Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 51
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in hashtag#AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. Episode 51 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on LinkedIn on Monday, June 16th at 8am PT! ☕ Show Notes from this episode: Mondays at Microsoft – Show Notes Here are the links mentioned in the episode: Download the show reminder on your calendar — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Community News Desk recap blogs on the Microsoft Tech Community — https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Follow the Microsoft Community page on Facebook — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB DeepSeek model release — https://aka.ms/DeepSeek-R1-0528 Sovereign Cloud Europe — https://aka.ms/SovereignCloudEurope Microsoft 365 Community Conference Playlist — https://aka.ms/M365Conf/2025/playlist Meet 4 developers leading the way with AI agents Agent Developers blog — https://aka.ms/AgentDevelopers Microsoft Stream and Clipchamp unification update — https://aka.ms/ClipchampUnification Met Office spotlight — https://aka.ms/MetOfficeSpotlight Microsoft Beach House event — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftBeachHouse Copilot Control System Digital Deep Dive — https://aka.ms/CopilotControlSystemDDD What’s new in Microsoft Teams — https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-d7092a6d-c896-424c-b362-a472d5f105de European Power Platform Conference — https://aka.ms/EPPC25 Simplifying nonprofit volunteering at Microsoft — https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/simplifying-nonprofit-volunteering-at-microsoft-with-power-automate/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Microsoft for Non-Profits events — https://aka.ms/MTC/events Microsoft Community on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCIMondays at Microsoft | Episode 50
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! 📅 Next Episode Join us again on Monday, June 16 at 8 AM PT. Catch up or subscribe at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Let me know if you'd like this formatted for a blog post, newsletter, or downloadable PDF!Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 49
Join the upcoming Mondays at Microsoft, launching into Microsoft Build! 🛠️ Don’t miss this quick, insightful kickoff to Build week! Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook take you through the latest in #AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news and events. Join in episode 49 of Mondays at Microsoft on Monday, May 19th, 8am PT! ☕ #MondaysAtMicrosoft #CommunityLuv Show Notes: Mondays at Microsoft – May 19, 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: Student-led AI innovation in the Imagine Cup Microsoft’s testimony before the U.S. Senate on AI leadership Legal action against AI abuse networks Microsoft Build 2025 highlights Community events and product updates 📅 https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🔔 https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔍 Big Rocks Microsoft Build 2025 Keynote by Satya Nadella and Kevin Scott on Copilot, agents, and AI innovation. Community Space with interactive stations and sessions. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7326696718907985920/ Marbled Dust Espionage Campaign Microsoft exposes a Türkiye-affiliated threat actor exploiting Output Messenger. https://aka.ms/MarbledDust Imagine Cup Finalists Teams Signvrse, HairMatch, and Argus use AI to drive accessibility, identity, and independence. https://aka.ms/ImagineCupAI 🔁 ICYMI Microsoft 365 Community Conference Jeff Teper’s keynote and exclusive interview on AI and human creativity. https://aka.ms/M365Conf/2025/playlist Brad Smith on AI Leadership Testimony before the U.S. Senate on innovation, infrastructure, and global partnerships. https://aka.ms/WinningTheRace Legal Action Against AI Abuse Microsoft sues Storm-2139 for generating harmful AI content. https://aka.ms/AIHackerProtection 🛠️ Product News Microsoft 365 & Azure Retirement notices: SharePoint 2013 Workflow, Add-Ins, Alerts, and more. http://aka.ms/M365Roadmap Copilot Agents Hub Deployment tools, success kits, and skilling resources. https://adoption.microsoft.com/agents Dynamics 365 & Fabric https://aka.ms/April25Inspiration https://aka.ms/AIHorselessCarriages https://aka.ms/Fabric/April25Features 🌍 Community & Events Get Involved https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM https://aka.ms/MGCI https://communitydays.org/calls Upcoming Events Power Platform Agents Summit – May 24, London European Collaboration Summit – May 25–28, Düsseldorf https://communitydays.org 📅 Next Episode Join us again on Monday, June 2 at 8 AM PT. Catch up or subscribe at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoftMondays at Microsoft | Episode 48 | LIVE from Vegas!
NOW ON DEMAND LIVE from Las Vegas, NV during #M365Con ✨ Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook take you through the latest in #AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news and events. Episode 48 of "Mondays at Microsoft" originally aired on LinkedIn, Monday, May 5th, 8:00 AM PT! ☕ Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Mondays at Microsoft is now available as a podcast: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite tech podcasts. View the Microsoft 365 Community Conference Event Guide: https://aka.ms/M365ConfEventGuide Opening Keynote: "Microsoft 365 Innovation in the Era of AI" | Jeff Teper (President – Microsoft 365 Collaborative Apps and Platforms) and Nicole Herskowitz (Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365) | Tuesday, May 6th, 9:00am – 10:00am Day One Keynote: "Security in the Age of AI" | Vasu Jakkal (Corporate Vice President – Microsoft Security) | Tuesday, May 6th, 10:15am – 11:15am Day Three Keynote: "A New Frontier: Building the Future Firm with AI" | Jared Spataro (Chief Marketing Officer - AI at Work) | Thursday, May 8th 9:00am – 10:00am Closing Keynote: "Seize the Day - Closing Community Keynote" | Karuana Gatimu (Director of Customer Experience Product Management) and Heather Cook (Principal Customer Experience Product Manager) | Thursday, May 8th 4:00pm – 4:45pm Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD says we all need to "rethink how we set goals" — https://aka.ms/RethinkGoals. Listen to the WorkLab podcast | Essential conversations on AI and the Future of Work — https://aka.ms/WorkLab/Podcast. Build belonging at The Microsoft 365 Community Conference: https://aka.ms/M365Conf/BuildBelonging by Heather Cook. 💻 Follow Microsoft Surface on LinkedIn — https://aka.ms/MicrosoftSurfaceLI. FYI, Adam Harmetz's "Mind the Beet" Substack: https://blog.mindthebeet.com/ 🤖 A father’s quest for diagnosis inspired a disruptive #AI solution: https://aka.ms/DxGPT 🧠 Prioritizing mental health for successful school communities: https://aka.ms/PrioritizingMentalHealth. #training on Copilot, Viva Engage, Teams Phone, Power Platform and more — https://adoption.microsoft.com/customer-hub. 🔔 Subscribe to the weekly Microsoft Power Platform newsletter — https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformWeekly. 🌊 2025 release wave 1 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and Role-based Copilot offerings — https://aka.ms/Dynamics365/2025ReleaseWave1. 📝 Power Platform Developer Blog | Insights, how-tos and updates for building low code solutions — https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/DevBlog. FYI, Microsoft Build: https://build.microsoft.com/home Check out our show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, May 19th at 8:00 AM PT.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 47
NOW ON DEMAND | Expect a few Easter Eggs of the technical kind as Karuana and Heather take you through the latest in AI news, product updates, and community news and events. Episode 47 of "Mondays at Microsoft" original air date: Monday, April 21st, 8am PT! ☕ Show notes and links: "Microsoft’s Secure by Design journey: One year of success" by Bret Arsenault: https://aka.ms/SecureByDesignJourney Join the Women in M365 community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/WomenInM365Community Share your Community story, be featured at upcoming events: https://aka.ms/ShareYourCommunityStory "A Colombian judge leads judicial transformation with Copilot" by Juan Montes: https://aka.ms/JudicialTransformation "Saving the Paramount Theatre and protecting the performing arts ecosystem with Microsoft's support": https://aka.ms/ParamountTheatre Free online training on Copilot, Viva Engage, Teams Phone, Power Platform and more: https://adoption.microsoft.com/customer-hub AI Agents Hackathon 2025, submission deadline April 30th: https://aka.ms/AIAgentsHackathon. Register for the Biz Apps launch event: "Transform the way you do business with Copilot and agents" on April 30, 2025: https://aka.ms/BizApps/LaunchEvent. Watch the Power Platform Community AMA on Copilot Studio: https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/Apr2025AMA. Register for an upcoming community calls on https://CommunityDays.org/calls Visit disasterassistance.gov to get the assistance you need now and for the future: https://disasterassistance.gov Microsoft AI Tour events: https://aitour.microsoft.com/home. Check out our show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, May 5th at 8am: LIVE from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Las Vegas!Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 46
NOW ON DEMAND Get ready for the week with "Mondays at Microsoft." Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook will update you on what's going on, across BIG news, product releases, Community and event news, and more. Aired LIVE | Monday, April 7th, 2025. ☕ Show notes and links to all that was shared and discussed during this episode: Microsoft celebrated its 50th Anniversary on Friday April 4th. To celebrate that community, we invite you to join us tomorrow, April 8th, on the Microsoft Tech Community tomorrow as we look back and celebrate five decades of innovation, community, and collaboration: https://aka.ms/Community/NewsDesk AI Skills Fest: https://aka.ms/AISkillsFest. Microsoft 365 Community Conference: Register now, save $150 with code SAVE150 🎟️ https://aka.ms/M365Con25 (Vegas | May 6-8, 2025) Karuana Gatimu on the Top 100 list of Customer Marketing and Advocacy Influencers & Strategists. Check out the whole list: https://aka.ms/Top100CMAs. Share your Community story: https://aka.ms/ShareYourCommunityStory. Book release 📗 "The Women of Microsoft: Empowering Stories from the Minds that Coded the World": https://aka.ms/WomenOfMicrosoft. Microsoft Secure, April 9-10, 2025: https://aka.ms/MicrosoftSecureRegistration. "How universities are tapping students and AI to fight the growing threat of cybercrime" by Deborah Bach: https://aka.ms/FightingCybercrime. AI Agents Hackathon 2025, April 8-30, 2025: https://aka.ms/AIAgentsHackathon. How AI is impacting healthcare and what it means for the future of medicine — https://aka.ms/AIRevolutionMedicine. Threat actors leverage tax season to deploy tax-themed phishing campaigns: https://aka.ms/TaxThemedPhishing. Rise & Inspire: Women in Tech Leading the Way: https://aka.ms/RiseAndInspire. Listen to the SharePoint Roadmap Pitstop | March 2025 — https://aka.ms/SharePoint/RoadmapPitStop by Mark-Kashman. "Thriving together: the power of Microsoft partner communities" by Regina N. Johnson — https://aka.ms/PartnerCommunitiesBlog. Follow *Microsoft Community* on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM. Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. Next up on Tuesday, April 15th at 8:10 AM and again at 5:10 PM. Our guest speaker, Adam Salah. Register for upcoming events: https://CommunityDays.org/ and community calls on https://CommunityDays.org/calls. Check out our show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, April 21st at 8am Pacific.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 44
NOW ON DEMAND It's been a busy last few weeks, with the SharePoint Hackathon and planning for the Microsoft 365 Community Conference. Stay in the know with Mondays at Microsoft. Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook keep you grounded with the latest in #AI, broader Microsoft 365 product awareness, community activities and events, and more. Original air date: Monday, March 10th, 8 AM PT | #CommunityLuv 💖 Resource links mentioned during the episode: Up your SharePoint IQ! Watch the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA with Jeff Teper, CJ Tan, and Melissa Torres and the SharePoint team members: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent Submit your creations to SharePoint Hackathon | Hack submissions open from March 3-17, 2025: https://aka.ms/SharePoint/Hackathon. #HackHackHack #ShareHack Visit our Copilot Hub at https://adoption.microsoft.com/copilot to get your hands on all the latest information about preparing for and implementing this new tech. D-ID partners with Microsoft to deliver Al-powered avatars, transforming communication, customer interaction, and accessibility - https://aka.ms/FoundersHub/D-ID Women’s History Month: Why different perspectives in cybersecurity and AI matter more than ever before: https://aka.ms/WomensHistoryMonth25 By Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management. Celebrating Women in Gaming: Pioneers & Innovators: https://aka.ms/Xbox/WomenInGaming. The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams: https://aka.ms/Skype/NextChapter by Jeff Teper. Conversations in space: How Hera is using AI to share its mission to defend Earth from asteroids by Chris Welsch Microsoft's Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program: https://aka.ms/CybersecurityRuralHospitals by Kate Behncken. Code.org is fueling a movement of computer science and #AI education - https://aka.ms/Code.org. Apply for the Women at Microsoft Scholarship, deadline March 13, 2025: https://aka.ms/WomenAtMicrosoftScholarship. Lots of product news to follow: Microsoft 365 Blog: https://aka.ms/M365BlogMM Azure Blog: https://aka.ms/AzureBlogMM Dev Blog: https://aka.ms/DevBlogsMM New sales agents accessible in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Help teams close more deals, faster: https://aka.ms/Copilot/NewSalesAgent. "What’s new in Copilot Studio: February 2025 " by Omar Aftab, VP of Conversational AI: https://aka.ms/CopilotStudio/WhatsNew by Omar Aftab The Microsoft Fabric Community Conference returns to Las Vegas from March 31–April 2, 2025. Sign up using code MCUST to save $150 - https://aka.ms/FabConf25 So many great events coming up and all available to check out: https://www.communitydays.org. Next Mondays at Microsoft - March 24th at 8am Pacific. See you there! Check out our show page for more details.Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 45
Connect Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook to discover the latest in AI, broader Microsoft product updates, community activities and events, and more. This upcoming show will celebrate Microsoft's 50th anniversary, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. use of Copilot for their 'ConsumerIQ' agent, insights about the Ability Summit, putting Humans First during tax season, and more. 🗓️ Join in, Monday, March 24th, 8:00 AM PT. Visit our main show page: https://lnkd.in/ghJ2mVGD Resource links mentioned during the episode: Watch the SharePoint event "From Concept, to Creation, to Impact" + live AMA: https://aka.ms/SharePointEvent. Windows 365 AMA on March 26, 2025, at 8am Pacific: https://aka.ms/Community/W365AMA with Christian Montoya. One Future, One Sound initiative: https://aka.ms/OneSound. #Microsoft50. Share your stories on LinkedIn #CommunityLuv: https://aka.ms/Celebrating50Years. Join us today (3/24/2025) at 9:00 am Pacific learn about Microsoft’s latest security news and innovations: https://aka.ms/Secure2025. Ability Summit: Fifteen years of #accessibility http://aka.ms/AbilitySummit2025 - with speakers Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Jeff Teper, and many other leaders in this space. Xbox joined its partners to unveil the Accessible Games Initiative: https://aka.ms/Xbox/AccessibleGamesInitiative. “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” - Mats Steen in the role-playing universe of World of Warcraft https://aka.ms/Ibelin. Grant Thornton’s Sandie Boswell on supporting employee wellbeing using Copilot in the C-suite: https://aka.ms/Copilot/EmployeeWellbeing. Visit the Copilot adoption hub to discover more: https://adoption.microsoft.com/Copilot. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. uses Microsoft 365 Copilot to reimagine trend forecasting and consumer marketing: https://aka.ms/Copilot/EsteeLauder. ConsumerIQ, an agent built in Copilot Studio, will place consumer data – one of its greatest competitive advantages – at the fingertips of employees. Inspired by art: Aimee Kelly’s AI-driven fashion: https://aka.ms/Copilot/AimeeKelly. New *live chat* in Microsoft Teams: Connecting customers and businesses effortlessly: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/03/17/new-live-chat-in-microsoft-teams-connecting-customers-and-businesses-effortlessly/ by Brenna Robinson. Arapahoe Libraries creates the ‘library of the future’ for communities in Colorado: https://aka.ms/LibraryOfTheFuture. "Elevate your Microsoft Power Platform development experience with Power CAT Tools" by Denise Moran: https://aka.ms/PowerPlatform/PowerCATTools. Plus, Power CAT on YouTube, led by Phil Topness: https://aka.ms/PowerCATLive. The Microsoft Fabric Community Conference returns to Las Vegas from March 31–April 2, 2025. Sign up using code MCUST to save $150: https://aka.ms/FabConf25. Follow Microsoft Community LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM. To learn more about the Microsoft Global Community Initiative - a meeting place for all who are part of the Microsoft Community ecosystem, all are welcome: https://aka.ms/MGCI. Join us for our upcoming Microsoft Global Community Initiative General Session on Tuesday March 18th at 8:10am and 5:10pm. So many great events coming up and all available to check out on https://www.communitydays.org. We also just launched a community calls page here so you can find community related called host by Microsoft and the community. Thank you, Thomas Daly and crew for keeping the site up-to-date and running smoothly. Level up your Microsoft 365 and #AI skills, chat with product makers, and network with your tech peers. #M365Con is May 6–8 in Las Vegas (MGM Grand Hotel) - The ultimate community event filled with keynotes from Jeff Teper, Vasu Jakkal, Jared Spataro, solution-oriented sessions from Microsoft, MVPs and community leaders, workshops to deepen core skills, a vibrant expo hall, and more. DistasterAssistance.gov for those impacted by the Los Angeles county wildfires: https://disasterassistance.gov. Check out the Mondays at Microsoft show page to add upcoming shows to your calendar or catch up on past shows at https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft. Our next show is on Monday, April 7 at 8:00 am Pacific.
