Microsoft Copilot
Coverage of Microsoft Copilot in the Nexus archive.
- Newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for mass copyright infringement
A coalition of nearly 400 newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft for allegedly scraping their content without permission to train AI models like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, claiming copyright infringement and harm to local journalism. The publishers allege the companies systematically copied and stripped copyright information from articles, including those behind paywalls, to develop their AI products.
- How Home Depot is rebuilding retailing with AI
Home Depot is integrating AI to enhance retail operations, led by new executives including CTO Franziska Bell and CIO Angie Brown. Key AI applications include Magic Apron and Google Cloud-powered customer service, while tools like Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic’s Claude improve internal efficiency. The company aims to align AI investments with merchandising, digital ecosystem integration, and professional customer growth despite economic challenges.
- Chevron’s CFO on why finance chiefs are defining AI’s business value
Chevron's CFO Eimear P. Bonner highlights the role of finance leaders in defining AI's business value, emphasizing strategic prioritization and performance improvement. Chevron uses AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and Anthropic’s Claude in finance functions such as investor relations and audit controls, and has developed an AI tool named ApEX for oil and gas exploration.
- Satya Nadella is trying to rein in the tokenmaxxers at Microsoft
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is addressing excessive tokenmaxxing within the company, urging employees to use appropriate AI models for tasks and developing tools to automate code updates based on workplace conversations. He emphasizes balancing AI use with economic efficiency and has restructured leadership to focus on AI strategies.
- A uni professor admitted using AI to write an opinion piece. Here’s what it revealed about trust in the technology
A university vice-chancellor admitted using AI to write an opinion piece without disclosing the technology, raising concerns about trust in AI. Roy Morgan data shows 58% of Australians over 14 use AI monthly, with ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot being the most popular tools.
- Watch out UK taxpayers: 28,000 HMRC staffers just got an AI copilot
HMRC is rolling out Microsoft Copilot to 28,000 staff after a trial saved users 26 minutes daily. The AI tool will now handle 'Official Sensitive' work following its initial success.
- Microsoft, Salesforce Patch AI Agent Data Leak Flaws
Microsoft and Salesforce addressed vulnerabilities in their AI agents, Salesforce Agentforce and Microsoft Copilot, which could have allowed attackers to leak sensitive data through prompt injections. The companies released patches to fix these security flaws.