Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 50 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, June 2nd at 8am PT! ☕

Here are the polished and engaging show notes for the May 19, 2025 episode of Mondays at Microsoft:

Show Notes - Mondays at Microsoft – June 2, 2025

🎙️ Hosts

Karuana Gatimu – Director of Customer Advocacy for AI & Collaboration
Heather Cook – Principal Community Evangelist, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group

📌 Episode Overview

This week’s episode dives into:

Supporting animal welfare organizations with an Xbox game
A powerful AI model redefining environmental forecasting
How Special Olympics is using Copilot to empower athletes and operations

📅 https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft
📝 https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk
🔔 https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB

🧱 Big Rocks

Microsoft Build 2025 Highlights

Copilot has evolved into a full agentic platform, enabling bug fixes, feature additions, and code maintenance.
Introduction of two foundational protocols: Model Context Protocol and NLWeb (Natural Language Web Protocol).
Azure AI Foundry now supports over 10,000 models; Windows AI Foundry enables local AI deployment.
📘 https://news.microsoft.com/build-2025

Microsoft 365 Announcements

Copilot Tuning and Multi-Agent Orchestration
Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot: new app, Copilot Notebooks, and built-in agents
Microsoft 365 Agents SDK for custom agent development
🤖 https://aka.ms/Copilot/Tuning

🔁 ICYMI

Microsoft 365 Community Conference

Interviews with Microsoft leaders and community legends
Live podcasts, community calls, and featured sessions
🎥 https://aka.ms/M365Conf/2025/playlist

Upcoming MTC Events

Microsoft Purview DLP AMA – June 10
Copilot Control System Digital Deep Dive – June 17–18
📅 https://aka.ms/MTC/events

Xbox Supports Animal Welfare

“DOOM: The Bark Ages” campaign benefits shelters across the U.S.
🐶 https://aka.ms/TheBarkAges

Microsoft Discovery

New R&D platform using agentic AI and graph-based knowledge engines
💡 https://aka.ms/MicrosoftDiscovery

Aurora AI

Open-source AI model for environmental prediction
☁️ https://aka.ms/AuroraAI

Special Olympics + Copilot

AI streamlines operations and enhances accessibility for athletes
⛸️ https://aka.ms/SpecialOlympicsInclusion

🛠️ Product News

Copilot Control System Deep Dive

Two-day event on security, governance, and agent lifecycle
💬 https://aka.ms/CopilotControlSystemDDD

AI Agents Hub

⭐ https://adoption.microsoft.com/agents

European Power Platform Conference

June 16–19 in Brussels
📅 https://aka.ms/EPPC25

Chat with Your Data in Fabric

Natural language insights and Cosmos DB support
💬 https://aka.ms/Fabric/ChatWithYourData

🌍 Community & Events

Stay Connected

🔔 https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM
🌍 https://aka.ms/MGCI
📞 https://communitydays.org/calls

Featured Events

Women in M365 – June 4: https://www.linkedin.com/events/womeninm365-june2025meeting7333678837878177793/about/
MGCI General Session – June 17
Community Days events across the globe: Madrid, Hamburg, Toronto, NYC, and more!