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HMRC’s 50,000-Seat Copilot Bet: What IT Leaders Can Learn from the UK Tax Authority’s AI Overhaul
HM Revenue & Customs is scaling Microsoft Copilot to 50,000 employees by the end of 2026, cementing one of the largest internal generative AI deployments in UK government. The expansion, detailed...
Microsoft’s AI Training Is Free—but the Certifications Will Cost You
Microsoft, Google, IBM, and AWS are all offering free AI training courses in 2026, many of which come with digital badges or completion certificates. But for Windows power users and IT admins, the...
How to Safely Run Claude Code on Windows via WSL – Permission Risks and Best Practices
Anthropic’s Claude Code, the command-line AI coding agent that can read, edit, and test code autonomously, now runs on Windows 10 and 11 through Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). First released as...
Anthropic Tells Claude Code Users: Stop Raising Effort, Start Switching Models
On July 20, 2026, Anthropic effectively told Claude Code users to stop reaching for the effort dial first. According to a report from Quasa.io, the company has drawn a sharp line between model...
SIX’s Teams Voice Migration Shows How Regulated Firms Can Ditch PBX and Keep 10-Year Records
SIX, the Swiss financial infrastructure operator, has completed a 12-month migration of 1,700 voice seats to Microsoft Teams, shedding decades-old PBX hardware and a legacy call recording system that...
LibreOffice Warns OOXML Lock-In Spreads to ‘Sovereign’ Euro-Office, Raising Security Flags
The Document Foundation (TDF) fired a warning shot in two directions on July 17, 2026. Its message: Microsoft’s default Office Open XML formats still lock users into the tech giant’s orbit, and a...
Microsoft Publisher Is Shutting Down in 2026: Here’s Your File Migration Roadmap
Come October 2026, Microsoft will pull the plug on Publisher for Microsoft 365 subscribers. That means you won’t be able to open or edit .pub files with the app, potentially locking decades of...
Critical ServiceNow RCE Flaws Under Active Attack: What Users Must Do Now
ServiceNow customers who haven’t yet patched two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities should treat their instances as compromised – not merely exposed – after the Cybersecurity and...
SharePoint Hero Links Will Make Every Shared URL Mutable — Here’s How to Get Ready
Microsoft is redesigning how sharing links work across SharePoint, OneDrive, and the entire Microsoft 365 file experience, with a new “Hero Link” system set to reach general availability in...
Microsoft's SPFx September Update Brings Navigation Overrides and a New CLI – Here’s Your Prep Checklist
Microsoft will deliver two long-awaited SharePoint Framework (SPFx) capabilities in September 2026: Navigation Customizers that can override site navigation, and the general availability of an...
Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition Is a $99.99 Bundle, Not a Native PS5 Upgrade
On July 6, 2026, Ubisoft will release Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition on Xbox and PlayStation stores at $99.99. The package bundles the base game, both DLC season passes, and...
SharePoint and OneDrive External Sharing Faces Disruption in July 2026 — Here’s How to Prepare
Starting July 2026, Microsoft will require every external user accessing shared files in SharePoint Online and OneDrive to have a Microsoft Entra B2B guest account. Collaborators who relied on...