Microsoft Office 2021 is 82 percent off—no subscription strings attached

Whether working on pivot tables in Excel, designing a presentation in PowerPoint, or putting writing a report in Word, this ...

Microsoft’s new Word tests are a direct threat to Google Docs

Word’s testing a new default that saves fresh documents to OneDrive with autosave active. It’s convenient and good for recovery, but it also nudges more files into the cloud unless you opt out.
PCMag

Microsoft Copilot Will Soon Search Your Gmail, Make Office Files

Two upcoming changes for Microsoft’s Copilot have been revealed both letting you better interact with other tools. It also ...

Microsoft Copilot AI makes it a cakewalk to create documents in Office

Microsoft's Copilot AI can now create Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, or PowerPoint presentations with just a ...
Windows Report

Microsoft brings 'vibe working' in Word & Excel with the launch of Agent Mode

Microsoft launches Agent Mode in Excel and Word plus Office Agent, letting users automate tasks across Microsoft 365.
ZDNet

Windows 11 lets you run a network speed test right from the taskbar now - how to try it

Windows 11 is testing a network speed test that you run from the taskbar. The speed test icon takes you to the Bing website. For now, you need a Windows 11 Insider build to use the feature. Now ...
InvestmentNews

Get out of the office to grow your practice

As we enter the busiest months for financial professionals, it’s important to not lose sight of socializing with clients to help grow your practice. As you’re planning meetings and adding items to ...
Entrepreneur

Microsoft’s Return-to-Office Mandate Is ‘Necessary for Innovation,’ CEO Says at All-Employee Town Hall

The return-to-office policy is expected to affect all Microsoft corporate employees in the U.S. and abroad and begins in February. Microsoft employees near headquarters in Redmond, Washington, are ...
Law

On The Move: DOJ Fraud Expert Joins Bradley, IP Practice Leader Heading Buchalter Atlanta Office

Bradley added a former federal prosecutor to help it meet increased demand for assistance with health care enforcement actions and investigations. Buchalter has named intellectual property lawyer ...
The Washington Post

Another wave of return-to-office crackdowns is coming

More companies are cracking down on flexibility and requiring more in-office work, with some threatening consequences for noncompliance. Another wave of return-to-office crackdowns by some of the ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic

Microsoft's Office 365 suite will soon incorporate AI models from Anthropic alongside existing OpenAI technology, The Information reported, ending years of exclusive reliance on OpenAI for generative ...
Engadget

Microsoft reportedly plans to start using Anthropic models to power some of Office 365's Copilot features

Microsoft reportedly plans to begin using Anthropic's latest Claude models to power some of the Copilot features in its Office 365 apps. In a report published Tuesday, The Information said the tech ...