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Master AI in Office 365

Is it worth paying for AI in Microsoft 365? APC finds out what Copilot can and can’t do in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook to help you decide. Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint users can now call on AI assistance without paying an additional fee, although those fees are going up if you subscribe directly with Microsoft.

Now even Personal and Family subscribers can call on Copilot to summarise long emails, write complex formulae for their spreadsheets, turn Word bullet points into tables, or add slides to a PowerPoint presentation.

There’s lots more that Copilot can do to make your home and work life easier, and in this feature we’ll explore the full capabilities of the embedded Microsoft 365 AI.

2025 Australian PC Awards

All the winners revealed in this year’s highly anticipated Australian PC Awards. See all the gear and tech the team at APC, TechRadar and PC PowerPlay picked as better than the rest, plus, find out what we think about the state of play for all our important PC Awards categories.

Mid-range chipsets from AMD and Intel have arrived

As much as we love a new CPU, what’s more exciting are the new motherboard chipsets to help get the most from all our favourite processors. While Intel recently disappointed us with the Arrow Lake launch, with the new B860 chipset, we finally have some mid-range motherboards for socket LGA 1851 builds. And while AMD hasn’t released a new socket, the just-launched AM5 B850 chipset brings some more advanced capabilities to the platform at more affordable prices.

Be more productive with focus sessions

Tame distractions and get things done: APC takes a close look at focus features in Windows and other platforms.

Reviews:

AMD Ryzen 9950X3D
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
Nvidia RTX 5070 & Ti
MSI MAG 321CUPDF
Asus NUC 14 Pro
Lenovo Legion Go S
Dell EcoLoop Premier Backpack
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S25
Asus ROG Falchion Ace HFX keyboard
Teamgroup Xtreem ARGB 6000MHz RAM
Asus ROG Harpe Ace Mini mouse
Asus ROG Thor 1200P3 PSU

Mid-range chipsets from AMD and Intel

B860 (Intel):

MSI B860 Tomahawk WIFI
Gigabyte B860 Aorus Elite WIFI7 ICE
Asus TUF Gaming B860M-Plus Wi-Fi

B850 (AMD):

MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi
Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite WIFI 7 ICE
Asus ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi

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