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Tag: Microsoft Teams

Microsoft is bringing AI-powered 365 Copilot to Teams; Know what’s coming
19Jul By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft is bringing AI-powered 365 Copilot to Teams; Know what’s coming

[ad_1] Microsoft made several key announcements at Build 2023 with a primary focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and how it could help individuals and businesses. However, months before that, the tech giant had revealed the Microsoft 365 Copilot. Now, it is being expanded and rolled out to Microsoft Teams, with a focus on calls and chats to enhance the meeting experience. However, the 365 Copilot will not be free as Microsoft has revealed its pricing, and it is steep. Here's everything you need to know.What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant developed for Microsoft 365 applications and services. It uses Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 to assist in Microsoft 365 applications and services and connect your business data with Microsoft Graph. It i...
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Microsoft to charge more for AI in office, secure Bing from leaks
19Jul By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft to charge more for AI in office, secure Bing from leaks

[ad_1] Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53% more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology.The company also said it would make a more secure version of its Bing search engine available immediately to businesses, aiming to address their data-protection concerns, grow their interest in AI and compete more with Google. At its virtual Inspire conference, the company said customers would pay $30 per user, per month for its AI copilot in Microsoft 365, which promises to draft emails in Outlook, pen documents in Word and make virtually all an employee's data accessible via the prompt of a chatbot. The voluntary upgrade is on top of publicly listed, monthly plans ranging ...
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Microsoft Teams introduces new Intelligent Meeting Recaps, Will offer AI-generated notes from meetings
30Jun By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Teams introduces new Intelligent Meeting Recaps, Will offer AI-generated notes from meetings

[ad_1] Due to the rise of a global collaborative workspace, the need for more dynamic online meetings has become the need of the hour. The amount of time spent in meetings and calls is consistently increasing. Interestingly, the findings from the Microsoft Work Trend Index Report show a similar trend. According to it, 76% of Indian workers believe they don't have enough time and energy to get their work done after long hours of meetings. As such, getting actionable insight from the meetings can be automated. To solve this pain-point, Microsoft Teams has brought new AI-featuresIntelligent Meeting Recaps in Microsoft Teams Premium offer a powerful solution to address the challenges of meeting overload, fragmented conversations, and coordination burdens. By harnessing the capabilities of A...
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Microsoft unveils framework for AI app, expands AI plugin ecosystem, adopts ChatGPT-like standards
23May By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft unveils framework for AI app, expands AI plugin ecosystem, adopts ChatGPT-like standards

[ad_1] During the Microsoft Build 2023 developers conference, the company unveiled several initiatives aimed at simplifying the development of artificial intelligence (AI) apps and copilots. Microsoft has announced that it will adopt the same open plugin standard that OpenAI introduced for ChatGPT, enabling interoperability across ChatGPT and the breadth of Microsoft's copilot offerings and enhancing the capabilities of Microsoft's Bing Chat.This strategic move by Microsoft will streamline the process for developers to create plugins and leverage the advanced features of Bing Chat, which is built using OpenAI's GPT-4. These plugins will enable Bing to assist users with tasks such as ordering groceries, finding housing options, and making restaurant reservations directly within the Bing ...
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Writing on the go? Check out the top 3 speech to text apps you must try out
12May By adminNo Comments
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Writing on the go? Check out the top 3 speech to text apps you must try out

[ad_1] In this fast-paced world, the concept of taking notes with pen and paper is dead. RIP. However, what to replace it with? Well, we got a reality check recently that spurred us into action. We found ourselves in a predicament while driving to work when an important meeting was called without warning and ultimately, we could not remember half the points mentioned there that had to be acted upon. Needless to say, it was a fiasco.To ensure such a problem did not recur, we looked for answers and came up with the solution - speech-to-text apps. These transcript apps convert everything from speech to text perfectly with correct punctuation, paragraph breaks, and grammar. The next time this happened, we were well prepared. And at the end of it all, we had the recording itself and the writ...
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New Microsoft Teams to launch next month; Will get a BIG boost in performance
21Feb By adminNo Comments
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New Microsoft Teams to launch next month; Will get a BIG boost in performance

[ad_1] Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that the classic free version of the Microsoft Teams application will shut down on April 12, 2023, after which the legacy platform will not be available for use. Instead, users and small businesses using the app will have to shift to a different version of Microsoft Teams. Known as Microsoft Teams 2.0 or 2.1 internally, this new video conferencing app will have both a free version with limited features and a premium version with some extra features. It is expected to be launched next month. Now, reports are suggesting that the app will also see some major improvements in terms of performance. Take a look.According to a report by The Verge, Microsoft has recently begun testing the new version of Teams within the company on a broad scale. Th...
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Microsoft Teams Premium just got these ChatGPT powered features; it is FREE for now
2Feb By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Teams Premium just got these ChatGPT powered features; it is FREE for now

[ad_1] Your Teams meetings are set to be more intelligent, personalised, and protected, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. This is so because Microsoft has rolled out a new and premium Teams service which is powered by ChatGPT. Nadella took to Twitter to announce, “We're bringing the power of large language models, including OpenAI's GPT, to Teams Premium, as we make meetings more intelligent, personalized, and protected.”What will change with the arrival of the Premium Teams feature? It is said that OpenAI-owned ChatGPT will help to generate meeting notes, recommend tasks, and also offer live translations during the Teams meetings to make the work more productive and effortless. This will be possible due to the intelligent recap in Teams premium to help you get the information most imp...
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Microsoft Teams Rooms getting a new look on Windows!
2Feb By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Teams Rooms getting a new look on Windows!

[ad_1] Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows is getting an upgrade to make it more user friendly. Microsoft is aligning key elements of the user interface across the Windows and Android ecosystems. "A vibrant new look and feel is coming to Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows consoles and front-of-room displays. To make Teams Rooms even easier to use, we're aligning key elements of the user interface across the Windows and Android ecosystems," Mocrosoft said in a blog post.These updates will be generally available by the end of this quarter, in Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows application version 4.16. The update will present users with a new look for the platform like vivid new ambient screens and a refreshed calendar, and more. "Users will first notice the vivid new ambient screens and a refr...
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Microsoft Teams, Outlook outage makes employees celebrate! Check these hilarious memes
25Jan By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Teams, Outlook outage makes employees celebrate! Check these hilarious memes

[ad_1] Microsoft Teams, Outlook and several other online services were reportedly down a while ago in India. Microsoft's entire online service platform was unavailable for a while in the late hours of January 25, 2023. Several businesses and users complained of key Microsoft services such as MS Teams, Outlook, Azure, SharePoint, and more not available. Microsoft in an update confirmed that the outage affected all the Microsoft 365 services and was largely due to a potential networking issue. At the time, the company said it was “reviewing telemetry to determine the next troubleshooting steps.”“Any user serviced by the affected infrastructure may be unable to access multiple Microsoft 365 services,” said the page. However, based on the data from Downdetector and several people who rely...
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