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Microsoft Unveils COPILOT Function: AI-Powered Natural Language Formulas Come to Excel Cells
Microsoft has embedded a COPILOT function directly into Excel’s formula engine, enabling users to turn plain-English instructions into live, reactive cell outputs. The feature, already rolling out...
Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and the New Campus AI Playbook: How Canadian Universities Are Balancing Innovation and Risk
Canadian universities are rapidly embedding generative AI like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT Edu into their operations, but a new report reveals that while institutions celebrate efficiency gains,...
McGill’s Secure Microsoft Copilot Deployment Exposes Canadian Higher Education’s AI Balancing Act
McGill University has quietly become a bellwether for how Canadian higher education is embracing generative AI: not with blanket bans or open-arms acceptance, but through carefully managed, centrally...
76% of Australian SMEs Have No AI Strategy Despite Rampant Tool Adoption, Decidr Report Reveals
A staggering 92% of Australian small and medium enterprises are already using generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, but 76% have no formal AI strategy or roadmap. That chasm between...
Microsoft Azure Accused of Mass Palestinian Surveillance as Local Governments Push AI Accountability Rules
A multi-outlet investigation has revealed that Israel’s military intelligence Unit 8200 has been using Microsoft Azure to build a massive surveillance system capturing and analyzing millions of...
Microsoft Engages Covington & Burling for External Review of Azure’s Role in Alleged Palestinian Surveillance
Microsoft has retained the law firm Covington & Burling and an independent technical consultancy to expand an external review into allegations that Israel’s military intelligence unit, Unit...
Windows 11 Snipping Tool Can Now Record Just One App Window, But There's a Catch
Microsoft is giving Windows 11 Insiders a reason to retire their screen-cropping reflex: Snipping Tool version 11.2507.14.0 now records a specific application window, not just a manual rectangle. The...
Microsoft's COPILOT Function Lets You Write AI Prompts Inside Excel Cells
Microsoft has embedded generative AI into the very fabric of Excel with a new COPILOT function, a move that transforms spreadsheet cells into natural-language prompt boxes. Starting this week,...
Microsoft Lays Off 9,000 as Nadella Dumps Gates' Software Factory for AI 'Intelligence Engine'
Microsoft is not struggling. It just posted $76.4 billion in quarterly revenue, netted $27.2 billion, and saw its market cap brush past $3.8 trillion. Yet CEO Satya Nadella is cutting roughly 9,000...
Ditch Subscriptions: 10 Open-Source Windows Apps That Put You Back in Control
Microsoft’s Windows ecosystem has long been defined by its vast library of third-party software, but for many power users, the real magic lies not in glossy subscription suites, but in the...
Microsoft Launches Native COPILOT Function for Excel, Embedding Generative AI in the Grid
Microsoft has quietly slipped one of its most consequential AI experiments into the very cells of its billion-user spreadsheet program. The new =COPILOT() function, now rolling out to Microsoft 365...
Windows 10's October 2025 Deadline Ignites Remote Upgrade Frenzy: Your Essential Guide
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on free security updates for Windows 10, leaving an estimated hundreds of millions of PCs vulnerable unless their owners take action. The Redmond...