progress, but a bold commitment to redefining how users interact with their PCs. For Copilot+ PCs—devices that tout advanced AI hardware and tightly integrated Windows features—these...

Microsoft’s Copilot Vision AI assistant is taking a bold new step in personal computing by offering the ability to see a user’s entire desktop, radically reimagining what intelligent assistance on Windows 11 could mean for productivity and troubleshooting. This new capability, currently limited...

Microsoft has announced that starting in August 2026, it will cease delivering new features to Office applications for users operating on Windows 10. This decision is part of a broader strategy to encourage migration to Windows 11, as the company phases out support for its older operating...