productivity

The NHS’s largest AI productivity trial to date reports headline gains that are impossible to ignore: participants in a Microsoft 365 Copilot pilot saved an average of 43 minutes per staff member per working day, and sponsors modelled that a full rollout could reclaim up to 400,000 staff hours...

Windows 11 can read almost anything on your screen aloud — from long web articles to email threads, from text inside images and paused videos to full-length documents — and it does so with several built‑in and free Microsoft tools designed for accessibility and productivity. These tools —...

The NHS’s pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot — run across roughly 90 organisations and involving more than 30,000 staff — reports average time savings of 43 minutes per staff member per working day, with sponsors modelling that a full roll‑out could reclaim up to 400,000 staff hours per month and...

Microsoft’s new consumer guidance, framed as “5 Smart Ways to Use Copilot Today,” shifts Copilot from a novelty chat window into a practical, multi-surface productivity layer—one that promises immediate time savings across writing, meetings, spreadsheets, presentations and shopping while also...

The largest healthcare AI pilot yet reported—an evaluation of Microsoft 365 Copilot across roughly 90 NHS organisations involving more than 30,000 staff—has produced headline figures that are impossible to ignore: participants reported an average saving of 43 minutes per person per working day...

Microsoft’s claim that a Microsoft 365 Copilot pilot “could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month” captures a compelling headline—but the number is a projection built on self‑reported time savings, selective pilot conditions and modelling assumptions that deserve scrutiny. The NHS...

A major trial of Microsoft 365 Copilot across NHS organisations has produced headline numbers that are hard to ignore: participants reported saving an average of 43 minutes per day, and the trial sponsors modelled that, if scaled, the technology could reclaim around 400,000 hours of staff time...

Microsoft’s consumer-facing advice — framed as “5 Smart Ways to Use Copilot Today” — is less about flashy demos and more about practical, repeatable workflows that real people can start using immediately: draft better writing, tame overflowing inboxes and meetings, get hands-on help with Excel...

Microsoft's consumer guidance on “5 Smart Ways to Use Copilot Today” signals a clear pivot: Copilot is no longer a novelty chat window—it's a productivity layer that now touches shopping, writing, meetings, data and even your Windows desktop, and consumers should start using it that way today...

Microsoft’s latest Copilot push is the clearest statement yet that Windows 11 will be stitched to generative AI—not as a sidecar gimmick, but as a primary interface for search, productivity, and even game-time help. What arrived this month is not one feature but a coordinated set of...

Windows 11 ships with a surprisingly capable task manager built into the OS: Microsoft To Do quietly provides a full-featured, ad‑free, cross‑platform way to capture, plan, and finish work without the friction that pushes many people toward paid or bloated third‑party tools. What looks at first...

Australia is at an inflection point: respected industry figures are warning that the country risks being left behind in the global race to capture the productivity and innovation gains from artificial intelligence, and they are urging an urgent, coordinated national response to adopt AI...

Windows 10 will still boot after October 14, 2025 — but “still booting” is not the same as being supported, safe, or future‑proof, and staying put requires planning, disciplined hardening, and an honest acceptance of rising risk. Background / Overview Microsoft has set a firm calendar date...

Microsoft’s own research now says the UK workforce is saving huge amounts of time with generative AI — but that gain is shadowed by a fast‑growing wave of unsanctioned “Shadow AI” tools that could undo the benefits if organisations don’t act. Microsoft’s UK study calculates roughly 12.1 billion...

Chyron’s Toolbox 4 represents a pragmatic, production‑focused refresh aimed at closing the gap between everyday PC/web content and live broadcast workflows by adding SDI/NDI capture, Windows 11 compatibility, full HD output, and a more flexible content‑grabber toolset that producers can...

Microsoft has begun previewing two of the most consequential additions to the Copilot on Windows experience for Windows Insiders: Connectors that let Copilot reach into personal cloud services (OneDrive, Outlook email/contacts/calendar, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts)...

Microsoft’s latest Insider checkpoint quietly advances one of Windows’ oldest gestures — dragging files — and pairs it with sharper AI-driven settings and assistant polish in the same preview roll-up (KB5067103). The headliner is a redesigned Drag Tray that now supports multi-file sharing...

Microsoft’s Copilot for Windows has taken a significant step toward deeper integration with personal productivity workflows: a new Insider build introduces Copilot Connectors that let the app reach into third‑party accounts, and a document creation and export capability that can generate Word...

I switched to Windows 11 because the combination of modern security, focused productivity improvements, and the platform’s AI roadmap finally outweighed the inertia of a decade with Windows 10 — and that decision was made easier (and more urgent) by Microsoft’s announced end‑of‑support deadline...

If your inbox feels like a never‑ending to‑do list, Microsoft Outlook 2025 still offers one of the most complete, integrated toolsets for taming email, calendars, contacts, and tasks — and this updated beginner’s guide breaks down the practical steps and modern features that will let you...