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Microsoft Scout, Explained: The Always-On 'Autopilot' Built on OpenClaw
Microsoft Scout is the first of a new category Microsoft calls 'Autopilots' — a Windows and macOS desktop agent that acts on your files, shell, browser and Microsoft 365, and works autonomously in the background. Here's what's actually confirmed, what isn't, how to get it, and why it's built on the open-source OpenClaw framework.
Microsoft Scout vs Claude Cowork: Autopilot or Delegation?
Two of 2026's biggest agent launches make opposite bets. Microsoft Scout is a desktop autopilot that runs in the background and acts on your behalf; Claude Cowork waits for you to hand it a task, then delivers. One is push, the other pull — here's which fits your team.
Claude Microsoft 365 Connectors: Now Available on Every Claude Plan
Claude can now connect to Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint on every Claude plan. That lowers the barrier for teams who want Claude working against the email, documents, and files they already use every day.
Microsoft Copilot Cowork vs Claude Cowork: The Borrowed Brain
Alan had the tab open for forty minutes before he typed a single word. On one screen: Microsoft Copilot Cowork, announced that morning. On the other: Claude Cowork, which he'd been trialling quietly for six weeks. Both run on Claude. Both claim to do the same thing. The difference is the container — and the container turns out to be the entire decision.
Microsoft Copilot Cowork vs Claude Code: The Two Floors Nobody Automated
Matthew is a CTO watching his engineers ship pull requests on Claude Code — and simultaneously reading Microsoft's Copilot Cowork announcement. His VP of Operations wants to know: should the whole company switch? The question is wrong. There are two floors. There are two tools.