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OpenAI ships ChatGPT Images 2.6 with GIF output and 6-second image generation OpenAI just dropped Images 2.6, and it is a solid upgrade worth knowing about. The headline feature: you can now generate animated GIFs from a text prompt or a photo. You can tweak the speed and edit individual frames. The model keeps characters …

OpenAI Says ChatGPT Search Volume Has Reached 20% of Google’s OpenAI says ChatGPT now processes search queries at a volume equal to 20% of Google’s, highlighting how quickly AI-powered search is becoming a major alternative to traditional search engines. Adam Fry, OpenAI’s consumer product lead for ChatGPT, shared the figure at a press event on …

WAF Insights for Azure Application Gateway Web Application Firewall (WAF) is now generally available. WAF Insights is a built-in experience in the WAF policy that brings WAF logs and metrics together in interactive dashboards, so you can investigate blocked requests, analyze attack patterns, and identify false positives without writing queries. Azure update ID: 579280 Published: …

AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery and analysis, increasing the importance of timely protection. Windows is expanding the use of AI-assisted capabilities across vulnerability discovery, remediation, validation, and post-release monitoring, while keeping human judgment and accountability central to engineering decisions. Once a security update and associated guidance are publicly available, attackers may be able to analyze …

Starting on November 30, 2026, AI-generated descriptions for model driven apps will have reached end of support. Message ID: MC1540110 Published: Nov 5, 2026 Service: Power Apps Tag: Retirement How does this affect me? The Create descriptions using AI option will no longer be available in the Publish dialog or the app designer Settings panel. …

Voters block AI data centers Voters rejected data center development in 40 of 41 ballot measures across 10 states on Tuesday, delivering a sharp rebuke to the AI infrastructure boom that Big Tech and hyperscalers have been racing to build. Ohio accounted for more than half of the measures, with 21 on the ballot, and …

Summary Dynamics 365 Contact Center is adding bullseye routing with user groups for conversation orchestration. Admins can create bullseye routing playbooks that assign queues to user groups and define wait-time thresholds per tier. As conversations wait longer, the eligible agent pool expands automatically to include additional tiers. Existing bullseye routing configurations continue to work without …

Summary Dynamics 365 Contact Center is adding natural language playbooks to orchestrate conversation distribution. Users can configure playbooks to manage routing, priority escalation, overflow handling, preferred representative assignment, and bullseye routing as conversations evolve. Playbooks are created through guided templates with validation to catch conflicts before publishing. Publishing a playbook consumes Copilot credits, but runtime …

Summary Microsoft is adding agent metrics and alerts in Power Platform Monitor for Copilot Studio agents. Admins will be able to monitor conversational and autonomous agent health using new session success rate and recent session metrics. In Managed Environments, admins can set custom thresholds and optional email notifications for low session success rates. This is …

Summary Copilot connectors will extend Work IQ APIs so AI agents can use data and tools from connected enterprise systems. Organizations that already use Copilot connectors can reuse those connections for richer, more context-aware agent experiences across Microsoft 365 and external systems. Existing administrator controls, permissions, and governance policies for Copilot connectors continue to apply. …