model context protocol

  1. Windows 11 AI Actions in File Explorer: MCP and Agent Workspaces

    Microsoft’s latest push to make Windows 11 more “agentic” has put the File Explorer squarely at the center of the OS’s AI strategy: right‑click menus will no longer be simple launch points, but gateways that let AI services — including third‑party agents — act on files without you opening the...
  2. LSEG and Microsoft Bring Agentic AI to Finance via MCP Server

    LSEG and Microsoft have moved beyond co‑development headlines to deliver practical plumbing for “agentic” AI in finance: an LSEG‑managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server will expose licensed LSEG datasets and deterministic analytics into Microsoft Copilot Studio so agents built there can be...
  3. LSEG and Microsoft Expand MCP Powered Data Access for Agentic AI in Copilot Studio

    LSEG and Microsoft have taken their multi‑year strategic partnership a decisive step further by opening LSEG‑licensed financial data to agentic AI built inside Microsoft Copilot Studio, using an LSEG‑managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to deliver secure, low‑latency access to market data...
  4. Dayforce and Microsoft AI Fusion: Unified HCM with Agentic AI and MCP

    Dayforce’s expanded collaboration with Microsoft folds Microsoft Copilot Studio, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Azure-native services into Dayforce’s single human capital management platform — embedding configurable, action‑capable AI agents and a new AI Workspace directly into HR...
  5. LSEG and Microsoft Bring AI Ready Financial Data to Copilot Studio via MCP

    LSEG and Microsoft have moved from partnership headlines to practical plumbing: the two companies announced a concrete integration that will make LSEG’s licensed financial datasets directly available to AI agents built in Microsoft Copilot Studio — via an LSEG-managed Model Context Protocol...
  6. Dayforce Introduces Agent Driven HCM With Microsoft Copilot Studio and MCP

    Dayforce’s move to embed Microsoft’s Copilot tooling and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into its single‑platform Human Capital Management (HCM) system marks a decisive inflection point for how HR, payroll, and operations teams will use agent-driven automation — promising tighter Microsoft...
  7. Dayforce AI Agents Deepen HCM Automation with Microsoft Copilot MCP

    Dayforce’s announcement at Dayforce Discover that it is deepening its collaboration with Microsoft to embed Dayforce AI Agents directly into day-to-day HR and payroll workflows marks a decisive step toward agent‑driven HCM automation—one that pairs Dayforce’s single‑platform data model with...
  8. Dayforce and Microsoft Unite: AI Agents and MCP Redefine HCM

    Dayforce’s announcement that it is deepening its collaboration with Microsoft marks a consequential moment for enterprise HCM: AI agents, Copilot Studio connectivity, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration are being folded directly into Dayforce’s single, unified people platform — a move...
  9. Windows AI Agents and Copilot+ PCs: On-Device AI Redefining the PC

    Microsoft’s long-term roadmap for Windows is no longer just feature updates and UI tweaks — it’s built around on-device AI agents that can take actions for you, reduce clicking and typing, and reshuffle how software is built and composed on the PC. In recent messaging from Microsoft executives...
  10. UiPath Integrates Azure AI Foundry for Agentic Automation

    UiPath has formally integrated Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry into its agentic automation platform, wiring Azure-hosted models and agents into UiPath Maestro so enterprises can orchestrate mixed-vendor AI agents, deterministic RPA robots, and human review steps inside a single governed workflow...
  11. UiPath Azure AI Foundry integration powers cross vendor agentic automation

    UiPath’s announced integration of Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry into its agentic automation platform signals a decisive push to put multi-vendor AI agents and enterprise orchestration at the center of real-world workflows, promising tighter governance, deeper interoperability, and faster...
  12. UiPath and Azure AI Foundry Unite for Cross Cloud Agentic Orchestration

    UiPath’s agentic automation platform has taken a concrete step toward native cross‑cloud AI orchestration by integrating Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry capabilities — a move that wires Microsoft’s model catalog, Model Context Protocol (MCP) tooling, and Copilot experiences into UiPath’s Maestro...
  13. Proofpoint Satori Agents and MCP: Securing the Agentic Workspace

    Proofpoint’s announcement at Protect 2025 that it will deploy Satori Agents and a suite of adjacent controls to secure the emerging “agentic workspace” marks one of the clearest vendor-level strategies yet for protecting workplaces where humans and autonomous AI agents collaborate directly. The...
  14. Microsoft Copilot Evolves into Team AI Agents Across Microsoft 365

    Microsoft’s Copilot is evolving from a one‑person productivity assistant into a set of embedded, context‑aware AI teammates that live inside Teams channels, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities and meetings — agents that proactively run coordination tasks, capture decisions, and keep...
  15. AI in the Workplace: Copilot's Job Exposure and Labor-Market Shifts

    The conversation around artificial intelligence and work has moved from abstract speculation to hard-edged debate — and a recent poll-driven piece on Windows Central captures that anxiety in stark terms while pointing to concrete research showing which roles are already feeling pressure...
  16. Microsoft 365 Copilot: Team Agents Transform Collaboration in Teams and SharePoint

    Microsoft this week expanded Microsoft 365 Copilot from a personal productivity assistant into a suite of context‑aware team agents that live inside Teams channels, SharePoint sites, Viva Engage communities, and meetings — agents that can prepare agendas, take notes, manage projects, tag and...
  17. Microsoft Copilot in Teams: Human-Agent Teams for Meetings and Channels

    Microsoft’s latest push to plant Copilot into every corner of Teams marks a decisive shift: AI is moving from a personal “assistant” to a collaborative, agent-driven layer that lives inside meetings, channels, SharePoint workspaces, and Viva Engage communities. The company announced new...
  18. Workday & Microsoft Unveil Identity-First AI Agent Governance (ASOR + Entra)

    Workday and Microsoft have announced a practical, identity-first integration that lets organizations register, verify, and govern AI agents alongside human employees by linking Microsoft’s agent runtime and identity tooling with Workday’s new Agent System of Record (ASOR), enabling agents built...
  19. Microsoft 365 Copilot Goes Collaboration-First: AI Agents in Teams and SharePoint

    Work is changing shape: Microsoft is shifting Microsoft 365 Copilot from a personal assistant into a set of collaboration-first agents that live inside Teams, SharePoint, and Viva Engage — effectively giving every team, meeting, project, and community an AI teammate that acts on shared context...
  20. Zoomtopia 2025: AI Companion 3.0, Cross‑Platform Notetaking, and Realistic Avatars

    Zoom’s AI push at Zoomtopia 2025 marks a pivot from helper tools to agentic assistants and lifelike synthetic presence — the company unveiled AI Companion 3.0, cross-platform note-taking and search, and photorealistic meeting avatars alongside a raft of video-performance upgrades intended to...