What if your apps and agents understood work like people do?
That’s the vision behind Work IQ.
The Work IQ API helps developers build agents that go beyond data—understanding context, intent, and organizational signals.
Preview now. GA starting June 16.
Read more: msft.it/6011vbAgJ
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ALT A bar graph comparing output per second of run time between Work IQ APIs and Traditional APIs, highlighting that Work IQ APIs achieve 2X output. Source noted: Internal Microsoft testing, May 2026.
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Major new Copilot Studio release! New UX, orchestrator, RAG, skills, workflows and more lets you build and govern better agents across models faster and cheaper.
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In case you missed it: Copilot Notebooks infographics let you turn your Notebooks content into highly shareable visual content.
Available now in OneNote for Frontier users.
More model choice. More ways to match the model to the work in Microsoft 365 Copilot—grounded in your work context with Work IQ.
Today, we’re introducing Anthropic's Claude Fable 5—designed to support longer, more complex work across knowledge tasks, coding, and visual reasoning. Available in Copilot Cowork (Frontier), with private preview available today in Excel and PowerPoint.
Learn more: msft.it/6014v9ZBa
NHS England is rolling Microsoft 365 Copilot to more than 500,000 clinicians and staff, helping reduce administrative work so teams can spend more time on patient care. This is one of the largest AI deployments in healthcare and a powerful example of how AI can fundamentally change how large organizations operate.
And we’re just getting started on what’s possible – read the full story below...
In case you missed it, Copilot made some big moves in May.
From a refreshed app experience to smarter workflows in tools like Word and Notebooks, and expanded model choice with the addition of OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Anthropic's Opus 4.8. It was a month worth catching up on.
Take a look: msft.it/6019ve89Z
The suite of MAI models will start rolling out to Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook soon alongside the other foundation models. Giving customers more choices between capabilities, performance and efficiency for the job that need to be done. (@mustafasuleyman - Great job MAI team)
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Great to be back at Microsoft Build today. For us, it is not about any one piece of technology or even the platform.
It is about how we can build a frontier intelligence ecosystem together.
Sharing some of our big announcements today ...
We’re making it easier to bring collaborative agents to Microsoft Teams.
Developers can now build agents that participate directly in conversations, understand context across chats and meetings, and help teams move work forward.
The new Teams SDK and CLI simplify the path from idea to working prototype. Agents can use targeted messages, reactions, and threaded sessions to support real workflows.
More details here: devblogs.microsoft.com/micro…
Introducing Frontier Tuning—a new way to continuously improve agents using your organization’s data, processes, and real-world workflows.
Engage with Microsoft FDEs to get started.
Learn more: msft.it/6018vj6LM
Meet Microsoft Scout.
An always-on agent that keeps work moving, taking action without needing to be prompted each time.
As Microsoft’s first Autopilot agent, Microsoft Scout works across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and more—taking action within the controls your organization sets.
Learn more: msft.it/6011vbhaN
Because “Does this sound okay?” isn’t the goal. Sending with confidence is. Edit and refine emails with Copilot in Outlook. Learn more: msft.it/6010vkqsg
Can't keep up with all the innovation coming to Copilot Notebooks in the OneNote app? View this May 2026 Update infographic we created in Notebooks.
Read more here: msft.it/6019vZIGf
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ALT Illustration showcasing the May 2026 update for Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks, highlighting features like unified workspace, multimodal capture, and artifact creation.
Today, we're delivering a consistent, fast, and beautiful Copilot experience to better serve consumers and businesses.
Try out faster responses, Opus 4.8, and a new look!