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title: "Microsoft merges Copilot apps, drops several AI features"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/microsoft-merges-copilot-apps-drops-several-ai-features-c3006f
source_name: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its-separate-copilot-apps/
published: 2026-08-13T15:30:52.000Z
topics: ["products"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Microsoft merges Copilot apps, drops several AI features

*2026-08-13 · Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its-separate-copilot-apps/)*

Microsoft is combining its separate consumer and business Copilot apps into one. As part of the consolidation, it's dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and the Mico character.

**Why it matters:** The cuts are a rare public admission from a major AI vendor that not every generative feature sticks, and the move toward one simpler product runs counter to the feature-sprawl approach most AI assistants have taken. It comes amid other consolidation moves across the industry, including OpenAI's leadership shake-up and Google's DeepMind restructuring.

**Topics:** products

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