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