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The latest Data Governance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Launches Native COPILOT Function for Excel, Embedding Generative AI in the Grid
Microsoft has quietly slipped one of its most consequential AI experiments into the very cells of its billion-user spreadsheet program. The new =COPILOT() function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365...
TrustedTech Rebrand Signals Strategic Pivot to AI and Cloud Modernization as Microsoft Boosts Partner Funding
Microsoft partner Trusted Tech Team has rebranded to TrustedTech, shedding its identity as a licensing resale specialist and emerging as a full-stack Microsoft cloud, AI, and modernization services...
Microsoft Embeds AI Directly into Excel Cells with New COPILOT Function
Microsoft has begun rolling out a native =COPILOT function in Excel, allowing users to type natural-language prompts into cells and receive live, recalculating AI-generated results directly in the...
Microsoft's New COPILOT Function Brings AI to Excel's Calculation Engine, Sparking Governance and Licensing Fears
Microsoft has quietly slipped generative AI into Excel’s formula bar. The new COPILOT function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365 Insiders, accepts natural-language prompts and cell ranges, then...
The =COPILOT() Function: Microsoft Makes AI a First-Class Citizen in Excel Formulas
Microsoft has just made its boldest move yet to embed generative AI into everyday productivity, introducing a new =COPILOT() function that allows Excel users to call Copilot directly from any cell....
Ricoh’s 5-Day AI Bootcamp: Upskilling Over 1,000 Staff to Fuel a Copilot-Powered Services Pivot
Ricoh Asia Pacific has just completed a region-wide, five-day AI upskilling sprint designed to transform more than a thousand of its employees from printer salespeople into Copilot-powered solution...
TrustedTech's Bold Microsoft-First Rebrand: Can It Back Up the AI and Cloud Hype?
On August 18, 2025, TrustedTech dropped its old identity as Trusted Tech Team and unveiled a sweeping rebrand that recasts the former reseller as a full-service Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems...
Azure Modernization: Up to 400% ROI and 6-Month Payback for Scaling Agentic AI
Organizations that pair a modern cloud core with agentic AI are already pulling ahead, and new research puts hard numbers behind the shift: cloud modernization on Microsoft Azure can deliver up to...
Microsoft Launches COPILOT Function: AI-Powered Prompts Now in Excel Cells
{ "title": "Microsoft Launches COPILOT Function: AI-Powered Prompts Now in Excel Cells", "content": "A new formula is rewriting the rules of spreadsheet automation: Microsoft’s COPILOT function...
Smarsh Plugs Copilot Compliance Gap with Microsoft API Integration
Regulated firms rushing to adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot face a stark reality: every AI-generated summary, draft, or recommendation could become a regulated record that examiners will want to see....
Microsoft Tests COPILOT Formula in Excel: Native AI That Recalculates Automatically
Microsoft has started testing a highly anticipated feature in Excel: a native AI function called COPILOT that embeds generative AI directly into the spreadsheet's calculation engine. Announced for...
Ricoh APAC Bets Big on AI: Microsoft Copilot, InnoAI Center, and a Workforce Skilling Blitz
Ricoh Asia Pacific is betting its future on a tight integration between hardware, managed services, and Microsoft’s Copilot platform, marking one of the region’s most ambitious attempts by a...