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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...
Microsoft 365 Apps Will Retire Semi-Annual Updates in July 2026: How to Prepare for the Monthly Cadence
Microsoft’s Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel for Microsoft 365 Apps will begin receiving monthly feature and security updates starting July 2026, the company confirmed in its official update channel...
WinGet 1.28 fails to track some portable app installs — what Claude Code users need to know
Microsoft’s package manager for Windows has a blind spot: it can silently install certain portable applications without recording them in the local inventory. That means no upgrade, no removal...
Africa Data Centres JHB1 Becomes Second Azure ExpressRoute Metro Peering Site in Johannesburg
South African businesses relying on Microsoft Azure for mission-critical applications just gained a significant reliability upgrade. Cassava Technologies announced on July 20, 2026, that its Africa...
Windows 11 26H2 Arrives with Hyper-V Crash Fixes, but Microsoft’s Own Notes Urge Caution
Microsoft pushed its first Windows 11 26H2 Experimental build on June 19, 2026, and it came with a targeted remedy for Hyper-V users who’d been wrestling with blue screens. Build 26300.8697...
Windows 11’s Local AI Performance Is Better Than You Think—But Linux Still Has the Edge
Windows 11 has just posted a series of startling wins in local AI benchmarks against two Linux distributions on identical high-end hardware. In a 99-test gauntlet run by Phoronix, Microsoft’s OS...
Apple's Genius Bar AI Pilot Records Your Repair Chat: How It Works and How to Opt Out
Apple is testing an artificial intelligence tool called Live Notes that can listen to your Genius Bar appointment, transcribe the conversation, and generate a summary for the technician—but the...
Edge 152 Will Update Every Two Weeks Starting August 27—Here’s Your Action Plan
On August 27, 2026, Microsoft will flip the switch on a faster Edge release cadence—moving the Stable channel from a roughly four-week rhythm to a major update every two weeks. The change arrives...
JPMorgan Chief Sounds ‘Ballistic Missile’ Alarm Over AI Bug-Hunting Model — Windows Defenders Must Act
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon didn’t mince words at a defense and innovation summit on July 15: allowing unrestricted access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos cybersecurity model, he said, would be...