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Security Policy Shifts

• 🔥 Entra ID SMS Retirement: Microsoft is retiring SMS authentication for Entra ID and pushing passkeys as the default...

• Dynamics 365 Contact Center integration lets Copilot agents handle voice/digital channels with real-time responses, generative orchestration, and...

Microsoft is accelerating security integration across Azure and third-party environments to close the intelligence-to-action gap.

• Defender Experts...

Microsoft is tightening Entra ID controls while attackers probe weaknesses and passkeys become default.

• Admin SSO policy: Windows 11 24H2/25H2...

Microsoft is scaling its AI and cloud reach through diverse partnerships.

• Queue Associates earned Microsoft Data & AI and Digital & App Innovation...

Microsoft is retiring two user-friendly features in favor of Copilot.

• Copilot Podcast ends in August for M365 Premium users, with no stated...

No significant updates today.

Microsoft is testing Copilot's PC Insights in Windows 11, letting users ask natural-language questions about CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and connected...

Some Windows 11 devices cannot receive the 2023 Secure Boot certificate because of firmware problems, forcing Microsoft to pause the rollout.

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Azure API Management acts as the governed front door for Azure AI Foundry, delivering security, monitoring, and quota control for AI workloads without...

A lone Python web server left with directory listing enabled and its launch command still in .bash_history handed researchers the full toolkit of an...

Microsoft is testing features that could make Android phone integration with Windows 11 feel nearly as seamless as Apple's ecosystem. Prototypes...

• Legacy Active Directory creates operational drag for MSPs, accelerating moves to Entra ID-only identity
• Passkeys become default Entra ID...

Attackers are spoofing OAuth client IDs in Microsoft Entra ID to probe accounts and validate credentials without generating successful sign-in events...

GitHub Copilot has shifted from simple command helpers to full terminal agents with the new CLI replacing the retired gh extension.

• .NET upgrades...

This month's guide spotlights several key releases for IT pros managing Microsoft infrastructure and security.

• Vulnerability Remediation Agent now...

Microsoft continues decluttering Windows 11 after backlash over AI and ads. The latest Experimental build 26300.8772 simplifies the Search Box with a...

ShareGate MCP now embeds full Microsoft 365 governance directly into ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot, letting IT teams query tenant data and fix issues...

Xero now embeds its JAX AI superagent inside Microsoft 365 Copilot to deliver live financial data directly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Excel...

Microsoft is doubling down on PowerPoint with 13 new Smart Layouts, updated themes, and a streamlined file open experience, reinforcing its status as a core productivity tool.