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Microsoft Copilot kills five features, and its mascot

Microsoft Copilot retires Group Chat, Podcasts, Labs and Deep Research on 18 August. Mico, the mascot launched in October, moves to education.

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Microsoft Copilot kills five features, and its mascot

Microsoft Copilot retires Group Chat, Podcasts, Labs and Deep Research on 18 August. Mico, the mascot launched in October, moves to education.

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giovedì 13 agosto 2026·zdnet.com
Microsoft is merging Copilot and Copilot 365 into one unified app - and retiring 3 features
The move should cut down on the confusion between the two apps, especially for anyone who bounces back and forth between the two of them.
giovedì 13 agosto 2026·techcrunch.com
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps | TechCrunch
Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character.

23 h fa

Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps | TechCrunch

Microsoft merges Copilot apps, cuts podcasts and Deep Research, admits strategy was too fragmented to rival ChatGPT. Reflects broader AI contraction (OpenAI merged Operator); consumer features lack staying power. CIOs should prioritize enterprise capability over novelty.

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mashable.com21 h fa

Microsoft ditches Copilot's mascot Mico (and cuts a few AI features)

Copilot's consumer and business apps are merging, resulting in these changes.

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theverge.com17 h fa

Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

Mico joins Clippy, Cortana, and Rover in the Microsoft Graveyard.

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theregister.com2 h fa

Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down

Microsoft removed Mico, its Copilot Voice avatar, within a year, migrating it to Learn Live tutoring. The deprecation signals market demand for task-optimized AI over personality—reshaping vendor roadmaps toward inference efficiency and enterprise utility.

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newsbytesapp.com10 h fa

Microsoft merges Copilot apps, drops failed AI features

Microsoft consolidates Copilot into single app; Microsoft 365 subscribers gain higher limits and Word/Excel/Outlook access. Feature sunsetting (Group chats, Deep Research by Aug 18) reflects enterprise focus—dependent teams must migrate workflows.

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giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

neowin.net

Microsoft shares more details on the upcoming unified Copilot super app

Microsoft is preparing a major shake-up for its AI offerings by combining its fragmented Copilot platforms into a single super app.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

fortune.com

Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app | Fortune

The software giant is starting to roll out a unified experience across the two platforms, beginning this week with a small subset of users.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

mashable.com

Microsoft ditches Copilot's mascot Mico (and cuts a few AI features)

Copilot's consumer and business apps are merging, resulting in these changes.

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

theregister.com

Microsoft's dueling Copilot apps have combined into a single entity

Consumer and work experiences converge, while a few features face the chop

giovedì 13 agosto 2026·

theverge.com

Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot

Mico joins Clippy, Cortana, and Rover in the Microsoft Graveyard.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

computerworld.com

Microsoft brings Copilot apps together ahead of ‘super app’ overhaul

The company is unifying its consumer and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps as it prepares to consolidate more AI features into a single interface later this year.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

newsbytesapp.com

Microsoft merges Copilot apps, drops failed AI features

Microsoft is consolidating its Copilot apps for consumers and businesses while discontinuing several underperforming AI features, marking a strategic pivot in its AI ambitions.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

thenextweb.com

Microsoft Copilot kills five features, and its mascot

Microsoft Copilot retires Group Chat, Podcasts, Labs and Deep Research on 18 August. Mico, the mascot launched in October, moves to education.

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

theregister.com

Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down

Copilot's gurning blob is leaving Voice for a new career in education

venerdì 14 agosto 2026·

nu.nl

Microsoft bundelt Copilot-functies in één app

Microsoft gaat zijn verschillende Copilot-AI-apps voor Windows samenvoegen. Gebruikers krijgen één app voor zowel persoonlijke als zakelijke accounts. Bij de overstap verdwijnen…

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