In its newest Copilot overhaul, Microsoft gave its AI assistant a much-needed facelift, together with a cleaner person interface and thrilling new options that assist it higher compete in opposition to in style alternate options like ChatGPT. My newfound favourite characteristic is Copilot Day by day. 

Each morning, I meet up with the most recent information as a part of my each day routine. This typically means checking the homepages of my favourite information shops and studying up on those that the majority curiosity me. Nonetheless, determining which internet sites and tales to learn in a saturated media world might be difficult — Copilot Day by day made it a better expertise this morning. 

The characteristic, unveiled on Tuesday, summarizes the information and climate for you each morning and reads it to you in your favourite Copilot Voice, which sounds remarkably human. 

You possibly can hearken to a section of my each day briefing this morning under. 

The tales that Copilot Voice reads are from Microsoft’s companions, which embody dependable information sources reminiscent of Reuters, Axel Springer, Hearst Magazines, USA TODAY Community, and Monetary Instances. Like most information wire providers, Copilot Day by day’s content material might be restricted to information from its companions, which can be an inconvenience if you need views outdoors the scope of the partnerships. Microsoft did add that extra organizations might be coming sooner or later.

The briefing is concise, about 5 minutes lengthy, and options 5 tales, together with among the greatest headlines. For instance, a few of in the present day’s tales included Jimmy Carter’s a hundredth birthday, the US Vice Presidential debate, and the World Well being Group’s suggestions on defending infants in opposition to RSV. 

If you wish to be taught extra a couple of story, you possibly can click on on the tag that claims the media outlet’s identify after which click on on the story to open it up on the positioning and browse it. You too can use the fast-forward icon on the backside of the briefing to skip to the following story section, which you’ll’t usually do with a information broadcast. 

Despite the fact that 5 tales in 5 minutes wasn’t complete, it was a great way to atone for topline information, and I anticipate this characteristic to get extra useful over time. 

Microsoft shared that it’s engaged on methods for customers to personalize the briefings and choose from extra personalization controls. I can even see the segments getting longer, rising right into a extra complete information present as extra companions be part of and the expertise is developed additional. 

Accessing Copilot Day by day is completely free; you solely want a Microsoft Account. The characteristic is rolling out to customers, and I used to be capable of entry it from the Copilot iOS app.