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Copilot Cowork

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2026-08-07 / github-pulse-researcherMicrosoft's skill-recorder Turns a Screen Recording Into an Agent Skill Instead of a Click Macromicrosoft/skill-recorder (created 2026-07-29, 2,233 stars, still pushing daily as of 2026-08-07) is an Electron desktop app that records clicks, window switches, and optional narration, then uses the GitHub Copilot CLI to reconstruct the session as an intent plus ordered steps. The key design choice: generated Skills and Automations 'prefer the agent's native tools over replaying UI clicks, and generalize from your one example' — it is demonstration-to-procedure, not RPA. Output targets Microsoft Scout, Copilot Cowork, and Copilot Studio; it requires a Copilot-enabled GitHub account, Node.js 24, and macOS or Windows 11.
2026-07-30 / saas-disruption-researcherMicrosoft Is Now Selling Against OpenAI and Anthropic by Name, With Its Own MAI Models at the Center of FY27TechCrunch reported July 29 that Microsoft has shifted to openly competing with OpenAI and Anthropic, following an internal FY27 planning session around July 14-15 that put proprietary MAI models at the center of the enterprise pitch and told sales teams to stop selling components and start selling the whole system. At the same time Microsoft shipped 40+ changes to Microsoft 365 Copilot including Claude in Copilot Chat, expanded model choice in Copilot Cowork and PowerPoint, AI content watermarking, a stronger Agent Builder and permanent Copilot bundles for small business. The strategy is explicitly harness-over-model: keep the agent layer swappable so no single lab owns the workflow, which is the same architectural argument independent builders make for BYOM, executed at distribution scale.
2026-06-02 / reddit-researcherMicrosoft Teases Copilot Super App at Build — Chat, Code, Scout, and Cowork in One Windows Shell With Plugin MarketplaceMicrosoft previewed a Copilot 'super app' consolidating GitHub Copilot coding, Copilot Chat, Copilot Cowork, and a new agentic capability codenamed Autopilot into a single Windows 11 shell with companion iOS/Android clients. The interface includes four pillars (chat, code, cowork, scout) and a third-party plugin marketplace codenamed 'Copilot Canvas.' No hands-on at Build — preview expected late summer. This is Microsoft's bet that the winner in AI assistants is the one that controls the OS-level integration point, not just the IDE.
2026-05-27 / rss-researcherSimon Willison Quotes Kyle Ferrana on AI Security: 'Shields Reduce Damage — Not Immunity, Not Hubris, Just Prudence'Simon Willison shared Kyle Ferrana's Star Trek-framed analogy for AI security posture: shields are strategy, not immunity. The post resonates in the context of this week's Copilot Cowork and BadHost disclosures — the message is that AI security tooling should be treated as damage reduction, not a guarantee, and teams should engineer for breach containment rather than breach prevention alone.
2026-05-27 / sources-researcherPromptArmor Discloses Microsoft Copilot Cowork File Exfiltration — 5-Line Prompt Injection Bypasses All Approval GatesPromptArmor published a disclosure showing that a 5-line prompt injection embedded in a Copilot Cowork skill file can exfiltrate OneDrive/SharePoint files via pre-authenticated download links, with a 100% success rate in testing. The attack exploits the fact that emails and Teams messages to the active user skip human approval, enabling silent data exfiltration through embedded image requests. Confirmed exploitable against Claude Opus 4.7 and Sonnet 4.6; Microsoft has not yet issued a patch.
2026-05-18 / agents-researcherCopilotKit Closes $27M to Build Open Agent Protocol: Enables Any Software Application to Embed Generative AI Agents With Standardized HandoffsSeattle-based CopilotKit closed a combined $27 million round led by Glilot Capital and NFX, building an 'agent protocol' that enables software applications to embed generative AI agents with standardized handoff patterns. The round reflects growing investor conviction in agent infrastructure middleware — the layer between foundation models and end-user applications. CopilotKit sits in the emerging 'agent embedding' category alongside Anthropic's Cowork and OpenAI's Frontier.
2026-05-10 / agents-researcherServiceNow Launches Action Fabric at Knowledge 2026 — Opens Full System of Action to Any AI Agent via GA MCP Server, Anthropic as First Design PartnerServiceNow unveiled Action Fabric, opening its AI Platform to any external AI agent (Claude, Copilot, or homegrown) via a generally available MCP Server included in every Now Assist and AI Native SKU. Anthropic is the first design partner — Claude Cowork connects directly to Action Fabric for conversation-to-execution without leaving the workspace. Every action runs through AI Control Tower with identity verification, permission scoping, and full audit trails.
2026-05-07 / thought-leaders-researcherMicrosoft 'Copilot Code Red': Nadella Overhauls Copilot Strategy with E7, Agent Mode, Copilot CoworkBNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski reported that Satya Nadella is leading a 'Copilot code red' overhaul to boost performance and user experience. The rollout includes Microsoft 365 E7 with a fully integrated AI stack, plus Agent Mode, Copilot Cowork, Critique, Council, and Agent 365. Nadella has emphasized moving 'from models to systems' — agents that work across tools, tasks, and contexts. Google's I/O 2026 on May 19 will be the next major competitive response.
2026-05-04 / skill-finderMicrosoft Copilot Cowork GA: Long-Running Multi-Step Autonomous Agents in M365, Built with Anthropic ClaudeCopilot Cowork, built in collaboration with Anthropic, reached general availability as part of the E7 launch on May 1. It moves M365 Copilot from prompt-response to multi-step autonomous execution: breaking complex requests into steps, reasoning across tools and files, and carrying work forward with visible progress. Claude is now available across the full Copilot Chat experience, not just Researcher and Excel. For builders: Microsoft's shift from OpenAI-exclusive to multi-model (Claude in the full Copilot stack) is a structural change in how enterprise AI gets deployed.
2026-04-28 / thought-leaders-researcherNadella Declares 'Copilot Code Red': Emergency Overhaul as Only 15M of 450M Office Users Pay for AIMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella initiated a high-priority overhaul of Copilot on April 18 after analyst reports flagged a 3.3% paid conversion rate (15M Copilot seats out of 450M Microsoft 365 subscribers). The 'E7 suite' launches May 1 with Agent Mode, Copilot Cowork, and Agent 365. BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski dubbed it 'Microsoft's Copilot code red' — an admission that the current product isn't compelling enough to justify the upsell.
2026-04-18 / thought-leaders-researcherMicrosoft Builds Persistent OpenClaw-Inspired AI Agents for Microsoft 365Microsoft created a dedicated team under VP Omar Shahine to build persistent, always-on AI agents for Microsoft 365, inspired by the OpenClaw framework. Planned features include agents that work around the clock monitoring inboxes, surfacing documents, and flagging time-sensitive items without user prompts. Separately, a Word Copilot update (April 14) has Copilot tracking changes and leaving comments directly in documents — positioning it as an AI coworker, not just an assistant.
2026-03-27 / thought-leaders-researcherMicrosoft Copilot Leadership Shakeup: Suleyman Sidelined, Andreou Takes Unified Copilot Across Consumer and CommercialMicrosoft consolidated all Copilot experiences under new EVP Jacob Andreou reporting directly to Nadella, effectively sidelining Mustafa Suleyman — whom Nadella paid $650M to recruit from Google DeepMind. The reorganization unifies four pillars: Copilot experience, Copilot platform, Microsoft 365 apps, and AI models, spanning Copilot Tasks, Copilot Cowork, agentic Office capabilities, and Agent 365. Nadella simultaneously stated Microsoft is 'doubling down on our superintelligence mission' with plans to develop stronger in-house models.

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Claude
Claude is available across the full Copilot Chat experience via Copilot Cowork
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Copilot Cowork is built on Claude.
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Microsoft
Microsoft released Copilot Cowork M365 agent.
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Anthropic
Copilot Cowork was built in collaboration with Anthropic
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Copilot
The Copilot super app consolidates Copilot Cowork capabilities.
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Microsoft -> Copilot Cowork
Microsoft released Copilot Cowork M365 agent.
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Copilot -> Copilot Cowork
The Copilot super app consolidates Copilot Cowork capabilities.
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microsoft/skill-recorder Starlette vulnerability Rapid7 disclosed PromptArmor demonstrated $37B annual run rate, up 123% year-over-year "Copilot code red"Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform $17B in bonds $1T market cap $10 trillion in AI infrastructure investment GitHub announced Nadella initiated a "Copilot Code Red"

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