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Microsoft 365 Copilot Adds Two Anthropic AI Models, Giving Users a Choice

Available in limited access, Claude models can be used as research agents or to build new ones.

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it is adding two of Anthropic’s AI models, Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1, to its AI assistant, 365 Copilot. The Claude models won’t replace OpenAI’s ChatGPT for general chatbot inquiries but will be used for specific tasks.

Adding Claude will allow Copilot users to get a different AI perspective compared to just using ChatGPT. Since models are trained with other datasets, their output can vary dramatically.

Claude Opus 4.1 will be added as an option within Copilot’s Researcher AI agents, alongside ChatGPT, and both Anthropic models can be used within Copilot Studio.

Copilot’s Researcher agents are reasoning agents that can work with the data you use daily, such as emails, meeting information and files, to help brainstorm new products and create advanced reports. Users can compare the efforts put forth by each model to see which one works best.

With Copilot Studio, users can build enterprise agents for their businesses using four different OpenAI models and the new Anthropic models.

Access to the new models is currently limited. 365 Copilot licensed customers can opt in through the Frontier Program to access Claude Opus 4.1 in Researcher agents. To build agents, users can opt in to try Claude in Copilot Studio. An organization’s admin can enable access within the Office 365 admin center.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Sept. 26

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Sept. 26.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? The Across clues were pretty easy, which is nice because a couple of the Down clues (3-Down especially) would’ve stumped me. Need answers? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: What this clue is in
Answer: BOLD

5A clue: Rowing sport
Answer: CREW

6A clue: Businesses where the tongue-twisted might order a 1-Across/5-Across?
Answer: CAFES

8A clue: ___ Bunny, «Space Jam» character
Answer: LOLA

9A clue: End of a cigarette
Answer: BUTT

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Include secretly, as on an email
Answer: BCC

2D clue: Toothbrush brand
Answer: ORALB

3D clue: Gaston’s sidekick in «Beauty and the Beast» (French for «the fool»)
Answer: LEFOU

4D clue: Resided (in)
Answer: DWELT

7D clue: Took a chair
Answer: SAT

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Trump Signs Order to Transfer TikTok to US Ownership

«This is going to be American-operated all the way,» Trump says.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday spelling out a deal that could transfer the majority ownership of Chinese-founded app TikTok to Americans.

«This is going to be American-operated all the way,» Trump said, according to NBC News.

A representative for the White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The president said that he had agreed with Chinese president Xi Jinping that TikTok would be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, in order to continue operating in the US. US companies will own about 80% of the US version of the app. Six Americans will sit on TikTok’s seven-member board of directors, The Guardian reported.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.