Lock in lower AI costs across your organization for three years. Effective June 1, 2026, Microsoft offers 15 percent off three-year Microsoft 365 Copilot subscriptions. The offer ends September 30, 2026, and supports customers planning long-term artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. Summary Microsoft launches
Get work done faster while keeping sensitive data protected. Effective July 1, 2026, Microsoft introduces two Microsoft 365 Business plans with Copilot built in. Summary Microsoft adds Copilot directly into two Microsoft 365 Business plans The new plans are Microsoft 365 Business Standard
On May 5, 2026, Microsoft announced a new wave of capabilities for Copilot Cowork, the Anthropic-based agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot that can complete work on your behalf. Copilot Cowork is now reaching iOS and Android, gaining reusable Skills for repeatable workflows, and integrating natively with Dynamics 365, Fabric IQ with Power BI,
Microsoft is extending Microsoft 365 Copilot with Anthropic AI models as an alternative to OpenAI models. This introduces more model choice, but also new administrative and compliance decisions for European organizations. Anthropic is disabled by default in the EU/EFTA/UK and must be explicitly enabled
Act now to keep your Copilot workloads inside the EU: effective April 17, 2026, Microsoft enables Copilot Flex Routing by default for EU and EFTA tenants. This allows AI inferencing to occur outside the EU during peak demand periods, which might have compliance implications.
Build and scale autonomous AI agents with clear governance and cost control: effective April 2026, Microsoft introduces Power Platform and Copilot Studio 2026 Release Wave 1. In it, important feature and licensing changes build a foundation for agent-driven automation, intelligent decision-making, and compliant AI
Bring more context and control into everyday work with Copilot: effective March 9, 2026, Microsoft introduced Wave 3 of Microsoft 365 Copilot, which brings a whole new way of using AI into your workflows. Summary Microsoft announced Wave 3 of Microsoft 365 Copilot,
Bring AI agents under control with one governance layer: Effective May 1, 2026, Microsoft Agent 365 becomes generally available as a control plane for AI agents. Summary Microsoft Agent 365 becomes available on May 1, 2026. The price is $15 per user per
Gain a single, actionable view of enterprise AI risks: Since February 13, 2026, the Security Dashboard for AI is in public preview and requires no additional licensing. What is Security Dashboard for AI? Microsoft’s Security Dashboard for AI is a unified governance and