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  1. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Goes Free in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & OneNote

    Microsoft’s move to embed a free, in‑app Copilot Chat across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote marks a turning point: conversational AI is no longer an optional plugin for a few power users, it’s being positioned as a default productivity layer for Microsoft 365 business customers...
  2. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Free in‑App AI for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote

    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...
  3. DuckDuckGo Unveils AI & Privacy Bundle at $9.99/Month

    DuckDuckGo has quietly retooled its paid offering into a one-stop privacy and AI bundle, adding access to higher‑end chat models while keeping the $9.99/month price and the three core privacy protections that first made the subscription notable. Background DuckDuckGo started as a privacy-first...
  4. GPT-5 Backlash: UX, Tone, and the Loss of Model Choice

    OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch promised a single, smarter, faster AI to replace the patchwork of GPT-4 variants — and instead it produced one of the most visible user revolts in recent AI product history, forcing a rapid rollback, feature tweaks, and an urgent debate about what people actually want from...
  5. GPT-5 Backlash: OpenAI Reverts to GPT-4o, Warmer Tone & New Personality Controls

    OpenAI’s GPT‑5 rollout has hit an early snag: a technically ambitious upgrade that promised sharper reasoning, larger context windows and selectable “thinking” modes provoked an unexpected user backlash over tone, prompting the company to restore the older GPT‑4o model for paying users and to...
  6. Azure OpenAI: Enterprise-Grade Generative AI with Compliance and Control

    Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI offering is changing the calculus for enterprises that want cutting‑edge generative AI without the legal, security, and operational headaches that have historically kept the technology in research labs. The service packages OpenAI’s top models inside Azure’s...
  7. San Francisco Leads Large-Scale AI Rollout for Municipal Workforce with Microsoft's Copilot

    San Francisco is taking a landmark step in public sector technology by extending the power of Microsoft's Copilot AI, based on OpenAI’s advanced GPT-4o model, to 30,000 municipal employees. This ambitious rollout, among the largest of its kind for local governments globally, reinforces the...
  8. San Francisco Leads Public Sector AI Revolution with Microsoft 365 Copilot Integration

    San Francisco, a city globally recognized as a crucible of technological innovation, is making another leap forward by integrating Microsoft 365 Copilot AI, powered by OpenAI’s cutting-edge GPT-4o, into the daily workflows of its 30,000 city employees. This move underscores San Francisco’s...
  9. Microsoft Copilot in Education 2025: Revolutionizing Classrooms with AI Thought Partners

    In classrooms across the globe, the dawn of artificial intelligence has evolved from cautious experimentation to fundamental integration, with Microsoft Copilot rapidly establishing its legitimacy and value as a “thought partner” for modern educators. This shift comes on the heels of Microsoft’s...
  10. Revolutionizing Work: Microsoft Copilot’s New Image Generation Powered by GPT-4o

    The landscape of workplace productivity is changing rapidly, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the latest wave of artificial intelligence innovation sweeping through Microsoft’s Copilot suite. With Microsoft’s official roll-out of image generation capabilities powered by OpenAI's...
  11. Microsoft Build 2025: Cutting-Edge AI Innovations, Surface Devices & Developer Tools

    Microsoft's Build 2025 conference showcased a series of groundbreaking announcements, underscoring the company's commitment to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across its product ecosystem. From advancements in AI agents to the unveiling of new Surface devices, the event highlighted...
  12. Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring Update: AI Enhances Productivity & Collaboration

    Microsoft wants you to know two things: first, they’re not done with Copilot—not by a long shot. Second, their partnership with OpenAI isn’t just a headline for the quarterly earnings call; it’s an onramp to an entirely new workplace dynamic, full of AI helpers with questionable fashion sense...
  13. Microsoft Build 2025: AI Innovations, Windows 11 Upgrades & Developer Platform Advances

    Microsoft's annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, is set to take place from May 19 to 22, 2025. This year's event is poised to showcase significant advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly focusing on the evolution of Microsoft's Copilot feature and enhancements to...
  14. Microsoft 365 Copilot Spring 2025 Update: AI-Driven Productivity Revolution

    The Spring wave of updates for Microsoft 365 Copilot marks a transformative chapter in enterprise productivity software, weaving the latest advancements in generative AI deeper into daily workflows. Microsoft’s “Wave 2” — as announced and showcased at Build 2025 and in official blogs — brings a...
  15. Microsoft 365 Copilot AI Upgrades Boost Productivity & Collaboration

    Artificial intelligence continues to reshape the ways we interact with our most essential productivity tools, and the latest suite of Copilot AI upgrades—now rolling out for free in Outlook and across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem—marks a significant step forward. As Microsoft doubles down on its...
  16. Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: Transforming Workplace AI with New Features and Challenges

    When Microsoft unveils a new iteration of its 365 Copilot, IT pros everywhere simultaneously groan and cheer, bracing themselves for a tide of AI-fueled features that promise both productivity nirvana and—let’s be honest—a fresh source of service desk tickets. Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: A New...
  17. Microsoft Copilot’s New AI Image Generation: Revolutionizing Productivity and Creativity

    The landscape of artificial intelligence-driven creativity took another leap forward as Microsoft rolled out advanced image generation capabilities in Copilot, powered by the same GPT-4o model that propelled ChatGPT’s visual prowess to viral fame. This move marks a major turning point for both...
  18. OpenAI Reverses GPT-4o Update: Balancing Friendliness, Trust, and Safety in AI

    OpenAI’s recent decision to reverse a notable update to its flagship GPT-4o model has sent ripples through both the AI development community and the broader user base. At the heart of this rare rollback is a complex issue: a well-intentioned attempt to humanize and refine the AI’s personality...
  19. Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Latest Update: AI Powers Creativity, Integration, and Enterprise Security

    Microsoft’s AI is starting to look less like a humble office assistant and more like a caffeine-fueled creative partner who—let’s be honest—won’t remember your birthday but can probably generate a stunning, photorealistic image of your hypothetical cake. Microsoft 365 Copilot’s most recent...
  20. Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2: The Future of AI-Driven Enterprise Productivity

    Microsoft just lobbed a glittering upgrade over the Copilot fence, and enterprise IT will never be quite the same (whether anyone actually asked for quite this much “AI” or not—remains to be seen). With the so-called Wave 2 Spring release, Microsoft 365 Copilot is going from clever sidekick to...