Microsoft 365 Copilot
The latest Microsoft 365 Copilot coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Copilot redesign May 2026 shrinks AI controls, adds Throw & Catch for cross-app content
Microsoft is preparing a significant overhaul of its Copilot AI assistant within Microsoft 365 applications, slated for rollout in May 2026. The redesign focuses on a 'quieter' interaction model that...
How Zavarovalnica Triglav Deployed 40 Digital Mentors to Make Microsoft 365 Copilot Work Across 5,000 Employees
Slovenian insurance group Zavarovalnica Triglav has successfully embedded Microsoft 365 Copilot across its entire 5,000-plus-employee operation, a feat made possible by an innovative digital mentor...
AI-powered Frontier now generates Excel spreadsheets inside Copilot Notebooks by May 2026
Microsoft confirmed today that its Copilot Notebooks will expand into Excel, Teams, Outlook, and OneNote starting in May 2026, turning the AI-powered workspace into a cross-app hub for data analysis,...
Microsoft's Ask Copilot arrives on Windows 11 taskbar by mid-2026
Microsoft is set to integrate Ask Copilot directly into the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu by mid-2026, transforming an optional search experience into a dedicated entry point for the Copilot...
Cactus Life Sciences Saves $1.2M and 35% Draft Time with Microsoft 365 Copilot
Cactus Life Sciences, a medical communications agency with operations across the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, India, and Japan, has deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot alongside custom AI...
Microsoft: AI Adoption Stalls on Worker Confidence, Not Tools
Microsoft’s latest cloud blog post, published on May 21, 2026, turns the AI adoption conversation on its head. The tech giant argues that the biggest barrier isn’t a lack of cutting‑edge...
Microsoft Work IQ: The AI Context Layer Powering M365 Copilot and Agents
Microsoft's Microsoft 365 Copilot didn't just emerge from a lab as a standalone feature. Under the hood sits a sophisticated, relatively unpublicized infrastructure layer called Work IQ—a shared...
Microsoft and EY Invest $1B to Shift Enterprise AI from Pilots to Governed Production
Microsoft and EY have sealed a $1 billion, multi-year partnership to drag enterprise artificial intelligence out of the sandbox and into hardened production environments. Announced on Thursday, May...
University of Kentucky's 100% Copilot Rollout Replaces 150 Shadow AI Tools
The University of Kentucky has achieved a landmark 100% rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot, transforming what was once a chaotic sprawl of over 150 separate AI experiments into a single, governed...
Copilot Chat Brings Free AI Workspace to All Microsoft 365 Users, Analyst Agent Adds Deep Data Analysis
Microsoft has significantly expanded access to its AI-powered productivity tools, introducing Copilot Chat to all Microsoft 365 account holders and a new Analyst agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot...
Scope UK charity rolls out Microsoft 365 Copilot to all staff, boosting AI accessibility and security
On May 19, 2026, Scope, the UK disability equality charity, completed a full-scale rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot to every member of its staff. The AI assistant now operates alongside a tightly...
Welsh councils cut admin by 40% using Microsoft 365 Copilot for AI-powered assessments.
Swansea, Carmarthenshire, and Rhondda Cynon Taf councils in Wales have deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot to slash administrative workloads, accelerate case assessments, and improve customer service...