Topic: #microsoft
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Microsoft adds Anthropic's Claude Opus models to Copilot alongside OpenAI: report
Microsoft has expanded Copilot to include Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 and 5.5 models alongside OpenAI's, after demonstrations reportedly showed better results in Excel and PowerPoint, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Microsoft shows Copilot upgrade with local file access and Windows-wide actions
Microsoft demoed a Copilot upgrade at its October 7 Windows and Surface event that lets the assistant reach local PC files and act across the OS, under a strategy it calls Hybrid Intelligence, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Microsoft's MXC SDK for containing AI agents remains in early preview at v0.8.0
Microsoft Execution Containers (MXC), a policy-driven SDK unveiled at Build 2026 to stop AI agents from reaching data they shouldn't, remains in early preview, with version 0.8.0 current as of September 2026.
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Microsoft launches Frontier unit with $2.5B to solve enterprise AI ROI
Microsoft announced a new business unit backed by $2.5 billion and 6,000 industry experts to solve enterprise AI's biggest challenge: helping companies actually profit from their AI investments. The move positions the software giant as a hybrid vendor-consultant, directly competing with consulting firms and its own channel partners.
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Microsoft and KPMG extend partnership to integrate agentic AI across enterprise
Microsoft and KPMG have deepened their alliance to scale enterprise AI by integrating Microsoft Agent 365 with KPMG's governance framework, enabling secure deployment of AI agents across global organizations and wider adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot across KPMG's 276,000-person workforce.
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Microsoft unveils seven AI models, claims wins over Claude and Google
Microsoft unveiled seven new AI models at its Build event, claiming its flagship reasoning and image systems outperform Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Google's Nano Banana 2 on independent benchmarks and image-editing tasks.
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Microsoft Scout: Enterprise AI Agent Built on OpenClaw
Microsoft announced Scout at Build 2026, an AI agent built on OpenClaw that integrates with Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint to automate workplace coordination tasks for Microsoft 365 users.