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The latest Agent Mode coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
PowerPoint Copilot's Agent Mode Now Accepts Image Attachments for Smarter Presentations
Microsoft is taking yet another step toward making AI-assisted presentation creation more intuitive and context-aware. Starting July 2, 2026, the company began rolling out a significant update to...
Excel Copilot Gains Multi-Agent Web Smarts: General Availability Set for July 2026
Microsoft has quietly added a landmark entry to its Microsoft 365 roadmap that promises to transform Excel from a static number cruncher into a dynamic research assistant. Roadmap ID 566872, posted...
Microsoft 365 Copilot now has 20M paid enterprise seats – and it’s no longer optional
Microsoft dropped a number this week that resets the conversation about AI at work: Microsoft 365 Copilot has passed 20 million paid enterprise seats. CEO Satya Nadella shared the figure on the...
With 20M Paid Seats, Copilot Moves Into Your Org’s Budget — and Your IT Crisis List
Microsoft 365 Copilot has passed the 20 million paid enterprise seat mark, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed during the company’s quarterly earnings call on April 29, 2026. Weekly usage now tracks at the...
GitHub Copilot’s Shift to AI Credits on June 1: What Developers Need to Know
Microsoft has set a hard date for the largest repricing of GitHub Copilot since the AI assistant first appeared: on June 1, 2026, the service will abandon its premium request model in favor of...
Microsoft Copilot Wave 3: Agent Mode and Office Agent Redefine Office Work with Autonomous AI
Microsoft has fundamentally changed how Copilot operates within Microsoft 365 applications. Wave 3 introduces Agent Mode, which transforms Copilot from a reactive assistant into an autonomous agent...
Copilot Wave 3 Launches Autonomous Agent Mode for Word and Cross-App Office Workflows
Microsoft's latest Copilot update fundamentally changes how users interact with Office applications. Wave 3 of Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces agentic features that shift the paradigm from simple...
Microsoft 365 Copilot's Agent Mode: How AI Transforms Everyday Work into Cinematic Productivity
Microsoft's latest marketing campaign for Microsoft 365 Copilot takes an unexpected approach—transforming mundane office tasks into cinematic adventures through a series of short films that...
Copilot Agent Mode & Office Agent: Microsoft 365's AI Evolution from Assistant to Teammate
Microsoft's Copilot is undergoing a fundamental transformation, shifting from a helpful sidekick to an active teammate within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The latest wave of updates, centered on an...
Excel's February 2026 AI Revolution: How Value Tokens and Agent Mode Are Transforming Spreadsheets
Microsoft's February 2026 Excel update represents a fundamental shift in how users interact with spreadsheets, moving beyond traditional formulas and manual data manipulation toward what the company...
Excel 2026 AI Revolution: How Copilot Transforms Spreadsheets into Intelligent Data Tools
Microsoft's February 2026 Excel updates represent a fundamental shift in how organizations approach data analysis, transforming the familiar spreadsheet into an AI-powered command center for business...
Excel January 2026 Update: Agent Mode Goes Public, Web Power Query Revolutionizes Data
Microsoft's January 2026 Excel update represents a watershed moment in spreadsheet evolution, bringing transformative AI capabilities and cloud-first data tools to millions of users worldwide. The...