Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft's AI assistant and agent platform for Microsoft 365 and Copilot Studio, with Cowork, prebuilt and custom agents, CRM skills, connectors and MCP, and tenant governance.

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Category: AI Models
Headquarters: Redmond, United States
Founded: 1975
Ownership: Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)

November 2026

Microsoft moves Claude models in Copilot into the EU Data Boundary

Microsoft said Anthropic's Claude models in Copilot will be processed inside the EU Data Boundary by the end of 2026. Existing users need no action, and the setting stays off by default for new EU and EFTA customers.

3 days ago

Microsoft adds HubSpot connector to Copilot Researcher and an agents usage report

Microsoft's November 4 Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes add a HubSpot connector for the Researcher agent and an admin report on agent usage. Admins can also mark up to 100 SharePoint sites as authoritative for Copilot Search.

4 days ago

October 2026

Microsoft adds more than 25 finance skills and plugins to Copilot

Microsoft released finance skills and partner plugins across Copilot for accounting, capital markets and finance work. Integrations include a Dynamics 365 ERP plugin and partner plugins from QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books and Mercury.

Oct 29

Microsoft lets admins deploy custom MCP connectors across Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft's October 27 release notes let admins build and deploy custom MCP-based connectors that surface company data in Copilot. Work IQ APIs gained usage-based billing per request.

Oct 27

Microsoft previews Sales Development Agent and adds CRM skills to Copilot

Microsoft released 30 prebuilt CRM skills for Dynamics 365 in Copilot and put a Sales Development Agent into public preview. It also previewed Dynamics 365 CRM inside Teams channels.

Oct 8

September 2026

Microsoft introduces new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot agent

Microsoft introduced a redesigned Copilot with Home, which joins Chat and Cowork, Code for building small apps, and Autopilot, a proactive cloud agent formerly called Scout. It also split pricing into a seat license and usage-based billing.

Sep 25

Microsoft adds natural-language app building to Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio

Microsoft added app building from plain-language descriptions to Copilot Cowork through an /app skill and to Copilot Studio in public preview. Apps connect to business data through connectors and Work IQ.

Sep 10

About Microsoft 365 Copilot

What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Microsoft 365 Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant and agent platform for Microsoft 365 and Copilot Studio, with Cowork, prebuilt and custom agents, CRM skills, connectors and MCP, and tenant governance. The company is headquartered in Redmond, United States and was founded in 1975. GTM Tech News covers it under AI Models.

What has Microsoft 365 Copilot released recently?

The most recent Microsoft 365 Copilot update in GTM Tech News is “Microsoft moves Claude models in Copilot into the EU Data Boundary” (November 5, 2026). Before that: “Microsoft adds HubSpot connector to Copilot Researcher and an agents usage report” (November 4, 2026); “Microsoft adds more than 25 finance skills and plugins to Copilot” (October 29, 2026).

Where does Microsoft 365 Copilot publish product updates and release notes?

Microsoft 365 Copilot announces updates on its own blog, blog and release notes. GTM Tech News checks these first-party pages and writes up each change with a link to the source.

Does Microsoft 365 Copilot host an annual event?

Yes. Microsoft 365 Copilot hosts Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Frontier Tour Seattle, Microsoft Frontier Tour Utrecht, Microsoft Frontier Tour Toronto and Microsoft Frontier Tour Madrid. Dates in GTM Tech News: November 17 to 20, 2026 in San Francisco; December 9, 2026 in Seattle; December 10, 2026 in Utrecht; January 13, 2027 in Toronto; January 14, 2027 in Madrid.

Which other AI Models vendors does GTM Tech News track?

Alongside Microsoft 365 Copilot, GTM Tech News tracks Anthropic, Cohere, DeepSeek, Glean, Google Gemini, Meta AI, Mistral AI and OpenAI in AI Models.

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