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Microsoft

🌎 copilot.microsoft.com

Microsoft is a global technology company based in Redmond, Washington, known for its software products, including the Microsoft 365 suite, and services like Microsoft News. The company delivers trusted news and information through various platforms, reaching nearly half a billion users worldwide. Microsoft Copilot serves as an AI companion integrated with Microsoft 365 apps to enhance user productivity.

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Microsoft - Latest News and Updates

• Microsoft introduced the Azure MCP Server to enhance AI agents with cloud capabilities.
• Microsoft announced the Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 spring release, featuring new AI-powered tools like Researcher and Analyst agents, which will be generally available in May.
• On April 30, Microsoft will report its Q1 earnings amid concerns over its AI alliance with OpenAI, which has become more independent following a $3 billion acquisition.
• In October 2024, Microsoft replaced its legacy rule-based chatbot on the Microsoft Store with the Microsoft Store Assistant, powered by Azure Open AI and Semantic Kernel, transforming it into a conversational tool that comprehends the entire Microsoft portfolio and manages millions of conversations annually.
• On April 23, 2025, Microsoft announced new AI-powered agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, including Researcher, Analyst, and Skills, to enhance enterprise collaboration and data analysis.

• Microsoft's Copilot now offers two new voices, Alder and Elm, increasing the total to eight.
• Microsoft introduces Microsoft 365 Copilot in Outlook to summarize long email threads.
• Microsoft is discontinuing the Windows Maps app, with plans to remove it from the Microsoft Store by July 2025, after which it will become non-functional.
• Microsoft Research, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and the Alan Turing Institute, has developed Aardvark Weather, an AI system that revolutionizes weather forecasting.
• Microsoft Defender mistakenly flagged Adobe Acrobat Cloud links as malicious, leading to over 1,700 sensitive documents being publicly shared on ANY.RUN.

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