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Summary Microsoft is changing how admins control Anthropic model access for Copilot in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in the Microsoft Admin Center. The existing Copilot in M365 apps with Anthropic models setting is being elevated into a clearer top-level option under a new heading. Several setting labels are being renamed to better distinguish access for …

Claude Helped Bug Hunters Reach OpenAI’s Repo In under 72 hours, a three-person security team reached an internal OpenAI GitHub repository by chaining together two unrelated vulnerabilities. After discovering an image-parsing defect on OpenAI’s community forum, the Hacktron researchers leveraged Claude Opus 5 to generate a functioning exploit. They then exploited overly permissive single sign-on …

Huawei Fast-Tracks Its Nvidia Challenge Huawei moved the training-focused Ascend 960DT’s launch from the third quarter of 2027 to the first, while the inference-focused 960PR is due in Q3—one quarter early. Huawei says the 960 generation doubles performance, and the Ascend 970 and 980 are slated for 2028 and 2029, respectively. Behind the faster calendar …

Gemini broke into three real companies. Claude Opus 5 broke into OpenAI. Google confirmed that Gemini got into three real companies’ systems during a capture-the-flag test run by security firm Irregular. The model had internet access, and when the fictional targets shared names with real businesses, it went after the real ones: guessing passwords in …

Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot Researcher is being modernized to use shared Copilot platform components, creating a more consistent experience across Microsoft 365. Several Researcher-specific UI controls and navigation areas will be retired, including report length control, Saved Prompts, History, Reports, Explore, and Recommended Prompts. Core Researcher capabilities for conducting research and generating reports will remain …

Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot federated connectors will expand from read-only retrieval to also support supported create, update, and delete actions in connected third-party services. Actions run using the signed-in user’s third-party permissions and require explicit user confirmation by default before they execute. Administrators can review connector tools, including read/write/delete capabilities, in the Microsoft 365 admin …

Summary SharePoint FAQ web part authoring is changing from a mixed AI/manual experience to a standard manual authoring experience inside the FAQ web part. AI-assisted FAQ creation and import will move to Copilot in SharePoint, where authors can generate FAQ content using prompts and grounding sources. Existing FAQ web parts and their content will keep …

Summary Customized Viva Insights Power BI reports will remain tied to the report version they were created from and will not auto-migrate to newer major report versions. Users who need current data or new capabilities must create a new customized copy from the latest out-of-the-box report version. Older customized reports may stop receiving refreshed data, …

Summary Microsoft 365 Copilot Business will include default usage-based billing for eligible AI experiences starting October 19, 2026, simplifying access and billing. Charges apply only when used, with spending policies managed by administrators. Existing subscriptions and policies remain unchanged. Adjust controls via the Microsoft 365 admin center. Message ID: MC1476200 Services: Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365), …

Summary Intune will change the default iOS/iPadOS enrollment method in the profile creation experience from Company Portal-based enrollment to web-based device enrollment. Existing iOS/iPadOS enrollment profiles are not affected; the change applies to new profile creation and, for new tenants without an enrollment profile, to the default enrollment flow. Administrators using web-based enrollment must deploy …