Microsoft Power BI Updates Blog

New Card visual in reports (Generally Available)

The new card visual now generally available brings a modern and visually engaging way to highlight key metrics in your reports, now with support for hero images, new defaults, and consistent formatting experience.

Standalone Copilot in Power BI mobile apps: Chat with your data anytime anywhere (Preview)

We’re excited to announce the release of the Standalone Copilot experience in Power BI Mobile apps! Copilot in Power BI on mobile is a new way to get insights from your Power BI data. You no longer have to search for content, open it, and scan your report. All you need to do is tell …

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Bringing Context Aware Intelligence to Power BI

Ten years ago, Power BI entered the market and transformed how businesses interact with data. Before self-service BI, business users waited days, sometimes weeks, for IT teams to build reports and answer data questions. With the introduction of Power BI – any user could download the app for free, connect to their data, and get …

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Power BI November 2025 Feature Summary

The November 2025 Power BI feature update brings several important announcements and enhancements across the platform. Key highlights include the deprecation of R and Python visuals in the Embed for your customers solution, significant updates to Copilot and AI capabilities—such as the standalone Copilot in Power BI mobile apps (Preview) and improvements to Verified Answers—and …

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PBIR will become the default Power BI Report Format – Get Ready for the Transition

Starting in January 2026, all new reports created in both Power BI Service and Desktop will use the PBIR format by default, and existing reports will be automatically converted to PBIR when edited and saved.

Microsoft named Leader and Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Semantic Layers & Metric Stores 

In today’s data-driven world, semantic models have become the backbone of trustworthy analytics. They define business logic, metrics, and relationships that turn raw data into meaningful, trusted and curated insights. As organizations embrace generative AI, semantic models provide the structure and context that AI needs to deliver accurate, reliable answers.  At Microsoft, we have spent nearly two decades refining the semantic layer that connects data …

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Power BI semantic models as accelerators for AI-enabled consumption

As data volumes grow exponentially, Power BI customers demand AI-driven analytical solutions that scale to petabytes, are secure, governed, and easy to manage. Power BI semantic models, backed by Microsoft Fabric, are the foundation for user-friendly BI solutions, bridging the gap between business users and IT by enabling trusted ad-hoc analysis. Consequently, Power BI semantic …

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Advance your career in Data & AI with Microsoft Fabric Data Days

There’s no AI without data. Are you ready to invest in your future? Fabric Data Days starts on November 4th! We’re offering 50+ days of immersive learning designed for data professionals at every level and students alike. Don’t miss your chance to gain practical experience from experts and connect with a global community of experts. …

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Preparing for the General Availability of the new Card visual

One change may impact the behavior and look of the new card visual in existing reports. The callout size and background setting will be available with or without a divider after GA.

Power BI app Copilot: AI scoped to the curated content in an app (Preview)

Announcing Power BI app Copilot, now in preview. With app-scoped Copilot, users can search for reports in an app plus ask questions and get connected with answers based on a report in an app. App Copilot is a separate complement to report-scoped Copilot already available on each report viewed in an app.