Microsoft Copilot Fall Release Includes Collaboration and Personalization Features

Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot will no longer be available on WhatsApp starting January 15, following the platform's new policies that prohibit general-purpose AI chatbots from utilizing its services. This decision reflects WhatsApp's efforts to regulate the use of AI technologies on its platform.

President Donald Trump announced the Genesis Mission on November 24, 2025, likening it to the Manhattan Project, aiming to revolutionize scientific research in the U.S. The initiative directs the Department of Energy to create a closed-loop AI experimentation platform that integrates national laboratories and government data for enhanced research capabilities.

Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized automated software development, enabling the translation of natural language into functional code, with tools like Github Copilot and Claude Code leading the charge. This comprehensive guide details the lifecycle of code LLMs, from data curation to advanced coding agents, showcasing significant performance improvements in coding tasks.

A new family of cross-platform tokenizers for binary analysis, named Binary BPE, has been introduced to address the limitations of byte-level tokenization in sequence models. These tokenizers, trained on a diverse corpus of binaries from various platforms including Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android, offer vocabularies ranging from 4K to 64K tokens, enhancing the efficiency of binary analysis.

Pillar-0 has been introduced as a new radiology foundation model, pretrained on a substantial dataset of CT and MRI scans, aiming to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of radiological assessments. This model addresses the limitations of existing medical models, which often process imaging data in a way that discards critical information and lacks robust evaluation frameworks.

Microsoft is currently testing new features for Notepad in Windows 11, including support for Tables and enhanced AI functionalities. These updates aim to improve the user experience by integrating more advanced tools into the text editor, which has seen significant feature additions recently.

C3.ai has announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft, enhancing their collaboration through upgraded integrations across Copilot, Fabric, and Azure AI Foundry, aimed at achieving unified operations. This development signifies a deeper commitment between the two companies to leverage AI technologies effectively.

Microsoft has acknowledged significant performance issues with File Explorer in Windows 11, which has been criticized for its slow operation, frequent bugs, and inconsistent user interface changes. The company is currently testing a preload fix to address these concerns.