OpenAI’s GPT‑5 arrived as a clear strategic push to make the next generation of large language models the default intelligence layer for consumer and enterprise apps — a unifying architecture that promises deeper reasoning, much larger context, and built‑in routing between fast and “thinking”...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch was staged as a Google-friendly moment — Gmail and Google Calendar were shown on-screen — but the quiet, rapid work under the hood handed Microsoft a far broader, more consequential prize: deeper GPT-5 integration across Teams, SharePoint, GitHub, Copilot, and Azure that...
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Smarsh’s latest string of recognitions underscores a rare combination of scale, market focus, and aggressive productization of AI for regulated industries — but the headline numbers circulating in some briefs require careful parsing before they’re repeated as fact.
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Microsoft’s Copilot has moved fast from a marketing phrase to a platform-level feature that now shapes how millions of people search, write, schedule, analyze data, and even debug code — and with the arrival of GPT‑5 across Microsoft surfaces, that transformation has accelerated into a new phase...
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Microsoft’s decision to retire the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile scanner marks a decisive step in its product consolidation around Copilot — a move that preserves core capture and OCR capabilities but abandons several of Lens’s most convenient and accessibility-driven workflows, forcing...
NTT DATA’s creation of a dedicated global business unit for the Microsoft Cloud marks a decisive escalation in the company’s long-standing partnership with Microsoft, packaging cloud-native development, security, observability and agentic AI scale-up under one globally coordinated organization...
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Microsoft is retiring the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and moving its scanning and capture capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app in a phased shutdown that begins in mid‑September and completes by mid‑December, a shift that will reshape how millions of users scan...
Microsoft is retiring the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and consolidating its scanning and capture capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, in a phased shutdown that begins in mid‑September and culminates with the blocking of new scans in mid‑December 2025.
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Visier’s Vee for Microsoft Copilot has been named one of HR Executive’s 2025 Top HR Products, a recognition that reflects how tightly woven people analytics and generative AI are becoming in everyday office workflows. The award highlights a product that embeds Visier’s workforce...
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Microsoft’s planned retirement of the Microsoft Lens mobile app marks a clear turning point for developers and operations teams inside fintech startups across Asia — and it forces a strategic rethink of document capture, OCR pipelines, and compliance workflows that many companies treated as...
Microsoft’s decision to retire the popular Microsoft Lens (formerly Office Lens) mobile scanning app marks a significant change for millions of casual and enterprise users who rely on its fast, reliable capture and OCR workflows — the retirement begins on September 15, 2025, the app will be...
Microsoft has announced it will retire the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and fold its scanning capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app, beginning a phased retirement that starts on September 15, 2025, leads to the removal of Lens from app stores by mid‑November, and stops...
Microsoft has confirmed that the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app will be retired in a phased rollout beginning September 15, 2025, with the app removed from app stores by mid‑November and the ability to create new scans disabled after December 15, 2025; Microsoft is directing users to the...
NTT DATA’s creation of a dedicated Microsoft Cloud business unit marks a clear, calculated bet: accelerate enterprise adoption of cloud-native modernization and scale Agentic AI by pairing NTT DATA’s global delivery footprint with Microsoft’s emerging AI platform stack. This move bundles deep...
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OpenAI's latest advancement in artificial intelligence, GPT-5, is now accessible to users of Microsoft's Copilot platform at no cost. This integration marks a significant milestone in making cutting-edge AI technology widely available across various Microsoft applications and devices.
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Microsoft has turned on GPT-5 across the Copilot ecosystem—and, crucially, is extending free access to the new model via a “Smart mode” in the Copilot web experience—marking the broadest, fastest rollout of an OpenAI flagship yet across Windows and Microsoft 365. The update landed on August 7...
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Microsoft’s sweeping rollout of OpenAI’s GPT‑5 across Copilot, Microsoft 365, GitHub, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry signals a decisive new phase for Windows and enterprise environments: AI is no longer an add‑on, it’s the operating principle. The headline change is simple but...
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Microsoft’s long-anticipated rollout of OpenAI’s GPT-5 has arrived inside the Microsoft ecosystem, and it’s bigger than a point upgrade: Copilot gains a new smart mode that dynamically switches models, Microsoft 365 Copilot gets deeper reasoning for complex work, GitHub Copilot levels up coding...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 has arrived—and Microsoft is switching it on across Copilot, Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Azure the same day, ushering in a sweeping upgrade for Windows users at work and home. On August 7, 2025, OpenAI unveiled its most advanced model yet, and Microsoft confirmed immediate...
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Microsoft’s surprise deployment of GPT-5 across its vast ecosystem is sending ripples through the tech world, setting a new benchmark for artificial intelligence integration in enterprise, developer, and consumer products. With the launch now live, users leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub...
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