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Microsoft adds Copilot to Excel.
Copilot infamously can't do math (aka correct calculations).
Microsoft even explicitly warns against using their Copilot WITHIN EXCEL for calculations.
Copilot cannot access any information outside of the spreadsheet.
Then why the fuck is Copilot in Excel???
#genai #llm #copilot
https://tenforward.social/@djwudi/115062376498542755
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Image from @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net. Best response comment I've seen: "Incredible. After a century of investment and iteration and development, we’ve finally managed to make a computer that can’t do math."
#microsoft #excel #ai #copilot
Agents panel: Launch Copilot coding agent tasks anywhere on GitHub.
The GitHub Blog · Agents panel: Launch Copilot coding agent tasks anywhere on GitHubDelegate coding tasks to Copilot and track progress wherever you are on GitHub. Copilot works in the background and tags you for review when finished.
The smart folks at #Microsoft (ok, it was probably actually #Copilot) have broken #ICS calendar sharing links in #Microsoft365.
Some time since yesterday they started rejecting requests for ICS links from non-browsers, which breaks requests coming from HTTP request libraries or command-line tools, i.e., most calendar integrations.
Below is the error page #M365 returns when you try to fetch an ICS link with curl, unless you change your user-agent to impersonate a browser.
Brilliant, huh?
Copilot. Bah.
Microsoft releases a preview of Semantic file search to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs. It will let you describe the thing you're looking for and attempt to surface matching files including docs and images. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/08/20/copilot-on-windows-semantic-search-and-new-homepage-begin-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/ #Copilot #CopilotPlusPC #Windows11 #SemanticFileSearch #AI #Microsoft
Windows Insider Blog · Copilot on Windows: Semantic Search and new home begin rolling out to Windows InsidersHello Windows Insiders, we are excited to begin rolling out a new update for the Microsoft Copilot app on Windows that introduces the following changes and improvements:
Semantic file search, available on Copilot+ PCs, is a smarter
Microsoft Excel launches COPILOT, an AI function to fill and classify cells using natural language prompts 
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Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4.1-mini, it summarizes, generates text, and more 
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Now in Beta for Windows & Mac with Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
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https://www.theverge.com/news/761338/microsoft-excel-ai-copilot-spreadsheet-cell-filling
The Verge · Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells
Image from @moira. Best response comment I've seen: "Incredible. After a century of investment and iteration and development, we’ve finally managed to make a computer that can’t do math."
Microsoft and NFL extend partnership, bringing AI and cloud tools to football sidelines and beyond - Microsoft Surface tablets have been a regular feature on NFL sidelines for more t... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/microsoft-and-nfl-extend-partnership-bringing-ai-and-cloud-tools-to-football-sidelines-and-beyond/ #sportstech #microsoft #football #copilot #azure #cloud #nfl #ai
Bing updated the Copilot AI answer interface, maybe to drive more clicks to publishers? https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-copilot-ai-answer-updated-39963.html via @frank
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@t3n Wie sieht es aus, wenn man so eine #Excel Tabelle dann in #LibreOffice öffnen möchte, wegen dem #Copilot?
Radikaler Rückbau der Microsoft-Apps: Was sich wieder ändert
Microsoft krempelt seine iOS App Landschaft mal wieder um und sorgt damit für Unmut bei Nutzer:innen. Ab dem 15. September 2025 wird die Copilot App keine Möglichkeit mehr bieten, Word-, Excel- oder PowerPoint Dateien direkt zu bearbeiten oder neu zu
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/feature/radikaler-rueckbau-der-microsoft-apps-was-sich-wieder-aendert/
#Feature #Mac #Copilot #Excel #iOS #M365 #Microsoft #PowerPoint #SSO #Word
Apfeltalk Magazin · Radikaler Rückbau der Microsoft-Apps: Was sich wieder ändertErfahren Sie, was die Änderungen von Microsoft für die iOS App Nutzung bedeuten: Einschränkungen ab September 2025.
Hacker News Copilot broke audit logs, but Microsoft won't tell customers
https://pistachioapp.com/blog/copilot-broke-your-audit-log
#ycombinator #security #copilot #microsoft #vulnerabilities #disclosure
PistachioCopilot Broke Your Audit Log, but Microsoft Won’t Tell YouCopilot Broke Your Audit Log, but Microsoft Won’t Tell You
example of how the #1 priority of fascists is to destroy all social contracts.
https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/115057935147177115
Microsoft #techbros choosing to not issue a #CVE on a backdoor vulnerability is a way to tell on themselves on how they really intend to use #Copilot
CyberplaceKevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social)Microsoft have hidden a vulnerability in M365 Copilot from customers.
Copilot allowed access to enterprise files without generating access logs, MS patched it but didn’t issue a CVE or tell anyone about it.
https://pistachioapp.com/blog/copilot-broke-your-audit-log
If you find #GitHub #Copilot interrupts your flow while writing code in #VisualStudio, you can now disable it. Go to Tools → Options → IntelliCode → General → Automatically generate code completions in the Editor and uncheck it. Instead, use Alt+, or Alt+. to generate code completions on demand.
Forget complex formulas. Excel’s new Copilot function lets you command your spreadsheets with plain English. From sorting feedback to creating reports, see how AI is transforming your workflow . #Excel #AI #Copilot #Productivity
https://pupuweb.com/how-microsoft-excel-new-ai-copilot-function-transform-spreadsheet-experience/
Microsoft has added COPILOT AI to Excel — but give it a miss if you use the spreadsheet software for numerical calculations or in scenarios with legal regulatory and compliance implications because COPILOT "can give incorrect responses," the company warns. Here's more from @theverge.
The Verge · Microsoft Excel adds Copilot AI to help fill in spreadsheet cells
I tried a GitHub Copilot PR review as it's been ages since I last did.
It was wrong on 3 out of 3 suggestions it made:
1. It suggested inverting the IP ACL and API key check such that it'd have allowed anyone to purge anything from our CDN cache
2. It said I'd got some basic logic wrong (I hadn't) on 1 of ~20 changes of the same type (var not set or var == "" -> strlen(var) == 0)
3. It made up a service name and wanted me to use that
What a pile of shit.
#Microsoft testet die Integration des #KI-Assistenten #Copilot im #Windows11 #Startmenü. Dort werden künftig Vorschläge für mögliche Anfragen an den KI-Helfer angezeigt. https://winfuture.de/news,153046.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
WinFuture.de · Windows 11: Microsofts KI-Assistent Copilot bald auch im Startmenü