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Cognitive services and Azure ML will be fully retired by September 15th, 2025

Deprecation announcement: Power BI will no longer support the creation of new models using Cognitive Services, with full retirement of these capabilities coming by September 15th. In response to customer feedback requesting more control and flexibility, Microsoft is shifting machine learning workflows to the new AutoML features in Microsoft Fabric. AutoML in Fabric enables both no-code and pro-code users to build, train, and deploy ML models efficiently using tools like MLflow, Spark notebooks, and integrated visualization. This new experience offers greater customization, improved governance, and seamless integration with Power BI and other Fabric workloads. Customers are encouraged to migrate their existing solutions to Fabric to take advantage of the enhanced capabilities and avoid disruption.

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Power BI July 2025 Feature Summary

This month’s update marks a notable evolution for Power BI. With richer connections to Microsoft 365, smarter Copilot features, and the integration of reporting through PBIRS and SQL Server 2025, users are set to benefit from more seamless workflows and intelligent insights. Whether you’re eager for enhanced collaboration or advanced AI, this month’s innovations are designed to open new possibilities for every Power BI enthusiast.

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Updates to Copilot in Power BI: More ways to see, learn from, and ask about your report data

Power BI is rolling out new Copilot capabilities that make it easier to interact with report data across multiple surfaces, including chat, email, and exports. Users can now ask natural language questions in the “chat with your data” experience and get visual-backed answers directly from their reports, including support for ranking questions like “Which region performed best?”. Copilot summaries are also now embedded in report subscription emails, offering instant context and highlighting key insights before diving into the full report. Narrative visuals are supported in PDF and PowerPoint exports, preserving human-readable insights for external sharing. These updates aim to make Copilot a consistent, intelligent companion across the reporting workflow, with more enhancements – like filtered question support, coming soon.

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Celebrate with us as Power BI Turns 10!

Power BI is turning 10, and we’re celebrating a decade of turning data into insight and impact. From 500,000 early adopters to over 375,000 organizations today—including 95% of the Fortune 500—Power BI has become a global force in business intelligence. We want to give a major thanks to our vibrant community of users, partners, and advocates and celebrate this achievement.

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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and BI Platforms

For the eighteenth consecutive year, Microsoft has been positioned as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms.* We’re thrilled that Microsoft has again been positioned furthest on Completeness of Vision and highest in the Ability to Execute in the Magic Quadrant, marking our seventh consecutive year in this position.

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Open and edit any semantic model with Power BI tools

This month, we’re excited to share a major milestone for Power BI modelling tools – Power BI Desktop is now compatible with any semantic model in Fabric. With this update, you’re no longer required to rely on external tools to edit a semantic model running in Fabric. At the same time, it enhances interoperability between external tools and Power BI Desktop, enabling them to do even more.

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