Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 55 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, August 11 at 8am PT! ☕

https://aka.ms/mondaysatmicrosoft for calendar hold and links to LinkedIn live on our Microsoft Community LinkedIn Page.

or live on the Microsoft Community Learning YouTube Channel: https://aka.ms/community/learning

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Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes

INTRO

Karuana Gatimu:
Welcome to Mondays at Microsoft, where we break down the next two weeks across the Microsoft world, focusing on Modern Work, AI, and Power Platform.

Heather Cook:
Principal Community Evangelist, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group.

COMING UP

GPT-5 Arrives: Smarter AI for Work and Life
How the Greater Austin YMCA filled a Child Care Gap with a tech overhaul
How Xbox is amplifying Indigenous Peoples creators of games

Thanks to Shure for ensuring our sound is top-notch in our podcast expansion.

BIG ROCKS SEGMENT

GPT-5 Arrives: Smarter AI for Work and Life

Microsoft is rolling out OpenAI’s GPT-5 across Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub, and Azure AI Foundry. GPT-5 features:

Smarter reasoning and context-aware assistance
Real-time model routing for optimal answers
Enterprise-grade security in Azure AI Foundry

Try GPT-5 today: Microsoft Copilot
More info: GPT-5 Feature News

How Tech Helped the YMCA Tackle a Child Care Crisis

The Greater Austin YMCA launched the Tomorrow Academy for children 6 weeks–5 years old, powered by Microsoft tools: Teams, OneNote, PowerApps. Two locations are already open with plans to expand to serve 1,000+ children by 2030.

More info: Greater Austin YMCA & Microsoft

ICYMI SEGMENT

No More Manual Refreshes: Excel Gets Smarter with PivotTable Auto Refresh

Auto-refreshes PivotTables automatically
Works within the same workbook; not for external data sources
Rolling out to Microsoft 365 Insiders (Beta Channel)

Learn more: PivotTable Auto Refresh

History Reclaimed, Futures Reimagined: Indigenous Voices in Gaming

Xbox highlights Indigenous creators:

Age of Empires III: Shadow campaign
Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Aztech: Forgotten Gods, Carto, Aritana and the Harpy’s Feather
Support via Microsoft Rewards to organizations like AISES.

More info: Xbox Indigenous Creators

PRODUCT SEGMENT

OneDrive Power Moves: Hidden Features That Save Time

Request Files
Open in App
Custom Folder Colors
Version History & File Restore

Explore: OneDrive Productivity Features

Cloud Update for Microsoft 365 Apps GA

Pause & Rollback
Exclusion Windows
Rollout Waves
Real-time insights & Purview integration

More info: Cloud Update for Microsoft 365 Apps

Power Apps Pulse – July 2025

Updates to Plan Designer and more: Power Platform Blog
LinkedIn version: Power Apps Pulse LinkedIn

Powerful Devs Hack Together – Case Studies

See how low-code tools and AI drove real-world impact: Case Studies

COMMUNITY & EVENTS

All Microsoft community events: Community Days

Past Events – Community Led (Free)

None this week

Past Event – Community Produced (Paid)

Baltic Summit 2025 | September 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland

Upcoming Community Led Events

DynamicsCon Regional – Rocky Mountain | Aug 21 | Denver, CO
DynamicsCon Regional – Ohio Valley | Aug 26-27 | Dublin, Ohio
CollabDays Finland 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
aMP Bordeaux 2025 | Sept 10-11 | Bruges, France
Baltic Summit 2025 | Sept 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland
Experts Live UK | Sept 16 | Sixes, London, England
DynamicsCon Regional – Texas | Sept 17 | Grapevine, Texas
M365 Twin Cities | Sept 19 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
aMP Hammamet 2025 | Sept 20-21 | Nabuel, Tunisia
Future Data Driven Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual
The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 | Sept 24 | Virtual
Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 | Oct 3 | Ottawa, Canada
CollabDays 2025 Zagreb | Oct 3-4 | Zagreb, Croatia
Experts Live US | Oct 10 | NYC
CollabDays New England 2025 | Oct 17
CollabDays Belgium 2025 | Oct 18 | Antwerp, Belgium
Identity Days Paris 2025 | Oct 20-21 | Paris, France
Experts Live Emirates 2025 | Nov 10-11 | Dubai, UAE
CollabDays Oslo 2025 | Dec 5-6 | Oslo, Norway

Upcoming Community Produced (Paid) Events

TechCon 365 Atlanta 2025 | Aug 11-15 | Atlanta, Georgia | Tickets
North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit | Sept 7-9 | Branson, Missouri
European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 | Sept 15-18 | Vienna, Austria
CloudBuilt | Sept 17-18 | Brussels, Belgium
Identity Days Paris 2025 | Oct 20-21 | Paris, France
DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 | Nov 25-26 | Oslo, Norway
ESPC25 | Dec 1-4 | Dublin, Ireland
Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | Mar 16-20 | Atlanta, Georgia