Author: Alex Burak

Microsoft Puts Routine Copilot Work on a Seat and Advanced AI on a Meter

Microsoft is separating Copilot’s everyday assistance from more demanding AI workflows, giving each a different billing model. Routine tasks remain covered by a per-user subscription, while long-running agents and other advanced experiences draw from usage-based Copilot Credits. For enterprise leaders, the change offers a predictable baseline—but makes cost oversight and value measurement more important. Key […]

Microsoft Teams Plans a New Line of Defense Against Deepfake Meeting Scams

Microsoft is preparing a Teams feature designed to help organizations spot deepfake impostors during meetings. Rather than build its own detection system, Microsoft plans to let certified third-party providers analyze audio and video for signs of manipulation and send alerts into Teams, where meeting organizers can decide how to respond. Key takeaways The planned safeguard […]

Microsoft Expands Copilot With Agent Controls and New Enterprise Capabilities

Microsoft is adding governance and usage controls to Copilot as it develops the product into a platform for building and running AI agents across organizations. Alongside those controls, the company is introducing new ways to create applications, manage work, and connect Copilot to business data—changes with implications for enterprise oversight, analytics, and adoption costs. Key […]

Microsoft 365 Copilot Adds Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 for Enterprise Workflows

Microsoft is adding Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 to Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving enterprise users another AI model option within familiar productivity tools. The reported integration is aimed at demanding work such as research, writing, coding and spreadsheet analysis. For data leaders, its value will depend on how effectively teams connect AI assistance to trusted, governed […]

Microsoft’s September 2026 Power BI Update: What’s Known—and What Isn’t

Microsoft has published its September 2026 Power BI update, but the available search listing does not identify the release’s Copilot-specific changes or provide detailed release notes. For enterprise teams planning analytics work, that leaves the update’s practical impact unclear. Until Microsoft’s feature details are confirmed, organizations should avoid making rollout decisions based on assumptions about […]

Microsoft’s Xbox Patent Sketches AI-Driven Stories and In-Game Ads

Microsoft has outlined two separate patent concepts that could change how games respond to players: one uses generative AI to adapt narratives, while another describes inserting ads at selected moments. Neither filing confirms a planned Xbox feature. Together, however, they raise questions about player consent, data use, advertising and how interactive experiences are designed. Key […]

Square 9 Brings Generative AI Document Processing to Microsoft Dynamics

Square 9 Softworks is highlighting generative AI-powered document processing for Microsoft Dynamics, aiming to convert information from invoices, contracts, forms and other documents into structured business data. The company says its platform can route that information into Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics GP, helping organizations automate operational workflows and make more use of their […]

Global AI Use Reaches 18.8%, but Adoption Gaps Persist

Generative AI use among working-age people worldwide reached 18.8% in the second quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft—about one percentage point higher than in the previous quarter. The growth was broad, but adoption varied sharply by country and region, highlighting different levels of access and the challenge of turning AI availability into practical use. Key […]

Microsoft Builds Fabric Into a Business Context Layer for Copilot and AI Agents

Microsoft has announced a set of Microsoft Fabric and Azure database updates aimed at helping AI tools work with trusted business data and definitions. Revealed at the European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference in Barcelona, the changes span Copilot, governed data sharing, application development, data engineering and database management—with several features generally available, in […]

KPMG Taiwan to Equip Every Employee With Microsoft 365 Copilot

KPMG Taiwan plans to give all employees access to the paid version of Microsoft 365 Copilot beginning October 1, with agent capabilities enabled at the same time. The firm says the move will embed generative and agentic AI into everyday professional-services work, supported by staff training and initiatives to encourage practical experimentation. Key takeaways KPMG […]

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