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Microsoft's Outlook on the Web Now Lets Copilot Tweak Specific Email Passages—Here’s How It Works
Microsoft is rolling out a new Copilot feature for Outlook on the web that lets you highlight a section of an email draft and ask the AI to rewrite it—changing its length, tone, or structure—all...
Microsoft’s 365 Copilot Now Serves Excel, Outlook AI Prompts on Homegrown MAI Models
Microsoft has started routing tens of thousands of weekly AI prompts from Excel and Outlook through its own MAI models, Bloomberg reported on July 7, 2026, marking the first disclosed...
Microsoft Gives IT Control Over Copilot’s Web Access in Edge for Business
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a long-awaited governance feature for its Edge for Business browser: IT administrators can now specify exactly which websites the integrated Copilot AI is permitted...
Microsoft Teams Admin Center to Get Unified Security Detection Report for Impersonation and Malicious Links
Microsoft plans to roll out a Security Detection Report in the Teams admin center, giving IT administrators a consolidated view of messaging threats—including impersonation attempts, malicious...
Microsoft 365 Admins Advised: Only Use Deferred Release for Major Copilot Updates
Microsoft 365 administrators grappling with release audience configurations should keep most users on the Standard release track and reserve the Deferred channel exclusively for scenarios involving...
Microsoft Unveils Enterprise Preview for Edge: Pre-Release Testing Now Built Directly into Stable Browser
Microsoft has quietly launched an Enterprise Preview channel for its Edge browser, enabling IT administrators to deliver early-release builds without ever leaving the stable application. Announced in...
Microsoft Shifts Copilot Cowork to Usage-Based Pricing, Charging per Compute-Consuming Task
Microsoft has officially abandoned the per-seat licensing model for its enterprise AI agent, Copilot Cowork, announcing on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, that organizations will now pay only for the compute...
Mastering Microsoft 365 Administration: Identity, Security, and Continuity Essentials
Organizations running Microsoft 365 face a daily barrage of identity attacks, data leakage risks, and service continuity threats. The administrators managing these environments hold the keys to the...
IT admins navigate a fragmented AI governance map across 365, Windows, Edge, and Apple
IT administrators scrambling to lock down AI features across their ecosystems are discovering a fragmented landscape of controls. As AI assistants, code generators, and smart compose tools embed...
Copilot Outage May 29 Exposes AI Reliability Gap in Microsoft 365
Microsoft’s Copilot AI services stumbled on Friday, May 29, 2026, leaving countless users locked out of the assistant across Windows, Microsoft 365 apps, and the web. Consumer news outlets quickly...
May 2026 Outlook Update Automaps Hidden Calendars, Adds Team View Grid
Microsoft will deliver a significant wave of updates to its Outlook email and calendar clients in May 2026, focusing on calendar parity, team collaboration views, and AI-driven insights through...
Microsoft Delays Enterprise Opt-Out for New Outlook to March 2027: What IT Admins Need to Know
Microsoft has extended the enterprise opt-out deadline for the New Outlook for Windows by nearly a year, moving it from April 2026 to March 1, 2027. This delay gives IT administrators additional time...