Microsoft introduces new Copilot features such as collaboration, Google integration

Microsoft introduced new features in its digital assistant Copilot on Thursday, including collaboration and deeper integration with other applications such as Outlook and Google, beefing up its AI services to stave off competition.

Anthropic and OpenAI, among other artificial intelligence service providers, are upgrading their models and launching products aimed at capturing a wider share of the booming AI market.

If it gets user permission, Copilot can see and apply reasoning capabilities over its tabs on Microsoft’s Edge browser to summarize, compare…