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Amazon Takes Drone Delivery Nationwide Amazon is dramatically expanding Prime Air, with plans to bring autonomous drone deliveries to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026, a sixfold increase from its current footprint. Prime Air will expand from 11 current delivery sites to communities reaching tens of millions of U.S. customers. …

Summary Microsoft Dataverse environments hosted in EUR will receive a minor service update to version 9.2.26083.00000 or higher. The update is part of Microsoft’s scheduled maintenance for the region and is expected to be a routine backend service update. Microsoft expects no service degradation, but users may briefly experience transient SQL errors or be redirected …

Summary Microsoft Dataverse environments in NAM will receive a minor service update to version 9.2.26083.00000 or higher. This is a planned maintenance update that is expected to have no service degradation or availability impact. During the maintenance window, users may experience brief intermittent issues such as transient SQL errors or being redirected to the login …

With breakout room support, Teams Rooms on Android can be added to a breakout room and moved in and out of the main room making it easy for breakout session coordination. Product: Microsoft Teams Release phase: General Availability Release date: October CY2026 Platform: Android Cloud Instance: Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) Created: 2026-08-20 22:38:45Z Roadmap ID: 569447 …

Self-serve sync connectors enable users to securely connect their own external data sources, such as Jira and Confluence Cloud, to Microsoft 365 Copilot. Using their own credentials and permissions, users can synchronize content they already have access to, making it discoverable in Copilot Chat and Microsoft Search. Administrators maintain oversight through tenant-level controls, including staged …

Viva Glint service administrators will see a new announcement icon in the product header that links directly to the Viva Glint Tech Community blog. This makes it easier to discover product news, feature announcements, and best practices. Product: Microsoft Viva Release phase: General Availability Release date: September CY2026 Platform: Web Cloud Instance: Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant) …

Viva Glint administrators will be able to create multiple-choice questions with up to 500 options and upload options using a CSV file. For questions containing more than 50 options, survey takers can search and filter the available responses, making longer lists faster and easier to navigate. Reporting will support the expanded option set. Product: Microsoft …

Summary Teams Premium usage reporting in the Microsoft Teams admin center is being expanded to include Queues app usage data. Tenant administrators will be able to see active Queues app users within the existing Teams Premium usage report. The change is reporting-only and does not alter user experience, licensing, or admin settings. No proactive configuration …

Summary Starting with Windows 11 version 26H2 (second half of 2026), the Windows settings backup policy will default to enabled on eligible devices unless explicitly configured otherwise. Restore remains admin-controlled and off by default. Organizations should review and configure backup and restore policies as needed before deployment. Microsoft Message Starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, …

Summary Microsoft is preparing the Windows ecosystem for next-generation code signing to strengthen software supply chain security and improve trust in signed software. As cryptographic standards evolve, Microsoft is introducing newer signing technologies and guidance to help ensure the continued security and compatibility of Windows applications and drivers. Microsoft 365 Message Center ID: MC1458947 Last …