Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 66
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 66 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, January 12th at 8:00 AM PT! #MondaysAtMicrosoft #MicrosoftCommunity #MicrosoftEvents #Microsoft365 #AI Links from Today's Episode: Big Rocks & Product Updates: "A new perspective on AI" from Signal Magazine: https://aka.ms/PerspectivesonAI "CES 2026: Powering the next frontier in automotive" by Aaron Lee — aka.ms/CES2026Automotive Microsoft propels retail forward with agentic AI capabilities that power intelligent automation for every retail function — aka.ms/MicrosoftatNRF2026Blog "With Microsoft Agent 365, one startup furthers goal of making AI agents more intuitive" by Lim Ai Leen — https://aka.ms/Agent365MoreIntuitive Explore the latest Microsoft Incident Response proactive services for enhanced resilience" by Andrew Rapp— https://aka.ms/ProactiveServicesblog Microsoft OneDrive, a year in review: AI-powered file management and smarter collaboration" by Alyse Maguire — https://aka.ms/OneDriveInsiderBlog Microsoft announces acquisition of Osmos to accelerate autonomous data engineering in Fabric" by Bogdan Crivat — aka.ms/AcquisitionofOsmos Listen to multimedia thought leadership series PartnerTalks — parterntalks.com Events: NRF '26: Retail's Big Show | January 11-13, 2026 in NYC — aka.ms/NRF2026 Microsoft AI Tour: New York City | January 21, 2026 — aka.ms/MicrosoftAITourNYC2026 Live AMA: Demystifying Azure pricing | January 22, 2026S — aka.ms/AzurePricingAMA Community Days | CollabDays Bremen | January 23-24 | Bremen, Germany Community Days | Vibe 2026 | January 28-30 | South Padre Island, Texas, USA (for Microsoft Partners) Community Events — https://communitydays.org Our Show Links: 📅 Mondays at Microsoft Links including a download for calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 Our Microsoft Tech Community News Desk for Monday's recaps, Meet the Makers show and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🎙️ Listen to Mondays at Microsoft on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 🌍 Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionMondays at Microsoft | Episode 65
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in AI news, Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. 🎥 Episode 65 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, December 29th at 8:00 AM PT! #MondaysAtMicrosoft #MicrosoftCommunity #MicrosoftEvents #AI #Microsoft365Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 64
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 64 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, December 15th at 8:00 AM PT! See you on Dec 29th at 8am Pacific. Give us feedback at http://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft/survey Links from Today's Episode: Big Rocks & Product Updates: GPT-5.2 comes to Microsoft 365 Copilot by Jared Spataro - https://aka.ms/GPT52BlogAnnouncement 7 AI Trends for 2026 — https://aka.ms/7AITrendsfor2026 10 scientific breakthroughs from Microsoft researchers" by Sally Beatty https://aka.ms/10scientificbreakthroughs How India's giant database is helping over 300 million informal workers step up, with AI" by Lim Ai Leen — https://aka.ms/IndiasGiantDatabase It's About Time: The Copilot Usage Report 2025" by researcher Bea Costa-Gomes, Seth Spielman— https://aka.ms/CopilotUsageReportDec2025 GigaTIME AI tool advances cancer research and could unlock access to better treatment" by Paul Nyhan — https://aka.ms/GigatimeAITool Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: The future of work for small businesses" by Jared Spataro — https://aka.ms/CopilotforSmallBusiness Microsoft 365 Copilot for Small and Medium Business Adoption Hub — https://aka.ms/Copilot/SMB A Leap of faith with Copilot: Vodafone’s success story — https://aka.ms/VodaphoneCopilotStory Events: FABCon & SQLCon is now under the same roof! 2 conferences, 1 location! https://fabriccon.com/ Community Events - https://communitydays.org Our Show Links: 📅 Mondays at Microsoft Links including a download for calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 Our Microsoft Tech Community News Desk for Monday's recaps, Meet the Makers show and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🎙️ Listen to Mondays at Microsoft on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 🌍 Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionLIVE from ESPC 2025 - Microsoft 365 & AI Conference | Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 63)
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook, LIVE from ESPC 2025 - Microsoft 365 & AI Conference in Dublin as they take you through the latest in AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. 🎥 Episode 63 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes live on Monday, December 1st at 8:00 AM PT! #MondaysAtMicrosoft #ESPC2025 #MicrosoftEventsLIVE from Microsoft Ignite | Mondays at Microsoft (Episode 62)
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook, LIVE from Microsoft Ignite in San Francisco, as they take you through the latest in AI news, Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. 🎥 Episode 62 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes live on Monday, November 17th at 8:00 AM PT! #MondaysAtMicrosoftMondays at Microsoft | Episode 59
Join Karuana Gatimu, Heather Cook, and special guest correspondent Arvind Mishra as they take you through the latest in AI news, Microsoft 365 product updates, and community news & events. 🎥 Episode 59 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, October 6th at 8am PT! Show Notes 🎬 INTRO Segment Name: Welcome & Kickoff Title: Mondays at Microsoft – Biweekly Microsoft News & Insights Feedback Survey: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft/survey 🧠 BIG ROCKS SEGMENT Segment Name: Big Rocks Title: Microsoft’s AI Momentum & Excel Turns 40 https://aka.ms/Excel40Years 🛠️ PRODUCT SEGMENT Segment Name: Microsoft 365, Azure, Dev & Security Title: Copilot + OneDrive Event OneDrive Event Registration: aka.ms/OneDriveEvent 🌍 COMMUNITY & EVENTS SEGMENT Segment Name: Community & Events Title: Microsoft Tech Community User Groups & CommunityDays.org Community Events Hub: https://www.communitydays.org Tech Community User Groups Preview: aka.ms/mtc/usergroups Microsoft Global Community Initiative Hub: aka.ms/MGCICommunityHub 📅 EVENTS LISTS Segment Name: Event Highlights Title: Upcoming & Past Microsoft Community Events Microsoft 365 Ottawa: https://www.communitydays.org/event/2025-09-26/microsoft-365-ottawa-2025 AgentCon Singapore: https://www.communitydays.org/event/2025-09-09/agentcon-singapore Power Platform Community Conference: https://www.communitydays.org/event/2025-10-28/power-platform-community-conference Microsoft Ignite 2025: https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/home 📢 RESOURCES & SOCIAL LINKS Segment Name: Community Resources Title: Stay Connected with Microsoft Community Mondays at Microsoft Calendar & Podcast: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Tech Community News Desk: aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Microsoft Global Community Initiative: aka.ms/MGCI Facebook: aka.ms/MSCommunityFB LinkedIn: aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM Twitter/X: https://x.com/MSFTAdoptionMondays at Microsoft | Episode 58
Join Karuana Gatimu and Heather Cook as they take you through the latest in #AI news, #Microsoft365 product updates, and community news & events. 🎥 Episode 58 of "Mondays at Microsoft" goes LIVE on Monday, September 22nd at 8am PT! Show Notes and URLs mentioned in the show. Microsoft 365 Copilot: Enabling human-agent teams 🔗 https://aka.ms/HumanAgentLaunch 📌 Nicole Herskowitz introduces how Microsoft 365 Copilot is transforming collaboration by enabling human-agent teams to work smarter together. Microsoft invests $30 billion in UK to power AI future 🔗 https://aka.ms/InvestmentinUKAI 📌 Microsoft announces its largest-ever UK investment to expand AI infrastructure, build a supercomputer, and upskill over a million people. AI at Work: Seeking the truth about AI for business 🔗 https://aka.ms/AITruthForBusiness 📌 Jared Spataro urges business leaders to cut through AI hype and focus on real-world impact using the 3Cs: context, comparisons, and consequences. Microsoft seizes 338 websites to disrupt rapidly growing ‘RaccoonO365’ phishing service 🔗 https://aka.ms/RacoonO365 📌 Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit takes down a global phishing network targeting Microsoft 365 users, disrupting cybercrime operations across 94 countries. Made in Wisconsin: The world’s most powerful AI datacenter 🔗 https://aka.ms/WisconsinDatacenters 📌 Microsoft unveils Fairwater, a $7B AI datacenter in Wisconsin, designed for sustainability and community impact while delivering unmatched AI performance. Copilot + OneDrive event 🔗 https://aka.ms/OneDriveEvent 📌 The third annual OneDrive digital event showcases AI-powered innovations in Microsoft 365 and OneDrive, with insights from product leaders. Introducing Knowledge Agent in SharePoint 🔗 https://aka.ms/SharePointKnowledgeAgent 📌 A new AI assistant in SharePoint that helps manage content, enrich metadata, and automate tasks—making intranets smarter and more efficient. Computer use is now in public preview in Microsoft Copilot Studio 🔗 https://aka.ms/ComputerUseCopilotStudio 📌 A new capability in Copilot Studio that allows AI agents to interact with apps and websites like humans—automating workflows without APIs. Announcing the launch of User Group Listings on the Microsoft Tech Community Are you a user group leader? Introducing Tech Community User Groups User Groups are a new feature currently in preview on the Microsoft Tech Community – fully launching by end of September, designed to bring together individuals with shared interests, roles, or technologies, and enable deeper collaboration, discussion, and learning. Join the Preview Today : Visit https://aka.ms/mtc/usergroups Sign in with your Microsoft account to participate Browse available groups or select create a new user group to start your own! Share feedback to help shape the future of User Groups Are you an event producer? Join us on the Microsoft Global Community Initiative community hub on the Microsoft Tech Community Ask questions Join our monthly general sessions and event training webinars https://aka.ms/MGCICommunityHub Spotlight on M365 Ottawa Community Days coming up Sept 26 Join us for the 13th annual Microsoft 365 Ottawa Event to explore how Microsoft 365 can help your organization. Network with peers, learn about the latest tech trends, and get insights from industry experts on leveraging Microsoft 365 for success. This free event is perfect for IT professionals, business owners, and anyone interested in Microsoft 365. Register now to secure your spot and join the vibrant Microsoft 365 community in Ottawa. Thank you to organizers: Mike Maadrani, Antonio Maio, Habib Mankal, and Noorez Khamis. https://www.communitydays.org/event/2025-09-26/microsoft-365-ottawa-2025 Past Events - Community Led (Free) Community Days | AgentCon - Singapore | September 9 | Singapore Community Days | AgentCon - Ho Chi Minh | September 11 | Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam Community Days | CollabDays Finland 2025 | September 10-11 | Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland Community Days | aMP Bordeaux 2025 | September 10-11 | Bruges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Community Days | Baltic Summit 2025 | September 12-13 | Gdynia, Poland Community Days | AgentCon - Cebu | September 15 | Cebu City, Philippines Community Days | Experts Live UK | September 16 | Sixes, London, England Community Days | DynamicsCon Regional - Texas | September 17 | Grapevine, Texas Community Days | M365 Twin Cities | September 19 | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Past Events - Community Produced (Paid) Community Days | North American Cloud and Collaboration Summit | Sept 7-9 | Branson, Missouri Community Days | European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 | Sept 15-18 | Vienna, Austria Upcoming Community Led Events Community Days | aMP Hammamet 2025 | Sept 20-21 | Nabuel, Tunisia Community Days | Future Data Driven Summit 2025 | September 24 | Virtual Community Days | The AI-Native Workplace Summit 2025 | September 24 | Sweden/Virtual Community Days | CollabDays at Bletchley Park 2025 | September 24 | Bletchley Park, UK Community Days | MCT West Africa Summit 2025 | September 25-26 | Accra, Ghana Community Days | Microsoft 365 Ottawa 2025 | September 26 | Ottawa, Canada Community Days | DATA BASH 2025 | September 27 | Virtual Community Days | aMP Bengaluru | September 27 | Bengaluru, India Community Days | AgentCon Washington DC 2025 | October 1 | Washington DC Community Days | aMP Luxembourg 2025 | October 2 | Luxembourg/Hybrid Community Days | Memphis Microsoft Community Days 2025 | October 2-3 | Memphis, Tennessee Community Days | CollabDays 2025 Zagreb | October 3-4 | Zagreb, Croatia Community Days | aMP Montpellier 2025 | October 6 | Montpellier, France Community Days | Experts Live US | October 10 | NYC Community Days | London Tech Community Days: Technology Trends and Career Growth | October 11 | London, UK/Virtual Community Days | CollabDays South Africa | October 14 | Cape Town, South Africa Community Days | CollabDays New England 2025 | October 17 Community Days | AgentCon & Nigeria M365 Community Day - LAGOS | October 17 | Lagos, Nigeria Community Days | CollabDays Belgium 2025 | October 18 | Antwerp, Belgium Community Days | aMP Manila | October 21 | Makati City, Philippines Community Days | Experts Live Emirates 2025 | November 10-11 | Dubai, UAE Community Days | CollabDays Oslo 2025 | December 5-6 | Oslo, Norway Upcoming Community Produced (Paid) Events Community Days | CloudBuilt | September 17-18 | Brussels, Belgium Community Days | Power 365 | October 16 | Lezennes, Hauts-de-France 59260 Community Days | Identity Days Paris 2025 | October 20-21 | Paris, France Community Days | Power Platform Community Conference | October 28-30 | Las Vegas, Nevada Community Days | TechCon 365 Dallas | November 3-7 | Dallas, Texas Community Days | Microsoft Ignite 2025 | November 18-21 | San Francisco, CA Community Days | DynUG Autumn Conference 2025 | November 25-26 | Oslo, Norway Community Days | ESPC25 | December 1-4 | Dublin, Ireland Community Days | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference | March 16-20 | Atlanta, Georgia Resources 📅 Mondays at Microsoft Links including a download for calendar: https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 📝 Our Microsoft Tech Community News Desk for Monday's recaps, Meet the Makers show and more: https://aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk 🎙️ Listen to Mondays at Microsoft on Apple Podcasts or Spotify — https://aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft 🌍 Discover the Microsoft Global Community Initiative (MGCI) — https://aka.ms/MGCI Microsoft Community page on Facebook: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityFB 🔔Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter: https://x.com/MSFTAdoption Our next show is on Monday, October 6th at 8am PT. Thanks for spending your Monday with us!Mondays at Microsoft | Episode 55
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 Here’s a polished show notes draft with all URLs included based on your script: 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 RESOURCES & SOCIAL MEDIA Mondays at Microsoft calendar & downloads: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Microsoft Tech Community News Desk: aka.ms/CommunityNewsDesk Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft Microsoft Global Community Initiative: aka.ms/MGCI Microsoft Community on Facebook: aka.ms/MSCommunityFB Microsoft Community on LinkedIn: aka.ms/MSCommunityLIMM MSFT Adoption on Twitter/X: https://x.com/MSFTAdoption Next Show: Monday, August 25th at 8am PT Check out past shows or add upcoming shows to your calendar: aka.ms/MondaysAtMicrosoft
