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Is there a nationwide cellular outage today, or is it just my Verizon phone? Verizon’s outage made it look like AT&T and T-Mobile were down too. Learn about “phantom outages” and why a simple restart is the only way to fix your service. Key Takeaways What: A major Verizon voice outage blocked nationwide calls for …

Summary Microsoft Purview is introducing lifecycle status evaluation controls for adaptive scopes. This update gives administrators explicit control over whether active, inactive, and soft-deleted recipients and site owners are included in adaptive scope membership. With this change, newly created adaptive scopes will evaluate only active recipients and site owners by default. Administrators can configure adaptive …

Summary We’re expanding multimodal capture in Microsoft 365 Copilot Notebooks to the Microsoft OneNote app for Android. This feature helps users capture in-person and on-the-go work in a single session by combining audio transcription, image capture, and typed notes. When the session ends, Microsoft 365 Copilot generates a structured Copilot Page containing insights and captured …

Summary We’re introducing a new report in the SharePoint admin center that provides detailed, item-level visibility into permissions granted through the Everyone and Everyone except external users special SharePoint groups. This report helps SharePoint Advanced Management administrators identify content that has been broadly shared and take more targeted remediation actions. Previously, administrators could identify sites …

Summary Users will soon be able to register a passkey as their first multifactor authentication method. Previously, people had to set up an alternate MFA method like SMS or Voice before they could add a passkey (FIDO2), Windows Hello for Business, macOS Platform SSO. That extra step pushed users toward weaker methods and slowed the …

Summary Microsoft Entra will soon recognize Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) and macOS Platform Single Sign-On (PSSO) as standalone multifactor authentication (MFA) factors in supported authentication scenarios. Today, WHfB and macOS PSSO can satisfy MFA requirements during primary sign-in, but users may still be required to register and use an additional passkey or authentication method …

Summary Microsoft is updating the Copilot experience in Viva Learning. Users will now be redirected from the existing Copilot experience in Viva Learning to Learning Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot. This provides a more unified and personalized learning experience and enables users to access learning assistance across Microsoft 365 experiences. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: …

Summary If your websites or applications do not use unload event handlers (unload), the impact described below does not apply and no action is required. Microsoft Edge is changing the default behavior of the web platform unload event as part of the ongoing retirement of unload event handlers. Today, unload event handlers are allowed by …

Summary Microsoft Teams live chat is being retired. Starting in August 2026, new customers will no longer be able to set up Microsoft Teams live chat. Starting in October 2026, Microsoft Teams live chat will no longer be supported and will stop relaying customer chat messages from websites to Teams. This retirement allows us to …

Summary Microsoft Purview is expanding Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Information Protection auto-labeling support for non-Microsoft applications. Administrators will be able to create and manage DLP and auto-labeling policies directly in Microsoft Purview for supported non-Microsoft applications. These capabilities use Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps connectors to connect supported non-Microsoft applications to Microsoft Purview. This …

Summary We’re changing where newly created Copilot Pages are stored. Going forward, Copilot Pages created in Copilot Chat, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, and new Copilot Notebooks will be stored in OneDrive for Business instead of their current location. This change enables organizations to manage newly created Copilot Pages using existing OneDrive for Business governance, …

Summary The public preview of the MemberOf rule operator in Microsoft Entra ID is ending. Organizations using MemberOf in dynamic membership groups, dynamic administrative units (AUs), or entitlement management auto-assignment policies must replace these configurations by November 3, 2026. Microsoft continues improving the scale and reliability of dynamic membership processing. During preview, Microsoft observed that …

Summary We are announcing the ability to equip voice agents with custom voice in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. This feature will be available in public preview on August 21, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1448669 Published: 8/6/2026 Severity: Normal Category: Stay Informed Service: Dynamics 365 Apps Tags: New feature How does this affect me? …

Summary We are announcing the ability to classify emails in predefined taxonomy (categories and subcategories) for support automation with Case Management Agent in Dynamics 365 Customer Service. This feature will reach general availability on August 21, 2026. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1448701 Severity: Normal Category: Stay Informed Service: Dynamics 365 Apps Tags: Feature update …

Summary Starting on September 2, 2026, the legacy chatbot experience in the Power Automate portal will no longer be available. The legacy chatbot experience in the Power Automate portal will be retired and no longer accessible. Users will need to use the Help (?) menu in the top-right command bar for help, documentation, and support …

Summary Apple is introducing a change in macOS Golden Gate (version 27), currently expected to reach general availability in September 2026. With this change, users can disable Accessibility permissions even when those permissions are deployed and managed through Mobile Device Management (MDM). Microsoft Purview Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (Endpoint DLP) relies on Accessibility permissions to …

Summary We’re updating the command bar experience for SharePoint Pages. This update reorders the +New menu structure, makes changes to labels, and adds more prominent page state indicators for visibility whether a page is live. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1448372 Last Modified: August 6, 2026 Category: Stay informed Tags: New feature, Feature update, User …

Summary Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 reaches end of support on January 12, 2027. As you plan to upgrade these devices to a supported version, you can purchase Extended Security Updates (ESU). Rollout schedule: September 1, 2026: Extended Security Updates (ESU) will be available for purchase. January 12, 2027: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will …

Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot Scheduled Prompts is moving from the Optional Connected Experiences policy framework to the Microsoft 365 Connected Experiences framework. The feature behavior for creating, editing, and using Scheduled Prompts is not changing, and existing scheduled prompts will continue to run. Administrators who currently use Optional Connected Experiences to restrict Scheduled Prompts should …

Summary Microsoft Teams is updating the live captions experience with a new right-side panel layout and a consolidated captions settings menu. The change applies to Teams meeting participants using live captions or translated captions in calls, meetings, and events. Existing admin policies and controls for live captions, translated captions, and Interpreter are not changing. The …

Summary Viva Engage is adding tenant-wide Custom Branding managed from a new Brand Center in the Viva Engage admin center. Admins will be able to set a brand name, logos, and theme color, preview changes, and publish them to the whole tenant. This affects Viva Engage web and mobile experiences, including the Teams app integration, …

Summary Exchange Online is beginning retirement enforcement for Exchange Web Services (EWS), so unrestricted EWS access will no longer be available once enforcement starts. Microsoft introduced EWSAllowedAppIDs, a tenant-level allow list that lets admins specify which application IDs may continue using EWS. Exchange Online admins should inventory all EWS-dependent apps and services, including Microsoft first-party …

Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot connector management is being consolidated into a single admin experience in the Microsoft 365 admin center under Copilot > Connectors. Administrators will manage both Microsoft 365 Copilot connectors and supported Copilot plugins from one location, simplifying governance and operations. Users will see connectors through a unified catalog and in the Sources …

Summary Microsoft Teams is adding a new “Report a call” option for suspicious group calls in call history. Users can report concerns such as scams, impersonation attempts, unwanted external calls, and other suspicious calling activity. Reported call details can be reviewed in Teams admin center, and in Microsoft Defender when the tenant is licensed and …

Summary Microsoft has released a new update for Microsoft 365 Apps in the Current Channel. The update is being rolled out to clients on that channel, and no tenant-side configuration change is required for devices that already update from the Office CDN. Administrators who manage Microsoft 365 Apps updates themselves can download the latest build …

How does ClickHouse manage to run complex data queries 100x faster than my current database? See why real-time data boosts revenue by 62%. Learn how ClickHouse’s 100x speed advantage transforms massive datasets into a high-performance profit engine. Key Takeaways What: ClickHouse is an open-source, column-oriented database built for real-time analytics at petabyte scale. Why: Organizations …

How can I get my business featured in ChatGPT and Perplexity search answers? Stop chasing clicks and start building answers. See why community forum sentiment is the hidden signal for Google AI Overviews and AEO authority. Key Takeaways What: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) tailors content for AI-powered search engines and voice assistants. Why: AI Overviews …

As part of our ongoing security improvements for Power Platform, the Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) rollout for user sign-in flows in Dataverse is now entering its final stage across public cloud environments. This change affects interactive user access to Dataverse and relies on Microsoft Entra Conditional Access policies for near real-time session evaluation. We expect …

Microsoft Teams Android device management in the Teams admin center will retire by August 31, 2026. Devices must connect to the Teams Rooms Pro Management portal via IoT Hub for continued management. Organizations should verify device connectivity and complete migration steps before the deadline to avoid losing management capabilities. We identified that one or more …

We are introducing Planner capabilities in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. Users will be able to create, update, QnA Planner tasks and plans using natural language within Copilot Chat, helping them manage work without switching between applications. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 516577. Rollout schedule General Availability (Worldwide): Beginning in early September …

Summary Microsoft Copilot Studio is gaining general availability for the GitHub Copilot harness, adding a new authoring option for autonomous agents and workflows. Copilot Studio is becoming a multi-harness platform, with GitHub Copilot harness, Standard harness, and Copilot Chat harness available for different agent scenarios. Existing Copilot Studio agents and deployments remain unchanged; no migration …

Summary Microsoft Update Catalog search is currently impaired, which may prevent users from finding software updates, drivers, and hotfixes. Affected users may see search failures, slow responses, timeouts, or incomplete search results on the Catalog website. Microsoft is actively working on mitigation and recovery to restore normal search functionality. No admin configuration change is required; …

Summary Copilot Studio is gaining a new admin control to block maker-provided credentials for authentication. When enabled, only end-user credentials can be used for authentication within an agent, which can help standardize and secure connections. The setting is off by default and can be enabled selectively per environment or managed environment group in the Power …

Summary Power Platform is adding enhanced admin controls to manage agent security centrally. Administrators will be able to define authentication and access policies for agents at the environment or environment group level in the Power Platform admin center. The change is aimed at standardizing how agents handle identity and access across the organization. Microsoft states …

Summary Dynamics 365 Contact Center is adding the ability to route conversations back to an expert who previously handled the customer’s issue. Assignment logic can use historical interaction context, queue membership, expert availability, and configurable lookback periods. For asynchronous conversations, administrators can choose to reconnect customers with the same expert when presence and active conversation …

Summary Dynamics 365 Project Operations is adding support for time phasing of quote and contract lines. Pricing on quotes and contracts will update automatically based on effective dates, reducing manual price maintenance and lowering the risk of errors. The feature also provides a detailed audit trail and point-in-time totals for pricing history and traceability. This …

There is a fundamental difference between video and photo shooting: a photo requires only a moment of stability, but video demands continuous stability. A video with noticeable shake, no matter how good the resolution or colour, will always feel compromised. For handheld creators, “stability” often matters more than resolution. The OPPO Find X9 Ultra has …

Summary Microsoft Teams will introduce a “Report a meeting” feature starting August 2026, allowing users to report suspicious or malicious activity during meetings. Reports help security teams investigate threats via Microsoft Defender and Teams admin center. The feature is enabled by default, with administrative controls and data collection for security investigations. Microsoft Teams is introducing …

Summary Exchange Online is moving cross-tenant Free/Busy, MailTips, and Calendar Sharing off EWS and onto Microsoft 365 Cross-Tenant Access Policy. Tenants using Organization Relationships, Availability Address Spaces, or Sharing Policies for cross-tenant calendar and availability sharing are in scope. Administrators should assess current EWS-based sharing configuration, migrate to the new policy-based model, and remove unused …

Summary Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will receive a modernized Gallery view in mid-August 2026, aligning it with Windows. Updates include consistent participant tile ratios, video prioritization, stable gallery behavior, and new admin controls. No action is required before rollout; admins can configure settings post-update. We’re introducing a modernized Gallery view experience for Microsoft Teams …

Summary Microsoft Teams meeting recaps will personalize the initial recap language to match the language each participant selected during the meeting via translated captions or Teams Interpreter. Different attendees in the same meeting may see the recap in different languages based on their own in-meeting language selection. Users can manually switch the recap to another …

Summary SharePoint Online is improving Flexible Sections in SharePoint Pages to make page authoring more predictable and easier to use. Authors will get new layout guidance, persistent grid guides, and a way to convert existing standard sections into Flexible Sections while preserving current content placement. The change primarily affects SharePoint page authors who use Flexible …