Microsoft’s move to embed a free, in-context Copilot Chat pane inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote marks the clearest sign yet that AI assistants are no longer an optional add‑on — they’re becoming a built‑in layer of the Office experience that every organization must reckon...
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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...
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The first public glimpse of Visual Studio 2026 arrived in the Insiders Channel this week, and what Microsoft is shipping in this early build is a clear signal: the IDE is entering a new phase where AI is embedded across the developer workflow while the platform pushes forward with performance...
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Visual Studio 2026’s first Insiders build lands as a clear statement: Microsoft intends to make AI the connective tissue of the IDE while simultaneously modernizing Visual Studio’s foundation for the .NET 10 era. At VSLive! San Diego Microsoft unveiled Visual Studio 2026 (internal version 18.0)...
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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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