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Excel Drillthrough for All Power BI Models: A Game-Changer for Analysts

Power BI’s latest update brings a highly anticipated feature to the forefront: Excel users can now drill through their data for all Power BI semantic models, including Direct Lake and DirectQuery. Thi...

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Dec 12, 2025

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Revolutionizing Power BI Semantic Modeling with AI Agents and the MCP Server Extension

What if your AI agents could do more than just analyze data in Power BI? With the Power BI Modeling MCP Server extension AI agents can now actively build, modify, and manage semantic models using simp...

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Nov 30, 2025

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Power BI's Context-Aware Intelligence Is Transforming Business Analytics

You can now access powerful data analytics simply by asking questions in everyday language thanks to Microsoft’s latest Power BI innovations.The latest updates are ushering in a new era where business...

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Nov 23, 2025

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Streamline Power BI Semantic Modeling with the TMDL VS Code Extension

Streamlining semantic model development is critical for data professionals aiming to maximize efficiency. With the general availability of the TMDL Visual Studio Code extension, Power BI developers no...

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Nov 21, 2025

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Power BI November 2025 Update: Transformative AI, Visuals, and Modeling Features

The November 2025 update to Power BI delivers a suite of enhancements that empower users to unlock deeper insights and create more compelling reports. This release raises the bar for analytics platfor...

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Nov 19, 2025

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Get Ready: PBIR Set to Become the Default Power BI Report Format

The Power BI world is on the brink of a major transformation. Microsoft is setting the Power BI Enhanced Report Format ( PBIR ) as the default for all new reports beginning January 2026. This upcoming...

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Nov 18, 2025

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Power BI Semantic Models: The Key to AI-Driven Enterprise Analytics

As organizations confront mountains of data, the need for scalable and secure analytics has never been greater. Power BI semantic models, built on Microsoft Fabric, are changing the way enterprises tu...

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Nov 10, 2025

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App-Scoped Copilot: Transforming Business Intelligence in Power BI

Microsoft’s introduction of App Copilot for Power BI (currently in preview) deliversanAI-powered assistance scoped specifically to the curated reports and dashboards within a Power BI app. Unlike trad...

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Nov 5, 2025

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Power BI's Report Copilot: Transforming Data Reporting with Smarter AI

Power BI users can now convert raw data into insightful, visually appealing reports faster than ever. The newly upgraded Report Copilot brings advanced AI-powered features to the reporting process, ma...

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Oct 22, 2025

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Power BI’s Fabric REST API: Revolutionizing Semantic Model Connection Management

Managing data connections for semantic models in Power BI is now easier and more powerful. As organizations face growing complexity and scalability needs, the new Fabric REST API for connection bindin...

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Oct 21, 2025

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Effortless Data Refreshes: Power BI’s Semantic Model Refresh Templates Explained

Staying on top of fresh data in Power BI is crucial for accurate, up-to-date reporting. With the introduction of Semantic Model Refresh Templates in Power BI (currently in Preview), Microsoft delivers...

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Oct 3, 2025

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Model Context Protocol: Powering the Next Wave of AI in Power BI

Artificial intelligence has long promised to revolutionize Power BI, but tangible results have often lagged behind the buzz. Today, innovations like the model context protocol (MCP) are finally delive...

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Sep 5, 2025

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