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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott reflect on Intel’s recent talks about new AI, discuss why ARM continues to be the hope, and wonder if neural processing units (NPUs) really matter.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that Russian hackers, who penetrated Microsoft’s email system last year, have now successfully stolen emails from numerous US government agencies. In response, CISA has promptly issued an emergency directive, mandating federal agencies to bolster protection for their email accounts. Microsoft recently confirmed that its senior…

MC772556 – Microsoft is reducing the length of Microsoft Teams meeting URLs for easier sharing. This rollout applies to all Microsoft Teams platforms (Teams for iOS, Android, Mac, Teams devices, desktop, and web).  This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 381953. When this will happen: Targeted Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out early May…

MC761227 – Note: If your organization does not use Teams phone devices, you can disregard this message. Coming soon: OnMicrosoft Teams certified non-touch phones (physical button phones without touch experience), users will have advanced calling and contact management features. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 388494. When this will happen: General Availability (Worldwide,…

MC704192 – Updated March 27, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users can now share the contact information of someone who is not in a chat to make it easy for others to confidently get to know other collaborators. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 375627…

MC718551 – Updated April 2, 2024: Microsoft has updated the content below with additional information on managing the assigned roles.  Microsoft SharePoint Embedded, currently in Public Preview, is an API-only solution empowering app developers to leverage the file and document storage in Microsoft 365 to create line-of-business or multitenant applications. Microsoft Loop is an example…

In this article, Michael Otey shows you how to use SQL Server Report Builder. SQL Server Report Builder and Reporting Services Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) enables you to create, deploy, and manage printed, web, email, and mobile reports using data from SQL Server databases and Analysis Services (SSAS) as well as other relational…

MC720180 – Updated April 2, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Purview users will soon be able to see the AccessedResources field populated in Purview for Meeting Copilot Interactions. The AccessedResources field references files Copilot used in Microsoft 365 services like OneDrive and SharePoint Online to respond…

MC666613 – Updated March 20, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Users will now have access to a quicker and easier method to search their Outlook Mobile contact list within the app. Microsoft is adding a search bar at the top of a user’s in app contact list…

MC746321 – Note: If your organization does not support iOS and/or Android mobile devices, you can skip this message. Microsoft is rolling out a new Contact editor for Outlook Mobile, which replaces the use of the device’s native contact editor. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 384869. When this will happen: Public Preview:…