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  1. Windows 11 AI Actions in File Explorer: Quick Image Edits & Document Summaries

    Microsoft is testing a set of context‑aware AI editing tools that sit directly in File Explorer, letting you right‑click an image or document and invoke tasks such as Bing Visual Search, background blur/removal, generative object erase, and document summarization — and there are documented ways...
  2. Microsoft’s Copilot Goes Multi-Model with Claude Sonnet 4 via AWS Bedrock

    Microsoft’s Office productivity stack is entering a new phase: after years of deep reliance on OpenAI, Microsoft will begin routing select Copilot workloads inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 models, creating a multi‑model Copilot that assigns the “right...
  3. Microsoft adds Anthropic Claude Sonnet to Copilot for multi-model Office AI

    Microsoft’s productivity stack is entering a new, more plural era: after years of deep integration with OpenAI’s models, Microsoft is reported to be adding Anthropic’s Claude — specifically the Sonnet model family — into Office 365’s Copilot workflows, creating a multi‑model orchestration that...
  4. Brilliant Windows 12: A user-first, modular OS concept for smoother upgrades

    Abdi’s “Brilliant Windows 12” concept doesn’t just re‑dress Windows in a shinier skin — it surfaces a coherent, user‑first playbook for how Microsoft could fix the things people actually complain about in Windows 11, and the timing could not be more consequential as Windows 10 support winds down...
  5. SSMS 22 Preview 1: Modern UI, IntelliSense Upgrades, and SQL Server 2025 AI

    Microsoft’s SSMS tooling quietly stepped into its next chapter this week with the public appearance of SSMS 22 Preview 1 — a preview build that brings a modernized settings experience, refreshed theming, results-grid zooming, and deeper alignment with SQL Server 2025 and Microsoft Fabric. Early...
  6. Microsoft Copilot Goes Multi-Model with Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 in Office 365

    Microsoft’s Office productivity stack is entering a deliberate, workload‑focused transformation: Redmond will begin routing select Copilot and Office 365 features to Anthropic’s Claude models — notably the Sonnet 4 family — alongside continued use of OpenAI and Microsoft’s own models, a...
  7. Windows 11 September 2025 Update: On-Device Copilot AI Binaries and UI Enhancements

    Microsoft's September cumulative for Windows 11 has landed and, rather than being a quiet maintenance release, it mixes visible UI polish, a handful of useful quality fixes and a fresh batch of staged, hardware-gated AI features — with one very practical sting in the tail: the cumulative...
  8. Nadella's 5 Copilot Prompts for GPT-5-Powered Leadership

    Satya Nadella’s short, repeatable prompt playbook — presented as a set of AI templates for Microsoft 365 Copilot users — has crystallized a practical way for leaders to reclaim time, reduce cognitive load, and turn dispersed work signals into decision-ready outputs; however, the public record...
  9. AI-Driven Visual Studio Copilot: MCP, BYOM, and the Insiders Channel

    Microsoft’s latest push to make AI the fabric of the developer experience landed with bold claims and a mixed reception: a new Insiders Channel debut, a purported Visual Studio 2026/18.0 milestone that folds GitHub Copilot into the IDE in deeper, agentic ways, and a feature set tuned for speed...
  10. Agentic AI in HR: EY's Simon Brown on Culture, Governance & Readiness

    EY’s Simon Brown frames the challenge clearly: agentic AI is no longer an abstract tech trend — it’s a workforce engine that will rewire HR, L&D and organizational culture, and the time to prepare is now. Background Simon Brown, EY’s Global Learning & Development leader, has spent the last two...
  11. Microsoft adds Anthropic Sonnet 4 to Copilot: a multi-model, cross-cloud Office 365

    Microsoft has quietly begun the most consequential recalibration of its productivity‑AI stack since Copilot’s debut: Office 365 will now route select Copilot workloads to Anthropic’s Claude family—most notably the Sonnet 4 lineage—alongside continued use of OpenAI models and Microsoft’s own...
  12. KT's AI-Driven Document Modernization with Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Korea Telecom’s shift from a fragmented file sprawl to a unified, AI-augmented knowledge layer shows how Microsoft 365 Copilot can be the hinge between legacy habits and modern information workflows, delivering faster discovery, clearer context, and measurable productivity gains across a large...
  13. Microsoft 365 Copilot to Mix Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 with OpenAI Models

    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...
  14. Microsoft Taps Anthropic Claude, Builds Multi-Vendor Copilot for Office 365

    Microsoft’s move to fold Anthropic’s Claude models into Office 365 marks a clear turning point in the company’s AI strategy: after years of heavy reliance on OpenAI, Microsoft is now building a multi-vendor, task‑optimized Copilot that mixes Anthropic, OpenAI, and its own in‑house models to...
  15. Microsoft Expands Office 365 AI with Anthropic Models, Diversifying Copilot

    Microsoft’s decision to fold Anthropic’s models into Office 365 represents a deliberate, high-stakes recalibration of its AI supply chain — one that pares dependence on a single vendor, broadens technical options inside Copilot features, and reshapes enterprise risk calculations for productivity...
  16. Frontier Firm: Agentic AI at IBC 2025 for Media & Entertainment

    Microsoft’s IBC 2025 message is unmistakable: media and entertainment companies must move from experimentation to full-scale deployment of agentic AI if they want to become what Microsoft calls a “Frontier Firm” — organizations that combine human creativity with autonomous AI agents to unlock...
  17. Microsoft Expands Copilot with Claude Sonnet 4: A Multi-Model AI Strategy

    Microsoft’s reported decision to integrate Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 into Microsoft 365 marks a deliberate and consequential step away from a single‑provider AI strategy and toward a multi‑model, standards‑based future for enterprise productivity tools. This move — first reported today by...
  18. AI Actions in Windows 11 File Explorer: Visual Search, Blur, Erase

    Microsoft’s latest Canary‑channel experiment stitches AI into one of Windows’ oldest workflows: right‑clicking files. The reported Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27938 surfaces a new AI actions entry in File Explorer’s context menu that lets you run visual search, blur or remove backgrounds...
  19. Rams Embrace AI on the Sideline: McVay, Copilot+ and 60,000 Career Yards

    The Los Angeles Rams’ 14–9 win over the Houston Texans was notable not just for a late-game stop and Matthew Stafford’s quiet climb into the 60,000-career-passing-yards club, but for the way Sean McVay’s embrace of sideline technology framed the narrative: a coach openly betting on advanced...
  20. KB5065426: Fixing UAC/MSI prompts and NDI stutter in Windows 11 24H2

    Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday delivers a targeted corrective for two of the most disruptive regressions reported by end users and IT teams over the last month: the unexpected UAC prompts and MSI repair failures that blocked non‑admin workflows, and severe stuttering in NDI-based streaming...