{
  "id": 874625,
  "title": "Microsoft Merges Copilot Apps as Features Disappear Starting Aug. 18",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/microsoft-merges-copilot-apps-as-features-disappear-starting-aug-18",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRepublic",
    "slug": "techrepublic",
    "url": "https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-copilot-app-merger/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft is consolidating its consumer Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into one experience, with several feature retirements beginning Aug. 18 and a broader desktop rollout following in September. The post Microsoft Merges Copilot Apps as Features Disappear Starting Aug. 18 appeared first on TechRepublic .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its",
        "published": "2026-08-13T15:30:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Microsoft's dueling Copilot apps have combined into a single entity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/microsofts-dueling-copilot-apps-have-combined-into-a-single-entity",
        "published": "2026-08-13T19:04:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}