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US bans DeepSeek from fed systems The Department of Homeland Security has ordered all federal civilian agencies to stop purchasing DeepSeek products and remove existing Chinese AI technology from government IT systems, citing national security risks tied to potential data access by Chinese authorities. The ban extends beyond DeepSeek’s own products to cover third-party services …

Summary Microsoft is updating the Windows 11 Photos app experience to help users browse, organize, and find photos and videos across local PC content and OneDrive. The updated app includes a refreshed photo library, a native photo viewer from File Explorer or other Windows locations, and an updated native photo editor. Existing management controls still …

Summary Microsoft 365 apps admin center is adding Update Repair in Inventory to help admins find Windows devices with Microsoft 365 apps that are out of date or having update problems. Admins can review device status, see recommended remediation actions, and remotely start Online Repair for eligible devices. Repair reinstalls Microsoft 365 apps using the …

Summary Microsoft Teams is adding an onboarding workflow that automatically connects new team members to relevant channels when they join a team. The change is designed to help team owners onboard users faster and improve discoverability of important team information. This affects Teams across desktop, mobile, and Mac clients. No admin configuration is required, but …

Summary Microsoft Clipchamp is adding an admin policy control for the AI video creation experience (Create a video / Generate a video in Copilot Create). The change affects users who can access Clipchamp AI video project creation and admins who manage Microsoft 365 app policies. Admins will be able to allow or restrict access to …

Summary Microsoft is introducing public preview admin controls for managing Business Applications in Work IQ, expanding Copilot grounding to include business applications data. AI admins can control whether business applications are available in Copilot, while Power Platform and environment admins can govern which environments participate and what data can be used. Makers can further scope …

Summary Microsoft Copilot Studio is improving the Evaluations experience for agent makers to better assess agent quality and behavior. New capabilities include richer outcome explanations, reasoning traces, cited knowledge sources, and comparison of evaluation runs. Dataset creation and validation are being enhanced, including support for up to 100 test cases, customizable question/dataset generation, single-response datasets, …

Summary Copilot Studio is adding enhanced support for building Copilot Chat agents (declarative agents) that deliver authoritative, standardized responses. New maker capabilities include deterministic topics, connected agents, evaluations, monitoring, native Copilot Chat preview with Activity Map, and agent lifecycle management across dev/test/prod. The change is aimed at Copilot Studio users and development teams that build …

Can You Run Industrial CT Scans Directly on Assembly Line? Discover how $75K annual CT scanner leases replace $2M capital purchases while enabling 5-second inline quality inspections directly on assembly lines. Key Takeaways What: Industrial CT scanning moves from costly R&D labs directly onto active assembly lines. Why: Annual leasing options starting at $75K replace …

Advanced platform metrics for Azure Monitor are now generally available. Advanced platform metrics provide finer-grained signals that help customers more quickly and accurately identify changes and trends within their resources. Azure update ID: 575329 Published: Oct 20, 2026 Status: Launched Timeline: July 2026 Preview October 2026 General Availability Product: Azure Monitor Tag: Feature Category: DevOps, …