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Microsoft Edge for Business to Introduce Enterprise New Tab Page with IT Controls and Copilot in 2026
Microsoft has laid out plans to deliver a modernized Enterprise New Tab Page for its Edge for Business browser, targeting a worldwide rollout to commercial tenants in September 2026. The update,...
Microsoft Imposes Stricter Bot Controls in Teams Amid Rising Identity Attacks
Microsoft has begun enforcing stricter control over third-party bots in Microsoft Teams, part of a sweeping security overhaul as identity-based attacks reach new heights. The move comes as a separate...
Microsoft 365 Password-Spraying Surge and Teams Bot Flaw Highlight Identity Security Crisis
A cascade of security failures erupted across the tech landscape this week, exposing how fragile the boundaries of identity, privacy, and artificial intelligence have become. Apple’s vaunted Hide...
Microsoft Rolls Out Teams Admin Center Governance for Built-in AI Agents in July 2026 Update
Microsoft began deploying a significant update to the Teams admin center in July 2026, handing IT administrators granular control over the built-in generative AI agents that now operate natively...
Excel Copilot Gains Multi-Agent Web Smarts: General Availability Set for July 2026
Microsoft has quietly added a landmark entry to its Microsoft 365 roadmap that promises to transform Excel from a static number cruncher into a dynamic research assistant. Roadmap ID 566872, posted...
Azure Dominates US Enterprise Cloud: 55% of CIOs Choose Microsoft Over AWS, Jefferies Survey Reveals
Microsoft Azure has cemented its position as the top choice for cloud computing among US enterprise IT leaders, with a commanding 55% of chief information officers (CIOs) naming it their primary...
Logicalis Lands Microsoft Frontier Partner Designation, Doubles Down on Copilot Governance for Enterprise
Microsoft elevated Logicalis to the top tier of its partner ecosystem on July 1, 2026, awarding the managed service provider both global Frontier Partner status and a dedicated Microsoft Copilot...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Prompt Gallery Gains Tenant-Wide Publishing to Tighten AI Governance
Microsoft is sharpening its enterprise AI toolkit with a new Copilot Prompt Gallery feature that hands IT administrators the keys to company-wide prompt distribution. An update to the Microsoft 365...
Microsoft Copilot Chat to Unlock Scanned PDFs and Image Text in July 2026 Update
Microsoft has officially confirmed that Copilot Chat will soon be able to search and retrieve text from scanned PDFs and images embedded in documents, a long-awaited capability slated to arrive in...
Microsoft to Launch Copilot Cowork Analytics Dashboard in July 2026, Exposing AI Cost and Impact Data
Microsoft has quietly updated its Microsoft 365 roadmap with a new feature that will give enterprises hard numbers on how their employees use AI. Roadmap item 567005, added on June 30, 2026,...