Microsoft is adding even more AI features to Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. While the software maker has been adding plenty of features to its paid Microsoft 365 Copilot over the past year, a range of free additions are coming to its Office apps in early 2026 that don’t require the $30 per month, per the user Microsoft 365 Copilot license.

As more companies bring in more agents, Microsoft is hoping its new observability platform Agent 365 makes the process easier.

Microsoft’s push to make Windows 11 a fully AI PC operating system continues, with the company planning to roll out new AI agents that can complete tasks and make changes on your behalf. But the company isn’t turning the AI feature on by default because there’s a risk of it downloading and installing malware. Oops!

Microsoft has been increasingly embracing Anthropic’s models across its Copilot services. In fact, Microsoft has been favoring Anthropic’s Claude 4 over GPT-5 in its new auto AI model selector in Visual Studio Code. Microsoft also brought Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 to Microsoft 365 Copilot users recently.

Microsoft is transforming Windows 11 into an AI-native operating system with built-in agent infrastructure, enabling autonomous AI agents to securely perform tasks across 1.4 billion devices.

The company's shares have consistently risen, powered by strong earnings that have surpassed expectations and a leading position in the rapidly expanding AI sector.

Discover the latest Microsoft Ignite 2025 announcements, including new Microsoft 365 Copilot features, AI-powered agents, and Work IQ innovations.

Microsoft confirmed that Azure blocked a denial-of-service attack that involved more than 500,000 IP addresses spread across multiple regions.