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Business impact

Published December 18, 2025

10 min read

AI transformation in financial services: 5 predictors for success in 2026

Financial services businesses are busily adopting agentic AI, with Frontier Firms leading transformation. Here are five critical predictors of success that will differentiate the leaders in 2026.

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Published December 15, 2025

6 min read

Partners powering AI transformation globally: Agentic solutions in action at ITAP 2025 and Microsoft Ignite 2025

Microsoft and its partners accelerate industrial AI innovations at ITAP 2025 and Microsoft Ignite 2025, driving manufacturing innovation and collaboration worldwide.

Microsoft Industry Blogs

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Published December 11, 2025

2 min read

Available today: GPT-5.2 in Microsoft 365 Copilot

Today we’re excited to bring OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Microsoft 365 Blog

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Published December 9, 2025

6 min read

Accelerate innovation with AI: Introducing the Product Change Management agent template

Announcing the Product Change Management agent template Preview—an AI-powered solution that transforms how manufacturers manage change across equipment, products, processes, and more.

Microsoft Industry Blogs

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Business impact

Published December 1, 2025

4 min read

How retail and consumer goods leaders empower their workforces with AI agents

Accelerate innovation in consumer goods by unifying data with AI, reducing launch risks, and aligning with market trends.

Microsoft Industry Blogs

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Published November 20, 2025

9 min read

From legacy to Frontier: How 100-year brands are leading AI innovation

Learn how legacy brands leverage Microsoft AI to innovate, empower employees, and drive resilience in the AI era.

Microsoft Cloud Blog

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Published November 18, 2025

8 min read

Microsoft Agent 365: The control plane for AI agents

Whether your agents are created with Microsoft platforms, open-source frameworks, or third-party platforms, Agent 365 helps you deploy, organize, and govern them securely.

Microsoft 365 Blog

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Published November 4, 2025

2 min read

Microsoft offers in-country data processing to 15 countries to strengthen sovereign controls for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft is pleased to announce that we are making in-country data processing for customers’ Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions available in 15 countries around the world.

Microsoft 365 Blog

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Published October 28, 2025

4 min read

How cities build resilient infrastructure with trusted AI

Cities worldwide are using trusted AI to strengthen urban infrastructure, improve sustainability, and ensure resilience against future challenges.

Microsoft Industry Blogs

Published October 28, 2025

3 min read

Microsoft 365 Copilot now enables you to build apps and workflows

We’re bringing AI-powered building to employees across the organization, with new Frontier agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot customers: App Builder and Workflows.

Microsoft 365 Blog

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Published October 21, 2025

8 min read

The Frontier Firm in banking: A blueprint for advanced AI innovation

Explore the blueprint for becoming a Frontier Firm in financial services—where AI agents work alongside employees, accelerate decision-making, and unlock scalable innovation.

Microsoft Industry Blogs

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Published October 16, 2025

6 min read

Extending AI impact at HLTH 2025: Dragon Copilot scales across care teams, partners, and geographies

At HLTH 2025, we’re spotlighting how Microsoft Dragon Copilot, a breakthrough AI clinical assistant, is supporting more clinicians and geographies.

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