Microsoft adds finance-focused skills to Copilot
AI · First reported 29 Oct, 15:35 · Updated 16:55
Microsoft says Copilot is gaining more than 25 finance skills and partner-built plug-ins, intended to support accounting tasks and broader analysis. The company also reported increased Copilot use and $45.2 billion in capital expenditures for its most recent quarter.
- Microsoft announced more than 25 new finance skills and partner-built plug-ins for Copilot, aimed at automating accounting tasks and supporting analysis.
- Users can start finance workflows in Copilot or Excel, connect existing data sources, and create reusable instructions from processes demonstrated in Excel.
- Microsoft executives reported rising Copilot usage and revenue growth, while the company reported $45.2 billion in capital expenditures for its latest quarter.
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- New finance capabilities
- More than 25 finance skills and partner-built plug-ins.
- Latest-quarter capital expenditures
- $45.2 billion.
- Buyout offer figure reported
- 60,000 workers, according to the report's attribution to The Wall Street Journal.
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- An earlier headline reported that Microsoft profit reached $36.6 billion as AI spending rose and buyouts loomed for 60,000 workers; no further details were supplied. [12dfee9f-ee60-4f94-8cab-29cd4b5a8e22]
- Another earlier headline said Morgan Stanley viewed Microsoft’s AI leadership as underappreciated; its supplied summary provided no supporting details. [ce178d80-3e62-4c9e-8af2-7d236bb9fc4b]
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