Vibe working: Introducing Agent Mode and Office Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Blog
Microsoft Copilot introduces Agent Mode in Office apps, enabling smarter document creation, analysis, and collaboration across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Unleashing AI in Your Business: Everything You Missed (or Want to Relive!) from my Tech Update at Digital Hub Yeovil, May 2025
TLDR Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index paints a tough picture: 80% of us say we don’t have the time or energy to do our jobs well, we’re hit by 275 interruptions a day, yet 53% of leaders still expect higher productivity. Google responds with a bold claim that 98% of companies have embraced AI—but also admits 70% are tangled in messy data. Meanwhile, ChatGPT’s weekly active users have soared past 800 million, GPT-4o is redefining multimodal rules, and tools like Copilot, Gemini, Claude, and Grok keep leapfrogging each other almost weekly.
November 2024 announcements - Partner Center announcements
From December 1st, Microsoft 365 Copilot subscriptions can be billed monthly (with a 5% premium), offering more flexibility while still requiring an annual commitment.
Microsoft scraps Copilot Pro GPT Builder after just 3 months - how to save your work
In a blow to consumers, Microsoft is removing Custom GPTs from Copilot Plus saying it will be focusing more on commercial and enterprise in the future. Consumers now have until July to back up the prompts within their custom GPTs until they are lost
Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs
As Mocrosoft start to make the switch to faster and more efficient mobile chips for their Laptops, “Prism” is Microsoft’s x86 emulator allowing old apps to run on their new AI focused ARM devices.
Microsoft 365 Roadmap - See What's Coming | Microsoft 365
Microsoft are introducing the ability to rename the general channel in your team. The general channel in a team can be renamed by the team owner, or member (if they have permissions), to show up in the teams and channels list in alphabetical order.
introducing the ability to rename the general channel in your team. General channel in a team can be renamed by the team owner, or member (if they have permissions), to show up in the teams and channels list in alphabetical order.
Microsoft Stream: The Future of Video in Microsoft 365
So many new features for Microsoft Stream were announced late last year and they are starting to roll out now, including trimming of videos, translations, AI editing in clipchamp and more - refresh yourself with the amazing new features here