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, ...

In brief: Microsoft is bringing Copilot's "agentic" mode to its Office productivity suite. With it, users will be able to provide instructions and let the system generate documents on their behalf.

Microsoft, OpenAI’s biggest financial partner, will continue to license the start-up’s technology but will no longer be its exclusive licensee. By Cade Metz and Karen Weise Cade Metz reported from San ...

Microsoft said Dan Shapero will be the new CEO of LinkedIn. Shapero, a longtime executive of the business social network, will report to Ryan Roslansky, who had held the CEO job since 2020 and now has ...

Microsoft beat on the top and bottom lines and on Azure cloud growth. The company said it had over 20 million paid seats for the Microsoft 365 Copilot artificial intelligence add-on for commercial ...

Silicon Valley has a job-security problem. The tech sector has ramped-up voluntary layoffs since Google's Platforms & Devices buyout in January 2025. For the first time, Microsoft appears poised to ...

Microsoft is planning to get rid of more US employees via its first voluntary buyout program, CNBC reports. The buyout program will reportedly be offered to US employees at "the senior director level ...

The tech giant is offering long-serving employees early retirements as it continues to invest aggressively in artificial intelligence. The tech giant is offering long-serving employees early ...

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement buyouts to U.S. employees for the first time in its 51-year history, making about 7% of its domestic workforce eligible for the one-time program. With ...

Microsoft has beefed up Copilot’s capabilities in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, claiming its Agent Mode will help speed up workers’ output. The new features, announced last year, mean that Copilot can ...

The program, covering roughly 8,750 employees, marks the first such buyout in Microsoft’s history as the company ramps up AI infrastructure spending. Microsoft will offer voluntary retirement buyouts ...