Copilot
Microsoft promises more Copilot features in Microsoft 365 companion apps
Microsoft 365 companion apps will be getting more Copilot features in the coming weeks. Right now, Copilot works only inside two companion apps, People and Files. In the coming weeks, Microsoft plans to add Copilot to the Calendar companion as well. For those unaware, Microsoft 365 companions are only available for enterprises or businesses. Microsoft 365 Personal users won’t get […]
Microsoft: Copilot now lets you build apps, automate workflows
Microsoft announced today a new Microsoft 365 Copilot agent called App Builder that can help users create and deploy apps “in minutes.” As Microsoft explained, this agent allows employees to build apps using their Microsoft 365 data, including documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and notes, “just as easily as having a conversation.” “Describe what you need in […]
Microsoft sued for allegedly tricking millions into Copilot M365 subscriptions
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million Australians into paying for the Copilot AI assistant in the Microsoft 365 service. Even though subscribers could have stayed on their existing plan without Copilot and at the same price, the ACCC says that Microsoft concealed that option and designed […]
New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents
A new phishing technique dubbed ‘CoPhish’ weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to deliver fraudulent OAuth consent requests via legitimate and trusted Microsoft domains. The technique was developed by researchers at Datadog Security Labs, who warned in a report earlier this week that Copilot Studio’s flexibility introduces new, undocumented phishing risks. Although CoPhish relies on social […]
Meet the new Clippy: Microsoft unveils Copilot’s “Mico” avatar
Today, Microsoft introduced Mico, a new and more personal avatar for the AI-powered Copilot digital assistant, which the company describes as human-centered. This new avatar is designed to be more supportive and empathetic, but will also push back when presented with incorrect information, “always respectfully.” According to Microsoft, Mico also listens, learns, and “earns your […]
Microsoft: Running multiple Office apps causes Copilot issues
Microsoft is investigating a bug that causes Copilot issues when multiple Office apps are running simultaneously on the same system. According to a support document published on Friday, this bug impacts Microsoft 365 customers who launch Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher, and Access on the same system. The issue is triggered when one Office application, […]
Microsoft starts rolling out Gaming Copilot on Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out the beta version of its AI-powered Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 systems for users aged 18 or older, excluding those in mainland China. Tagged as a “personal gaming sidekick,” Gaming Copilot will also be pushed to Xbox mobile app users on Apple and Android devices starting next month. To start using Gaming […]
Microsoft rolls out Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 Office apps
Microsoft is rolling out Copilot Chat to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for paying Microsoft 365 business customers. Copilot Chat (short for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat) is the company’s AI-powered, content-aware chat that enables users to access AI agents. However, unlike Microsoft 365 Copilot, which has access to organizational content, Copilot Chat only works with […]
Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October
Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices outside of the EEA region that have the Microsoft 365 desktop client apps. The Microsoft 365 Copilot app integrates the AI-powered Copilot assistant with Microsoft 365 suite apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as other features like Notebooks […]
Microsoft testing new AI features in Windows 11 File Explorer
Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and documents without needing to open the files. Known as “AI actions,” they can currently only be used to remove the background, erase objects, and blur the background in JPG, JPEG, and PNG image files. The complete […]