Microsoft adds new skills — and more oversight — for Copilot in Excel

The new features, including connectors to third-party data sources, are aimed at making the AI assistant more useful for ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I just found a way to turn Excel data into infographics in 5 minutes

Excel's People Graph add-in turns simple tables into clean, icon-based visuals that automatically update when your data ...
Reuters

Microsoft limits employee use of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 over data retention concerns, The Verge reports

June 10 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is limiting employees' use of Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 because of the AI startup's new data retention requirements, The Verge reported on ...
Dark Reading

China's Webworm Uses Discord, Microsoft Graphs to Hack EU Governments

A China-backed persistent threat actor known as Webworm is targeting governmental organizations across Europe, and it's using unusual command-and-control mechanisms to do so. Security vendor ESET this ...
CNBC

Anthropic, Microsoft in talks for AI chip deal after $5 billion investment

Anthropic is in talks with Microsoft to adopt its Maia artificial intelligence chip, but the two companies have not signed a deal, a person familiar with the matter said. Microsoft announced the ...
Reuters

Anthropic in talks to use Microsoft's AI chips, The Information reports

May 21 (Reuters) - Anthropic is in talks to rent servers powered by Microsoft-designed (MSFT.O), opens new tab chips to meet rising demand for its AI services, The Information reported on Thursday, in ...
Computer Weekly

How Australian firms are using graph databases

Neo4j, the graph database from the US-Swedish company of the same name, is used by 76% of the Fortune 100, and its Australian customers include organisations in the healthcare, policing and banking ...
JournalofAccountancy

Use Excel to automate financial statement analysis

Q. I often perform horizontal, vertical, and trend analysis for clients. Each time revised financial statements arrive, I find myself recreating formulas, rechecking ranges, and confirming that ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it

Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said Wednesday that its user base and engagement are growing for the AI tool that’s baked into M365 apps like Word, Excel, ...
ZDNet

Microsoft just added AI agents to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - how to use them

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The Verge

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Copilot Agent Mode is now the default for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Premium subscribers. Copilot Agent Mode is now the default for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Premium subscribers. is a senior ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft Copilot can now do actual work inside your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files

Microsoft is rolling out a useful feature for Office users this week. The company has introduced Agent Mode inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, a more powerful version of the Copilot experience that ...