Connectors
The latest Connectors coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise Gets Major Boost with Shared Projects, Connectors & Security
OpenAI has significantly expanded ChatGPT's enterprise capabilities this week with three major workplace-focused updates that transform the AI assistant from a standalone tool into a collaborative...
Microsoft’s Copilot Quietly Gets a Memory Setting and Google Drive Link—Here’s How to Take Control
Microsoft has begun rolling out a ‘Manage memory’ toggle inside Copilot and revealed early preparations for a Google Drive connector, according to testers and UI references first reported by...
Inside Westpac’s Copilot Studio Rollout: From Scam Detection to Enterprise AI Governance
Westpac has deployed Microsoft Copilot Studio across its organisation, enabling cross-functional teams to build and scale generative AI agents that tackle real-world banking challenges—from...
UK Social Housing Turns to Microsoft’s Power Platform for AI-Driven Repairs and Compliance Dashboards
UK social housing providers have spent the last few years digitising paper forms and automating routine workflows with the Microsoft Power Platform. Now, a new strategic briefing from digital...
Zenity's Real-Time Agent Security Hits Azure Marketplace Preview for Copilot Studio
Microsoft Copilot Studio agents now have a dedicated inline security layer that can block prompt injections, data exfiltration, and secrets misuse mid-execution, following Zenity’s expanded...
Copilot Deep Research Slashes Literature Review Time to Minutes, Adds Enterprise Controls
Microsoft has unveiled a new Copilot capability that condenses the most grueling phase of literature reviews—the initial discovery and synthesis of sources—into a five-to-ten-minute,...
Microsoft's Agent Factory Brings Discoverable, Governed AI Tools to Azure via MCP
Microsoft has published a new blueprint for enterprise AI agents, codified as the Agent Factory guidance in Azure AI Foundry, that places open tool standards and centralized governance at the core of...
GPT-5 Arrives on Windows via Copilot, Promising Deeper Reasoning and Longer Context
On August 7, 2025, OpenAI released GPT-5 — and Microsoft simultaneously flipped the switch across its entire Copilot ecosystem, bringing the new model’s unified fast/thinking modes to Windows 11,...
ChatGPT Gets Gmail and Calendar Access: OpenAI's Productivity Play Raises Security Flags
OpenAI has quietly breached the walls of Google Workspace. Starting this week, ChatGPT Pro users can grant the AI direct access to their Gmail inboxes, Google Calendars, and Google Contacts—turning...
OpenAI’s GPT-5 Stage Show Featured Google, But Microsoft Got the Real Enterprise Prize
OpenAI’s much-hyped GPT-5 launch on August 7, 2025, was stagecrafted as a Google-friendly moment. On screen, Gmail and Google Calendar integration showed ChatGPT pulling up emails and scheduling...
AI slashes connector design time from weeks to minutes at HARTING
Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial manufacturing, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a pivotal force driving innovation and efficiency. HARTING...