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Tom Arbuthnot’s twice-monthly newsletter: insights and perspective on Microsoft 365, Teams, Copilot and the AI Workplace. Join 10,000+ subscribers.

The Copilot super app starts landing and two device deadlines

In the last newsletter, Microsoft confirmed a Copilot "super app" was coming this quarter. Two weeks later, it has started landing: the consumer Copilot app and the Microsoft 365 Copilot app are merging into one. Alongside that, Microsoft published containment guidance for autonomous agents (it seems OpenAI, Anthropic,

Tom Arbuthnot 14 Aug 2026

Microsoft's FY26 numbers, Nadella's MAI strategy and OpenAI as subprocessor

Many thanks to Neat, this month's community Benefactor. I really appreciate all their support of the community. Do watch Graham's walkthrough of the new Neat Pulse MCP Server — managing your Neat devices, rooms and sensor data in plain language. Microsoft's FY26 year-end results

Tom Arbuthnot 30 Jul 2026

Cowork's real cost, GPT-5.6 in Copilot, Voice in Facilitator and AI in the Room

Tom’s M365 Perspective Newsletter Many thanks to Neat, this month's community Benefactor. I really appreciate all their support of the community. Graham and I recently took a look at their new Neat Board 32. It's been a busy start to Microsoft's new financial

Tom Arbuthnot 17 Jul 2026

Copilot Cowork GA (consumption-only), Teams Phone Agent AI mainline — Full InfoComm Keynote

Tom Arbuthnot's Microsoft 365 Perspective Many thanks to Pure-IP, this month's community Benefactor, for all their support of the community. Microsoft 365 AI Workplace 15 Minute Update - June Build M365 News Special 2026 You can check out my June update video briefing to get all

Tom Arbuthnot 21 Jun 2026

Microsoft Scout, Work IQ APIs (consumption) and a Copilot Super App

Tom Arbuthnot's Microsoft 365 Perspective Last issue I said I’d be watching for “ClawPilot” — it’s now official as Microsoft Scout, the first of a new “Autopilot” category of always-on agents. Also, Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 arrived in Copilot with a data retention catch, along

Tom Arbuthnot 12 Jun 2026

ClawPilot at Build and Copilot voice screen and camera sharing

Tom Arbuthnot's Microsoft 365 Perspective Many thanks to Logitech, this month's community Benefactor, for all their support of the community. I'm looking forward to news from Microsoft Build next week. While I mostly focus on Microsoft 365, this developer-focused show often gives us

Tom Arbuthnot 31 May 2026

E7 and Agent 365 GA, Teams Gets a New Lead, Cowork Skills, Plugins and Mobile

Tom Arbuthnot's Microsoft 365 Perspective Many thanks to Logitech, this month's community Benefactor, for all their support of the community. A busy fortnight. Microsoft 365 E7 is now generally available and brings Agent 365 GA with it. Copilot Cowork has gone mobile and picked up skills,

Tom Arbuthnot 14 May 2026

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