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Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI assistant is coming to Windows PCs and the Xbox mobile app

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 18:54:52

Microsoft's Gaming Copilot AI assistant is officially coming to Windows PCs and the Xbox mobile app. The company has been testing the tool for PCs with Xbox Insiders, but now it's getting a broader rollout. To that end, it'll be available to players aged 18 and older on the PC Game Bar. The Xbox app version rolls out this October, for both Android and iOS, after a beta test took place earlier this year. Microsoft says that its Gaming Copilot will be available throughout the globe, except in mai

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Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-19 02:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft only started testing its new Gaming Copilot in the Windows Game Bar last month, and it’s now starting to roll out to all Windows 11 users today. While the initial preview was limited to certain markets, Microsoft says today’s release has “regional support everywhere except mainlan

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Microsoft rolls out Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 Office apps

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-23 10:01:41

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 data from the web. While Microsoft says Copilot Chat is "included at no additional cost" for Microsoft 365 users,

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Copilot Chat arrives free for Microsoft 365 users - check if you have it

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-09-23 22:43:20

Microsoft Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Copilot Chat is now integrated into Microsoft 365. Chat is available in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. But you'll need a Microsoft 365 business account. You're working on a Word document or PowerPoint presentation and you want to discuss certain questions or ideas with an AI chatbot. That's the goal behind the new Copilot Chat integration in Microsoft 365. In a Monday blog post, Seth Patt

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Microsoft’s Office apps now have free Copilot Chat features

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-25 22:32:55

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is adding the free Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and agents to Office apps for all Microsoft 365 business users today. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote are all being updated with a Copilot Chat sidebar that will help draft documents, analyze spreadsheets, and more withou

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Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-26 02:22:23

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices 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 and AI agents. While the newly installed app will be added to the Windows Start Menu and enabled by default, IT administrators responsible for managing Micro

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Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-09-26 06:59:23

Next month, Microsoft will begin automatically installing the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices 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 and AI agents. While the newly installed app will be added to the Windows Start Menu and enabled by default, IT administrators responsible for managing Micro

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Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles sales, service, and finance Copilots in October

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-01 02:22:06

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I exclusively reported last week that Microsoft was about to shake up its Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing, and now the company has officially revealed that its sales, service, and finance Copilots are being bundled into Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft currently offers business Copilot acces

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Copilot's new File Explorer tricks are serious OneDrive time-savers - how to try them

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-07 18:23:29

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways You can access four new Copilot skills directly from File Explorer. You can summarize, ask questions, and compare up to five files. The process supports Microsoft 365 files, PDFs, and web files. Microsoft 365 users have long been able to turn to Copilot on the web to analyze and answer questions about their documents and other files. But now they can get help from Microsoft's AI di

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Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features

news.ycombinator.com Thomas Claburn 2025-10-07 21:44:07

Among the software developers who use Microsoft's GitHub, the most popular community discussion in the past 12 months has been a request for a way to block Copilot, the company's AI service, from generating issues and pull requests in code repositories. The second most popular discussion – where popularity is measured in upvotes – is a bug report that seeks a fix for the inability of users to disable Copilot code reviews. Both of these questions, the first opened in May and the second opened a

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Microsoft is about to shake up its Copilot pricing for businesses

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-10-11 18:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s no secret that Microsoft has been struggling to sell its Copilot AI assistant to businesses. The steep pricing has put many businesses off paying extra for Microsoft’s AI services, especially when OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been gaining traction in the all-important enterprise market. Micros

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Don't Know What to Watch? Samsung TVs Add AI Assistant Copilot to Help

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-22 22:23:10

What's an uplifting rom-com to watch on a rainy day? What are the most popular new horror movies? Is there a Taylor Swift documentary yet? What's the latest Marvel movie I can watch for free? Don't strain yourself thinking. Just ask your TV. Microsoft's AI assistant Copilot is now available on certain Samsung TVs and monitors, helping viewers select which shows or movies to watch, where to catch up on past episodes and even how to learn more about the actors. Copilot will be integrated into th

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Microsoft’s Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-25 02:48:14

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is officially coming to TVs, starting with Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and smart monitors. With the integration, you can call upon Copilot and ask for movie suggestions, spoiler-free episode recaps, and other general questions.

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My development team costs $41.73 a month

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-01 09:14:06

My development team costs $41.73 a month Two years ago, I appeared on Contributor, a podcast hosted by Eric Anderson of Scale Venture Partners. I was there to talk about rqlite, the open-source database I maintain. Our conversation ended with this thought from me: I think the economics of software are about to change enormously with what we’re seeing from LLMs. I think we have no idea what’s coming…there has been a profound shift in how software is going to be developed over the next five yea

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Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-11-02 09:59:31

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The NFL and Microsoft have extended their arrangement that makes Surface tablets a familiar fixture on gameday sidelines, but naturally, now there’s an AI-powered twist on top. While Tom Brady is no longer actively putting those slates in danger of de

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You can search for files in Windows using Copilot now - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-02 22:55:50

Microsoft ZDNET's key takeaways You can now search for files through the Copilot app. The new search requires a Copilot+ PC and Windows 11 insider access. The feature works by scanning the files in your Recents folder. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Microsoft continues to expand the power and reach of its Copilot AI to provide greater assistance, especially to Windows users. A new skill now rolling out will let you use the Windows Copilot

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I Gave GPT-5 Some Work Tasks in Copilot. Here's What's New

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-02 23:34:00

OpenAI's latest GPT-5 model promises to be the most advanced AI assistant yet, but for the millions of workers using Microsoft Copilot for their daily routines, the reality is a bit more nuanced. Microsoft announced last week that GPT-5, OpenAI's latest ChatGPT AI model, is now integrated across its Copilot services, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot and the standalone Copilot app. While GPT-5 does deliver some noticeable improvements in polish, detail and helpfuln

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Windows 11 test brings AI file search to the Copilot app

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-05 20:54:52

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft is testing out a Windows 11 update that lets you use AI to search through your files and images directly from the Copilot app. This test is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders on Copilot Plus PCs and allows you to use more descriptive language wh

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Microsoft investigates outage impacting Copilot, Office.com

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-11-06 15:17:25

Microsoft is investigating an ongoing issue preventing users across North America from accessing Office.com and the company's Copilot AI-powered assistant. According to user reports on DownDetector, this incident began impacting Microsoft's services almost two hours ago and is currently triggering server connection problems and causing issues when trying to log into accounts. "Impact is specific to some users attempting to access Office.com and m365.cloud.microsoft. The majority of reports are

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Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-06 20:50:15

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Using functions in Excel can sometimes be challenging, especially if you're trying to devise complex formulas to work with your data. Now Mic

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Copilot broke audit logs, but Microsoft won't tell customers

news.ycombinator.com Zack Korman 2025-11-07 10:18:00

Like most tech companies, Microsoft is going all-in on AI. Their flagship AI product, Copilot (in all its various forms), allows people to utilize AI in their daily work to interact with Microsoft services and generally perform tasks. Unfortunately, this also creates a wide range of new security problems. On July 4th, I came across a problem in M365 Copilot: Sometimes it would access a file and return the information, but the audit log would not reflect that. Upon testing further, I discovered

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Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-11-09 10:26:18

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft Excel is testing a new AI-powered function that can automatically fill cells in your spreadsheets, which is similar to the feature that Google Sheets rolled out in June. You would use the “COPILOT” function followed by a natural language prompt and (op

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Why AI Shouldn’t Replace Historians Anytime Soon

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-22 18:20:59

Microsoft recently released a study about the types of jobs most likely to be augmented by AI in the future. It led many people to assume those are the jobs that will soon be replaced by machines, and since “historian” ranked second highest on the list, it raised more than a few eyebrows among historians on social media. But after I tested generative AI tools with some historical facts, it seems like historians shouldn’t worry too much about the robots taking over just yet. At the very least, th

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Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub – CEO Steps Down

news.ycombinator.com Thomas Dohmke 2025-11-25 09:01:39

Over a decade ago, my family and I made the leap to move from Germany to the United States after the sale of my startup to Microsoft. In the years since, I’ve had the privilege of working with many exceptional human beings, including Hubbers, Microsofties, customers, partners, our GitHub Stars, open-source maintainers, and developers around the world who’ve helped us shape GitHub. From building mobile developer tools, to running the acquisition of GitHub alongside Nat Friedman, to becoming GitHu

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Microsoft to shut down Lens and push users to Copilot - but you have other options

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-11-25 14:03:00

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft Lens retires in stages, ending scans by Dec. 15, 2025. 365 Copilot app offers scanning but with fewer features. Adobe Scan, PhotoScan, TurboScan are solid Lens alternatives. I often use Microsoft Lens on my iPhone to scan photos, business cards, and documents. It's a handy and helpful app for scanning physical items. But come December, I'll have to rely on a different program for my scanning needs. That's because Micro

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How to use GPT-5 in VS Code with GitHub Copilot

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-26 06:32:28

Pakpoom Makpan/Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways GitHub Copilot Pro now supports GPT-5 in VS Code. A 30-day trial lets you test premium models for free. Add your OpenAI key to bypass Copilot restriction. GPT-5 is now available for use with Microsoft's GitHub Copilot in VS Code. In this article, I'll walk you through the steps of setting up the linkages between VS Code, Copilot, and GPT-5. This process will also work for most other supported large language models you want to use. Also: Mic

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Microsoft will soon discontinue its excellent PDF Scanner app

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-26 18:42:01

Bad news if you rely on Microsoft’s Lens: PDF Scanner app for your PDF scanning needs. The company has announced that the app will be discontinued in the coming months, and is recommending users switch to its Copilot app instead. The app will stop working mid-December Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it will be “retiring the Microsoft Lens mobile app for iOS and Android in a phased approach starting September 15, 2025”. According to the company, it will disable new installs of the app in m

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Microsoft rolls out GPT-5 across its Copilot suite - here's where you'll find it

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-28 20:51:00

Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft is rolling out GPT-5 to all its AI offerings, Thursday. The Copilot chatbot will provide GPT-5, even to free users. GPT-5 will also be available to coding and enterprise tools. OpenAI released its much-anticipated upgrade to the engine that powers ChatGPT and many other AI implementations, including Microsoft's AI offerings, on Thursday. Concurrent with the GPT-5 release, Microsoft announced that it is upgrading its consu

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Microsoft’s new Copilot 3D feature is great for Ikea, bad for my dog

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-11-28 20:00:26

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. While Microsoft was busy updating Copilot yesterday with OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model, it also quietly launched Copilot 3D. It’s a free-to-use feature that can transform a regular 2D image into a 3D model that can then be used in game creation, animation, 3D printing, VR / AR, and much more. C

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Microsoft rolls out GPT-5 across its Copilot suite - here's what we know

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-11-28 21:01:02

Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Microsoft is rolling out GPT-5 to all its AI offerings, Thursday. The Copilot chatbot will provide GPT-5, even to free users. GPT-5 will also be available to coding and enterprise tools. OpenAI released its much-anticipated upgrade to the engine that powers ChatGPT and many other AI implementations, including Microsoft's AI offerings, Thursday. Concurrent with the GPT-5 release, Microsoft announced that it is upgrading i

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Microsoft’s Gaming Copilot AI assistant is coming to Windows PCs and the Xbox mobile app

Microsoft’s Xbox Copilot arrives on Windows 11 PCs worldwide

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Microsoft’s Office apps now have free Copilot Chat features

Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October

Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October

Microsoft 365 Copilot bundles sales, service, and finance Copilots in October

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Microsoft’s Copilot AI is now inside Samsung TVs and monitors

My development team costs $41.73 a month

Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls

You can search for files in Windows using Copilot now - here's how

I Gave GPT-5 Some Work Tasks in Copilot. Here's What's New

Windows 11 test brings AI file search to the Copilot app

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Microsoft’s new Copilot 3D feature is great for Ikea, bad for my dog

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