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Microsoft is changing how search works in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for the web, so you can search with normal sentences.
SharePoint and OneDrive get a new search page with Copilot Search
Microsoft is updating search in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for the web. Both will use the same search experience. It looks like Copilot Search in Microsoft 365.
Soon you will be able to search with normal sentences. You will get search results, filters and summaries made by AI. Do you often look for documents in the browser? Then you will see a different search page in the coming months.
Not everyone gets the same AI features. Which ones you see depends on your license.
Testers are already working with the new page. The rest of the users will follow in 2027. Is an important search function missing during the test period? Then users can turn off the new search themselves.
Background for subscribersYou type a question instead of separate keywords. You get results, filters and a summary that shows where the information comes from. Which AI features you see depends on your license, and the new page will roll out to everyone between mid-January and mid-April 2027, unless your organization delays the change.
More time for high-risk AI: map now where AI helps decide things about people
The strictest AI rules only start on 2 December 2027. This gives organizations time to prepare. A practical first step is an overview of all the places where AI helps decide things about people. Think of HR, education and credit. For each use, write down which tool it is, who uses it and which decision depends on it. This way you can quickly see later where extra rules apply. Smaller organizations are not on their own. The European Commission and the member states must give practical support to small and medium-sized businesses.
Background for subscribersFraud with AI fake CEOs: how the money disappeared, and what the charges are
In the same case, the charges also cover what happened after the transfer. The money went to bank accounts in many countries: the US, Spain, Portugal, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Austria, Slovakia and China. Then it was turned into cryptocurrency. The men shared it among themselves and their accomplices. The charges are conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft. These are charges. A judge has not yet proven anything.
Background for subscribersOneNote recordings: what an admin needs to know
Admins do not have to do anything for the new recording feature in OneNote. If the organization does not want it, an admin can turn it off with a policy setting. This applies to OneNote on Windows and to employees with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Microsoft recommends informing users about the rules for transcription and consent. Discuss with the IT department whether you need that setting. Also decide what your employees are told about transcription and consent in advance, before the feature appears for them.
Background for subscribersAdmins choose what users see when Cowork, Code or Autopilot is closed to them
For Cowork, Code and Autopilot in the Copilot app, your organization pays per use, on top of the Microsoft 365 Copilot license. An admin must set up a spending policy for this. In the admin center, you choose which message users without that policy see: request access or read more. You can also block requests. Cowork and Code will come first to Frontier. Admin settings for Autopilot will follow later.
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Images 2.6: what developers get in the API
Besides the GIFs, Images 2.6 mainly brings new choices for developers. In the API they can choose between two models: Flare and Sunburst. They also get image marking, a complexity parameter and SVG export. With SVG export, designs can be used right away on websites, in apps and in print. Is your organization having its own image tool built? Then these are the options your team can choose from.
Background for subscribersGemini Omni 1.2 Flash: 30% cheaper and already widely available
Google's AI video model Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is generally available through the Gemini API and Gemini for business. It costs 30% less than the previous version. One second of 720p video costs $0.07. You can find the model in Flow, Google Vids, Google Ads and the Gemini app. In the Gemini app, it comes first for Google AI Ultra subscribers. In Google Vids, 15-second clips come at no extra cost, with a Google account or a Workspace subscription. So if you already work in Google Ads or Vids, it is mostly a matter of trying it out. If you pay through the API, you pay per second of video.
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Who is buying work data, and who says they are not?
The buyers of work data are new companies like Handshake, Micro1 and Mercor. By their own account, they work with almost all the big AI labs. The labs themselves are less open. Anthropic says it does not buy work data from companies that still exist, as Wired reports. OpenAI did not respond before publication. Micro1 chief Ali Ansari expects that companies will soon often sell their work data, more often than they sell advertising. So if you run a company or a department, you may get this kind of offer for emails and documents more often.
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