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Azure Functions 1.x and Legacy Log API Sunset in 2026: Here's Your Migration Roadmap
Microsoft has set September 14, 2026, as the end-of-support date for both Azure Functions version 1.x and the older HTTP Data Collector API that feeds logs into Azure Monitor. That gives teams two...
The Witcher 3’s Next Update Requires Windows 11 and an SSD—Here’s How to Prepare
CD Projekt Red is raising the hardware floor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. With the game’s next update, the 2015 role-playing classic will officially require Windows 11, an SSD, and a DirectX 12...
Firefox vs. Twitch: Why You’re Seeing Errors 3000, 7005, and 2000 — and How to Solve Them
Twitch viewers on Firefox are repeatedly bumping into playback errors 3000, 7005, and 2000, and the fixes are rarely obvious. The culprit often isn’t the stream itself but Firefox’s privacy...
Grok Add-in Brings AI Editing to Excel, Word, and PowerPoint — Here’s What IT Needs to Do Before Installing
xAI slipped a Grok add-in into the Microsoft Marketplace in mid-June 2026, putting its AI assistant directly inside Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. The add-in can read whatever you select, make changes...
Microsoft Shifts Power Apps Analytics to Fabric with New ‘Link Data' Hub, Retires Azure Synapse Name
Power Apps users who export Dataverse data for analytics are waking up to a renamed navigation entry and a clear strategic signal: Microsoft Fabric is now the default destination. Starting with a...
Why Microsoft Is Forcing a 72-Hour Patch Deadline on Windows PCs—and What IT Must Do Now
For years, enterprise IT teams treated Windows quality updates as something to schedule when convenient—roll them out in waves, test for weeks, maybe delay a month. That era is officially over....
iOS 27 Public Beta Is Here—But If You Use Microsoft Apps on iPhone, Wait
Apple dropped the iOS 27 public beta into the hands of eager testers this week, but the release comes with a blunt warning that reads more like a terms-of-service footnote: this software is not ready...
Business Users Can Now Build AI Agents Inside Oracle Fusion—Without Breaking Governance
Oracle on July 14 opened the door for business users to create AI applications that can actually execute enterprise processes—not just suggest actions—directly inside its Fusion Cloud...
Bun’s Million-Line Rust Overhaul: What the AI-Driven Rewrite Means for Your Windows Workflow
Bun, the fast JavaScript runtime and toolkit, just underwent the most dramatic codebase surgery in its history. Over 11 days in July 2026, the project’s core was ported from the Zig language to...
Why Microsoft 365 Copilot Needs a Permission Lockdown Before You Flip the Switch
Microsoft has woven AI directly into the fabric of Office apps, but the real story isn't the feature list—it's the permission time bomb ticking inside your tenant. As BusinessDay highlighted in its...
HOLLOWGRAPH: Attackers Turn Outlook Calendar Into a Secret Command Channel
Group-IB has uncovered a targeted malware campaign, dubbed HOLLOWGRAPH, that uses compromised Microsoft 365 calendars as a stealthy command-and-control channel, burying encrypted tasking in...
Windows 11 25H2 Can Break WSL2 VM Creation—Here’s the Test Before You Deploy
Microsoft’s Windows 11 25H2 update doesn’t carry an official warning about WSL2 failures—but a single GitHub report and a closer look at virtualization dependencies are enough to make IT teams...