Articles from July 21, 2026
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Boutique Governance Firm’s Microsoft AI Double Hit Signals Data Cleanup Is the New Gold Rush
Informotion, a Sydney-based consultancy specializing in records management, has been named to two separate ISG 2026 Microsoft partner quadrants — a dual nod that landed on July 21 and immediately...
The Honest Truth About Foldable Phones in 2026, Based on Owner Experiences
If you’ve been on the fence about foldable phones, 2026 is the year the decision gets real. After seven years of iterative refinement—and a disastrous start—the devices have finally stacked up...
Samsung Health Assistant Beta: Your Wearable Data Finally Gets a Conversational AI Coach
Samsung on July 21 opened a beta for Health Assistant, an AI-powered conversational feature built directly into Samsung Health that interprets data from your Galaxy devices. The assistant analyzes...
Viva Glint's Action Taking Report Will Expose Whether Managers Act on Employee Feedback
Microsoft will give Viva Glint administrators a powerful new lens into what happens after employee surveys close. The Action Taking Analysis Report, set for worldwide general availability on the web...
Microsoft Kills Viva Amplify Republish Feature Weeks After Missing Its Own April Deadline
Microsoft has quietly abandoned a planned Viva Amplify feature that corporate communicators had been counting on to refresh and correct their multichannel employee announcements without starting from...
Viva Engage's AI Community Agents Are Coming in September 2026 – What That Means for Your Workplace
Microsoft is preparing to inject AI directly into the social fabric of its Viva Engage platform, with community agents now slated for general availability in September 2026. The move, detailed in...
Microsoft Ships Teams Custom Reaction Icons: Here's How to Deploy Them Without Chaos
Microsoft has officially launched branded meeting reactions for Teams desktop users in the worldwide standard commercial cloud. The feature, tracked under Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 541830, reached...
Samsung Pours 2.8 Million Galaxy Z Fold 8 Units Into Production, Betting the Wider Screen Wins
Samsung is ramping up manufacturing of its next-generation foldable, the Galaxy Z Fold 8, to 2.8 million units—a 40% jump over earlier plans—just days before the company’s July 22 Unpacked...
Microsoft Teams Rolls Out Customizable Meeting Toolbar: Pin, Unpin, Reorder Controls Arrive
Microsoft has begun rolling out a redesigned meeting toolbar for Teams desktop users that, for the first time, lets participants pin, unpin, and reorder on-screen controls. The update, which reached...
Microsoft pulls Teams chat organizer update after rollback, putting August 2026 deadline at risk
Microsoft abruptly pulled a new automatic chat organizer for Teams on July 20, just weeks before its expected August 2026 rollout. The feature—designed to sweep muted conversations and meeting...
OneDrive Web Gains Full SharePoint View Management—What That Means for Your Workflow
Starting this July, if you open a SharePoint document library in OneDrive for the web, you'll find a new way to organize your work: the ability not just to switch among existing views, but also to...
Endpoint DLP Alerts in Microsoft Purview Will Soon Feed into In-Depth Content Investigations
Microsoft is closing the gap between spotting a potential data leak and understanding what was actually put at risk. Starting in August 2026, security teams will be able to pivot directly from an...