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Microsoft Copilot Supercharged: GPT-5 Now Free Across Windows, Mac, and Mobile
Microsoft is rolling out OpenAI's huge GPT-5 model to its entire Copilot ecosystem, making the latest generative AI capabilities available to Windows, Mac, and mobile users at no cost in many cases....
Microsoft Puts GPT-5 in Copilot for Free—And It’s Already Live on Windows 11
Microsoft Copilot users on Windows 11 are waking up to a dramatically smarter assistant this week, as OpenAI’s most powerful model—GPT-5—arrives for free and without a premium subscription. The...
GPT-5 Arrives in GitHub Copilot Public Preview: Smarter Code, Longer Context, and Multi-Modal AI Assistance
OpenAI’s GPT-5 entered public preview on August 7, 2025, across all paid GitHub Copilot plans—Individual, Business, and Enterprise—marking the most significant upgrade to AI coding assistance...
Copilot Vision Escapes Edge: Now Sees Any Window on Windows 11 for Free
Copilot Vision can finally see beyond the browser. Microsoft’s screen-aware AI assistant, once shackled to Edge, now peers into any open window on Windows 11—and it’s completely free. The...
Gaming Copilot Hits Windows 11 Game Bar: Instant AI Help Comes with Strings Attached
Microsoft has planted its AI flag deeper into Windows 11 with the arrival of Gaming Copilot in the Game Bar, marking the software giant’s most direct integration of generative assistance into the...
Motorola Preinstalls Microsoft Copilot App and Adds Vision AI to Moto AI Suite
Motorola is giving its Moto AI suite a major upgrade by weaving Microsoft Copilot Vision directly into its devices, allowing users to point their phone cameras at objects and get instant AI-powered...
Edge Copilot Mode: Microsoft’s Opt-In AI Browser Now Reads All Your Tabs at Once
Microsoft Edge version 138 introduces Copilot Mode, an opt-in feature that embeds generative AI directly into the browsing core—not as a sidebar tool, but as the default lens for search, page...
Crow Canyon Injects AI Copilot into No-Code Workflow Automation for Microsoft 365
Crow Canyon Software has introduced NITRO Studio AI, injecting a conversational AI assistant directly into its no-code automation platform for Microsoft 365, Teams, and SharePoint. The update,...
Microsoft’s Windows 2030 Blueprint: AI Agents, Appliance-Like Security, and the End of ‘Mousing Around’
Microsoft has begun publicly charting a radical transformation for Windows, predicting that by 2030 the traditional keyboard-and-mouse interaction will feel as outdated as the MS-DOS command line...
Microsoft's Copilot for Gaming Hits Game Bar—Xbox Insiders Get First Access to AI Sidekick
Microsoft has begun rolling out Copilot for Gaming to Xbox Insiders on PC, embedding a context-aware AI assistant directly into the Windows Game Bar. The limited release marks the first public test...
Microsoft VP: Keyboards Are Destined to Become 'Archaic' as AI Agents Remake Windows by 2030
Microsoft is sketching a future where the keyboard and mouse are relics of a bygone era. Instead of clicking icons and hammering keys, Windows users will converse with a squad of specialized AI...
Google Gemini Pro Goes Free for Students, Microsoft Opens Copilot to Teens: The AI Education War Heats Up
Microsoft and Google have drawn new battle lines in the classroom, rolling out aggressive generative AI programs that could reshape how millions of students learn. In a flurry of recent...