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Issue #155 / 01-JUN-26

New and improved: Computer-using agents, a new workflows experience, and real-time voice experiences

Many organizations are still balancing modern, real-time AI experiences with older systems and processes that were never designed to work together. That can leave teams stuck maintaining brittle automations, disconnected processes, and rigid customer interactions that are difficult to evolve. New updates in Microsoft Copilot Studio focus on helping organizations achieve more connected, adaptive automation systems—structured where needed and adaptive where valuable.

Introducing Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot: The new standard for small business

On July 1, Microsoft is introducing new Microsoft 365 SKUs with Copilot built-in, designed to fit into the way small businesses already work. Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and Business Premium with Copilot offer world-class productivity apps, AI that’s built for work, and the security to help protect your employees, data, and IP.

Available today: Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft is expanding model choice in Copilot with the addition of Anthropic’s latest model—Claude Opus 4.8. Available now in Copilot Cowork (Frontier) and rolling out to Copilot Chat, Excel, PowerPoint, and Copilot Studio. Opus 4.8 builds on Opus 4.7 and previous Opus model strengths. It is designed for complex, multi-step coding tasks and long-horizon agentic work—with improved tool selection, closer adherence to your instructions, and better follow-through across multi-turn workflows

Introducing federated Copilot connectors for LSEG and Moody's in Excel

Microsoft 365 Copilot federated connectors are coming to Copilot in Excel. Built on the emerging industry standard Model Context Protocol (MCP), federated connectors pull data into Copilot live at query time, helping bring institutional data sources into the tools customers already use every day. Now, Copilot can now pull the latest data from LSEG and Moody’s directly into your Excel workbook.

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