The free-AI chat landscape in 2025 looks like a crowded toolbox: established giants, specialist niche services, open-source experiments, and aggregator front-ends all compete to deliver the best free AI chat experience for work, study, creativity, or companionship. A widely circulated roundup—an...
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is now appearing in more campus environments — including announcements from higher‑education IT teams — but at least one university link meant to explain the rollout is returning a 404, underscoring how fast the product is moving and how fragile institutional...
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San Francisco has quietly pushed one of the largest municipal deployments of generative AI in the United States, rolling Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat—powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o—out across tens of thousands of city employees with promises of measurable productivity gains, faster resident service...
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Microsoft is reshaping the mobile Copilot experience on iOS: beginning September 15, 2025 the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on iPhone will become a preview-first viewer with Copilot Chat capabilities while in-app editing for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint will be redirected to the standalone Office...
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Microsoft's latest change to the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile experience on iOS—which converts the app into a file preview and Copilot chat wrapper that redirects editing tasks to standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps—represents a deliberate shift in how the company structures mobile...
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A major update is on the horizon for Microsoft Teams and Outlook, as Microsoft signals a new phase of user interface refinement for its Copilot Chat feature, closely aligning the tools’ look and feel while making incremental—but not revolutionary—improvements. This latest change, recently...
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Microsoft’s ongoing campaign to solidify Edge as the browser of choice for both enterprise and everyday users gains new momentum with the release of version 138.0.3351.77. This update, while compact in scope, delivers two noteworthy enhancements: an immediate fix for a widespread audio issue...
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Microsoft Edge users this week may have noticed their browser updating to version 138.0.3351.77, a release aimed at resolving a frustrating audio playback issue impacting specific websites. This seemingly minor update drew widespread attention—not only because of the browser glitch it addressed...
Microsoft’s decision to open-source its GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code represents a pivotal chapter in the evolving landscape of AI-assisted software development. With the July 2025 release, developers across the globe now have full access to the extension’s source code...
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Microsoft 365 Copilot continues its rapid evolution, and the June 2025 update introduces a wealth of features aimed at both administrators and end users across multiple Microsoft 365 apps and services. This release not only strengthens Copilot’s position as a cornerstone for productivity in the...
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Here is a summary of what’s new in Microsoft Edge Stable channel version 138, as highlighted in the inkl article and verified by other sources:
Major New AI Features in Edge 138
1. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Summarization
Context Menu Integration: You can now right-click on a web page and use...
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Microsoft has announced the rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to Government Community Cloud (GCC) tenants, marking a significant advancement in integrating AI-powered tools within U.S. government agencies. This deployment enables GCC users to leverage Copilot Chat across various Microsoft...
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Evolving technology is rapidly transforming education, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the latest suite of updates from Microsoft Education. For educators, the challenge of engaging students, streamlining administrative burdens, and keeping up with technological advances can be...
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Microsoft has officially rebranded its Microsoft 365 app to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app across web, mobile (iOS, Android), and Windows platforms. This transition signifies a significant evolution in the user experience, emphasizing the integration of Copilot's AI capabilities within the...
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Microsoft's recent announcement to extend Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot to students aged 13 and older marks a significant advancement in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into educational settings. This initiative aims to equip younger students with AI-powered tools to enhance...
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Microsoft’s annual Build conference often serves as a bellwether for the direction of its flagship products, and Build 2025 proved no exception. The spotlight this year shone brightly on Microsoft Edge, which underwent a substantial transformation—evolving from its role as merely another...
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In a landmark initiative unveiled at Microsoft Build 2025, CEO Satya Nadella announced a collaborative effort between Microsoft and the World Bank to empower educators in metropolitan Lima, Peru, through the integration of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat into their teaching methodologies. This...
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As Satya Nadella took the virtual stage at Microsoft Build 2025, a fresh narrative began unfolding around the world—one in which technology not only powers productivity or streamlines business but tangibly reshapes the future of education. There is perhaps no more compelling recent example of...
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Microsoft is once again at the forefront of browser innovation, leveraging Build 2025 as its stage to unveil a range of forward-thinking enhancements for Microsoft Edge. Designed to empower both developers and organizations, the latest updates deliver on multiple fronts: integrating artificial...
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Microsoft Edge, long recognized for its deep integration within the Windows ecosystem, is on the cusp of a significant transformation that could drastically refine how individuals and enterprises interact with digital documents and automate workflows. At Build 2025, Microsoft unveiled...
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