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OpenAI Launches Dots, Always-On AI Agent Coworkers to Take On Muse At its DevDay event on Tuesday, OpenAI announced the launch of Dots, a new personal agentic assistant powered by GPT-6 Astra, describing them as “remarkably capable, always-on agents built to handle everything.” Dots can operate independently of a specific device or interface, allowing users …

Anthropic IPO Filing Leaks $8B Loss Anthropic’s confidential S-1 surfaced this week, revealing an $8 billion operating loss alongside rapid revenue growth and plans to spend over $500 billion on cloud capacity over the next decade, a stark look at the true cost of the AI race. OpenAI Launches Dots Agents at DevDay At its …

Beginning November 9, 2026, we are introducing staged storage validation for supported Dynamics 365 applications. The change gives administrators clearer visibility into storage use, advance notice of potential restrictions, and several ways to remain within capacity, including removing unneeded data, adding capacity, or enabling pay-as-you-go for sandbox environments. When a tenant exceeds its entitled Database, …

To give users more choice and flexibility when working with AI in Microsoft Copilot, we’re expanding the set of AI models available in Microsoft Copilot. Starting today, GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5 begin rolling out today with usage-based billing in Cowork and Microsoft Copilot Studio. GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5 will also begin …

To simplify the Brand Kit creation experience in Microsoft PowerPoint, Brand Guidelines and Style are no longer available when creating new Brand Kits. These components are not currently used by Copilot and removing them streamlines the setup experience for users who create and manage Brand Kits. Existing Brand Kits that already contain Brand Guidelines or …

We have temporarily removed the Brand pane from Microsoft PowerPoint while we make additional improvements to the experience. The Brand pane was introduced to provide users with a dedicated place in PowerPoint to discover and use assets from available Brand Kits, including brand colors, logos, images, icons, and fonts. Based on customer feedback, we are …

Major Update: This post contains a significant change that may impact your organisation. Microsoft introduced security enhancements to Exchange Online PowerShell authentication in ExchangeOnlineManagement module version 3.10.1. These enhancements strengthen the authentication flow and provide protection against emerging threats. Customers using a version earlier than 3.10.1 should upgrade to version 3.10.1 or later. Customers already …

As part of our ongoing efforts to simplify the Copilot experience for customers, we are beginning to roll out updates to Copilot in Microsoft Edge in the coming weeks. As part of this update, we will adopt an updated icon across all Copilot entry points within Edge and the Copilot sidepane will adopt a simplified …

Beginning November 9, 2026, we are introducing staged storage validation for supported Dynamics 365 applications. The change gives administrators clearer visibility into storage use, advance notice of potential restrictions, and several ways to remain within capacity, including removing unneeded data, adding capacity, or enabling pay-as-you-go for sandbox environments. Message ID: MC1483500 Services: Dynamics 365 Apps, …

We are announcing the ability to migrate finance and operations environments from Lifecycle Services to Power Platform admin center in Lifecycle Services. This feature will reach public preview on October 1, 2026. Message ID: MC1483576 Service: Finance and Operations Apps Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature Rollout: October 2026 How does this affect me? The …