Microsoft 365 Copilot

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  Microsoft’s New Copilot Cowork Can Take Actions and Autonomously Complete Tasks

  Microsoft introduced Copilot Cowork, an agentic AI tool for enterprises, on Monday. Built using Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence (AI) models and the Work IQ intelligence layer, the tool is aimed at transforming Copilot’s capabilities from chats to actions. In practice, it will gain agentic capabilities by drawing context from the Micr...

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  Microsoft Says Copilot Gained Access to Confidential Outlook Emails Due to Bug: Report

  A Microsoft 365 Copilot bug reportedly allowed the AI assistant to summarise confidential emails for several weeks without permission. Microsoft reportedly acknowledged the issue, which was first detected in January. The bug, identified as CW1226324, reportedly affects the Copilot "work tab" chat feature. The company has not disclosed how many user...

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  Microsoft 365 Personal With Copilot Is Now Free for Students for One Year

  Microsoft is giving college students free access to the Microsoft 365 Personal plan with Copilot for 12 months, expanding its usual three-month trial. Eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students can claim the offer until November 30. The plan supports up to five devices and includes premium Office apps, Copilot features such as Deep Research a...

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  Microsoft Introduces New Copilot Agent That Can Build Apps from Text Prompts

  Microsoft has introduced two new Copilot agents —App Builder and Workflows —for Microsoft 365 Copilot subscribers. App Builder can generate full-fledged apps from simple text prompts, while Workflows automates routine tasks across Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. Both features are initially limited to Frontier users, expanding soon to more subsc...

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  Microsoft Faces Lawsuit in Australia Over Allegedly Misleading Users on Copilot Pricing

  Microsoft is facing a lawsuit in Australia after the ACCC accused it of misleading Microsoft 365 subscribers. The regulator claims Microsoft failed to mention that users could keep their old plan at the same price without Copilot AI features. Instead, subscribers were told to pay higher prices or cancel. The case could result in fines of up to AUD ...

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  Microsoft Sued For "Misleading" 2.7 Million Australians About Subscriptions

  Microsoft is accused of making "false or misleading" statements to around 2.7 million Australians who subscribe by auto-renewal to Microsoft 365 plans, which include a suite of online Office services.

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  Anthropic Connects Claude With Microsoft 365 Platforms, Can Pull Information From Outlook and Teams

  Anthropic has announced that Claude can now connect with Microsoft 365 apps, including Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive. Using its Model Context Protocol (MCP), the AI can pull data from emails, chats, and files to provide context-aware answers and summaries. Available to Team and Enterprise users, the integration also enables unified enterprise search...

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  Microsoft CEO Shares 5 ChatGPT Prompts He Uses Daily: "A New Layer Of Intelligence"

  Mr Nadella showcased the AI-powered prompts, claiming they enhance his productivity and help him stay ahead as a leader.

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  Microsoft 365 Copilot Vulnerable to Zero-Click EchoLeak Exploit, Cybersecurity Researchers Say

  Microsoft 365 Copilot, the enterprise-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that works across Office apps, is vulnerable to a zero-click vulnerability. As per a cybersecurity firm, a flaw existed in the chatbot that could be triggered via a simple text email to hack into it. Once the chatbot was hacked, it could then be made to retrieve sens...

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  Microsoft Hosts Developer Conference as Focus Grows on AI Profits

  Microsoft has already spent $64 billion (roughly Rs. 5,46,718 crore) this year, much of it on data centers needed for AI-based services such as Copilot used in its popular Microsoft 365 applications. But there are signs that Microsoft is reworking its relationship with OpenAI and seeking to become a neutral arms dealer in the AI race.