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Microsoft Copilot Studio is enhancing the Evaluations experience to help makers better understand agent quality and behavior. New capabilities include richer evaluation explanations, agent reasoning traces, cited knowledge sources, evaluation run comparison, support for larger datasets, customizable test generation, and dataset generation from knowledge sources. These improvements help makers identify quality issues more quickly, understand …

M365 Copilot now supports code blocks, which lets you preview code, charts, diagrams, and more directly inline while using Chat. Previously, users could preview code side-by-side in a code canvas. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 569429 Last Modified: August 20, 2026 Release phase: General Availability GA date: September CY2026 Cloud Instance Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Category: Roadmap …

We are updating Viva Connections multi-home site management by moving administration from the Microsoft 365 admin center (MAC) to the SharePoint admin center (SPAC). This change consolidates Viva Connections administration into SharePoint Home site management and establishes the SharePoint admin center as the primary location for managing Viva Connections experiences. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: …

Microsoft is introducing two new OneDrive policies for file-level exclusions on Windows and macOS. Today, commercial users can view file exclusions configured by their organization, but they cannot add or remove exclusions. After this rollout, users will be able to manage their own file-level exclusions by default. This self-service capability applies only to user-managed exclusions. …

Microsoft Defender Unified RBAC (URBAC) is becoming the single access model for all Defender and Sentinel portal experiences. Your tenant will be auto enabled to URBAC. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1457836 Last Modified: August 20, 2026 Category: Message Center Tags: New feature, Admin impact Status: Launched Products & Platforms: Microsoft Defender XDR Unified RBAC …

Can a religious chatbot actually help with anxiety when counseling is too expensive? Think neutral AI is safest for mental health? Clinical data shows a split safety record. See how human-guided training protects vulnerable searchers. Key Takeaways What: Conversational AI therapy is skyrocketing but clinically split on safety. Why: Generic models lack guardrails, sometimes increasing …

Why are traditional family farms and contractors finally moving away from paper records? Skip buying new fleets. See how ASIL D standards let companies retrofit existing heavy machinery, and how vertical SaaS is modernizing legacy businesses. Key Takeaways What: Startups are digitizing traditional sectors like agriculture, construction, and hauling. Why: Traditional sectors have been slow …

Can artificial intelligence shorten the average 203-day corporate transaction timeline? Due diligence now takes a massive 203 days on average. Discover how targeted M&A software cuts compliance noise by 95% to speed up your deal timelines. Key Takeaways What: AI due diligence automates transaction research and risk analysis. Why: Manual review timelines have ballooned 64% …

You can use Windows Task Manager for deeper visibility into AI workloads running on a device. Specifically, per-process activity for the neural processing unit (NPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) neural engine now appear on the Processes and Performance tabs, alongside other familiar data. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1457685 Last Modified: August 20, 2026 …

Starting on September 14, 2026, Wildcard (*) in the Web API field configuration will have reached end of support. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1457694 Last Modified: August 20, 2026 Category: Message Center Tags: New feature, Admin impact Status: Launched Products & Platforms: Power Platform How does this affect me? After September 14, 2026, support …