Microsoft has launched Microsoft 365 Premium at $19.99/month with Copilot Pro integration, AI-powered tools, refreshed Office icons, and support for up to six users with 1 TB OneDrive storage.

Microsoft is integrating Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 into Microsoft 365 Copilot, expanding beyond OpenAI models. The update enhances Researcher, Copilot Studio, and may soon boost Excel and PowerPoint performance.

Microsoft is rolling out lightweight Microsoft 365 taskbar companion apps for Windows 11. These new apps provide quick access to contacts, file searches, and calendars directly from the taskbar.