Agentic AI can meet that bar, but only if we build in the right order. Think of it as a three-stage path that begins with ...

Microsoft is working on something new for Windows 11: “agentic companions” for the Taskbar, which have been spotted in recent ...

Today Microsoft officially rolled out three new Microsoft 365 companion apps; People, File Search, and Calendar directly on ...

The new 'companion' apps are still in beta but promise faster access to your calendar, contacts, and file search from the ...

Microsoft 365’s new companion apps bring your files, contacts, and events to the Windows 11 taskbar. Microsoft 365 is about ...

Microsoft is starting to roll out lightweight taskbar apps for Microsoft 365 users on Windows 11. These taskbar apps will ...

Are they widgets? Are they notifications? Both... and neither, sort of. These new tools for Microsoft 365 People, Calendar, ...

Agentic companions for the Taskbar could be Windows 11's next big AI upgrade, but what form could this take and how would it ...

That term refers to an AI agent, or helper, that would be fired up via the taskbar.

Of course, this is all speculation, and the idea of agentic companions on the taskbar may never come to pass. However, with Microsoft pouring tons of money into AI, on top of the company's desire to ...