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30 articles about copilot in AI news
Researcher's Word Worm Hijacks Microsoft Copilot; Fix Eludes 144 Days
Håkon Måløy built a self-spreading worm hiding prompt injections in Word docs, hijacking Microsoft Copilot. Microsoft confirmed March 31 but failed two fixes; 144 days later no patch exists.
ESW launches agentic commerce integration, partnering with Microsoft Copilot
ESW launches Agentic Commerce with Microsoft Copilot, enabling AI-driven product discovery and checkout for global brands. This marks a direct retail application of agentic AI in ecommerce.
AGCO scales employee-built AI agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio
AGCO scaled employee-built AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, growing from 3 agents to 500+ use cases. This shows how low-code tools can democratize AI in enterprise settings.
Microsoft Ditches Unlimited Copilot Tokens, Taps DeepSeek V4 for Cost Cuts
Microsoft switched Copilot Cowork to usage-based pricing, adopting DeepSeek V4 to cut inference costs by ~40%. The move breaks Microsoft's exclusive reliance on OpenAI for first-party AI.
GitHub Copilot App Revealed via Leaked Screenshot
Leaked screenshot reveals GitHub Copilot mobile app, suggesting Microsoft expands AI coding to phones. No official confirmation or release date.
UC San Diego Study: AI Copilots Slow Down Experienced Developers
A real-world study from UC San Diego shows AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot can slow down experienced developers, increasing task time by up to 50%. This challenges the assumption that AI tools universally boost productivity for all skill levels.
Emergent AI Launches Work Stress Copilot, Integrates with Slack & Teams
Emergent AI has launched a new 'Work Stress Copilot' agent that integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams to autonomously manage calendar scheduling, email triage, and meeting prep. The tool aims to directly reduce cognitive load by automating repetitive administrative work.
Microsoft Expands Word Copilot for Legal, Finance, and Compliance Docs
Microsoft is giving its Copilot AI a more significant role within Microsoft Word for editing legal, financial, and compliance documents, indicating a push into specialized, high-stakes enterprise workflows.
Microsoft Raises Surface PC Prices Amid AI Copilot+ PC Push
Microsoft has implemented substantial price increases for its entire Surface PC portfolio. This move likely reflects the higher component and development costs associated with integrating next-generation AI capabilities into the Copilot+ PC platform.
Microsoft Tests OpenClaw-Style AI Agents for Autonomous 365 Copilot
Microsoft is reportedly testing OpenClaw-style AI agents to evolve Microsoft 365 Copilot into an always-on, autonomous assistant. This move aims to directly handle complex, multi-step tasks like email triage and calendar management without constant user prompting.
Win11Debloat Script Disables Copilot, Recall, Removes Windows AI Bloat
The Win11Debloat script removes Microsoft Copilot, disables the Recall screenshot AI, and strips telemetry and ads from Windows. It highlights user pushback against Microsoft's aggressive AI and data collection integration.
How to Run Claude Code Directly Inside Obsidian with Agentic Copilot
Install the Agentic Copilot plugin to run Claude Code inside Obsidian, eliminating context switching between your notes and terminal.
Microsoft Announces Copilot AI Agents That Function as Virtual Employees
Microsoft is enabling businesses and developers to create AI-powered Copilot agents that can autonomously perform tasks like monitoring email inboxes and automating workflows, functioning as virtual employees rather than passive assistants.
Analyst Warns Claude Integration into Microsoft 365 Poses 'Real Threat' to Copilot
Analyst Carolina Milanesi warns that Anthropic's Claude AI potentially integrating with Microsoft 365 represents a competitive threat to Microsoft's own Copilot, drawing parallels to Zoom's displacement of Skype during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Microsoft Copilot Researcher Adopts Two-Model System: OpenAI GPT Drafts, Anthropic Claude Audits
Microsoft has restructured its Copilot Researcher agent into a two-model system, using OpenAI's GPT for drafting and Anthropic's Claude for auditing. This hybrid approach aims to improve accuracy by separating generation from verification.
Stop Choosing Sides: How to Use Claude Code and Copilot in the Same Workflow
Claude Code and GitHub Copilot are complementary tools. Use Claude for agentic, multi-file tasks and Copilot for in-flow, line-by-line coding.
Microsoft's Copilot Health Enters the AI Medical Arena, Paving the Way for 'Medical Superintelligence'
Microsoft launches Copilot Health, an AI assistant that aggregates data from wearables, medical records, and labs to provide personalized health insights. It joins OpenAI and Anthropic in a competitive race to transform healthcare with AI, backed by clinical oversight and stringent privacy measures.
Claude Haiku 4.5 Emerges as Top Choice for GitHub Copilot in VS 2026
Developers are switching to Claude Haiku 4.5 as their preferred AI model for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026, citing its speed and coding accuracy. This marks a significant shift in the AI coding assistant landscape.
Microsoft's Strategic Pivot: Copilot Coworker Built on Anthropic's Claude, Not OpenAI
Microsoft has launched its flagship Copilot Coworker feature using Anthropic's Claude model and agentic framework, a significant move for its $13 billion OpenAI partnership. This comes as Anthropic's models are gaining recognition for robustness and ethical safeguards.
From Copilot to Claude Code: 5 Mistakes New Pro Users Make (And How to Avoid Them)
Common Claude Code pitfalls include poor context management, ignoring CLAUDE.md, and misusing the phone-to-laptop feature. Here's how to get it right.
Microsoft's AI Copilot Gets a Coworker: Tech Giant Reportedly Developing Collaborative AI Agent
Microsoft appears to be developing its own branded version of Cowork, an AI agent platform, raising questions about model transparency and long-term commitment in the rapidly evolving AI assistant space.
OpenAI Codex Hits 15M Users, Marking AI Coding Reset
OpenAI's Codex surpassed 15 million users, per @kimmonismus, signaling a reset in AI coding assistants. The milestone pressures rivals like GitHub Copilot.
Meta Ships Muse Code Beta, Its First Coding Agent
Meta released Muse Code beta, its first coding agent built on Muse Spark 1.2. The release enters a market led by GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer.
Salesforce: Agentic AI Workforce Doubles YoY as Pacsun Rolls Out AI Concierge
Salesforce reports agentic AI workforce more than doubling YoY, with Pacsun deploying agentic commerce to win Gen Z. The trend signals enterprise AI moving from copilots to autonomous agents.
Agent Plugins 1.0.0: The Portable Plugin Standard That Makes MCP Servers
Agent Plugins 1.0.0 standardizes MCP server packaging into portable plugins. Claude Code users can create a plugin.json manifest to share tools across ChatGPT, Cursor, Copilot, and more.
Cursor Doubles Model Usage on All Plans, Adds Grok 4.5
Cursor doubled included model usage on all plans, adding Grok 4.5 and Composer 2.5 without price changes, pressuring competitors like GitHub Copilot.
WSL 3 Preview: Cut Claude Code's Local Inference Latency on Windows
WSL 3 preview delivers near-native GPU/NPU for Claude Code + Ollama on Copilot+ laptops, but WSL 2 still handles NVIDIA CUDA fine for desktop users.
AMD's Lemonade v10.8 Adds MCP Support, Letting Claude Desktop and Cursor Route Tasks to Local AMD GPUs
AMD-backed Lemonade v10.8, released June 17, now exposes a Model Context Protocol server, letting Claude Desktop, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot route inference tasks to local AMD Ryzen AI NPUs, Radeon GPUs, or plain CPUs — no cloud API required. The update also adds Moonshine speech-to-text, expanded R
Four years of AI coding: speed gains, cognitive atrophy, rate-limit panic
A developer's four-year account shows speed gains from Copilot to Cursor to Claude Code, but reveals cognitive atrophy and rate-limit dependency as hidden costs.
Anthropic Launches Claude Cowork, Its AI-Powered Coding Assistant
Anthropic has made its Claude Cowork coding assistant generally available. This positions it directly against GitHub Copilot and other AI-powered development tools.