Rabia Noureen

GitHub has launched a business version of its GitHub Copilot AI-based coding assistant. The new GitHub Copilot for Business plan is now available for enterprise customers for $19 per user per month, and it comes with privacy features, organization-wide policy controls, and license management capabilities. Microsoft-owned GitHub teamed up with OpenAI to introduce its Copilot…

Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Lumenisity, a UK-based maker of hollow core fiber (HCF) cable for global networking infrastructure. The company plans to leverage the HCF technology to bolster its global cloud services infrastructure. Microsoft notes that Lumenisity was founded back in 2017. It’s basically a spin-off of the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at…

Microsoft Edge is finally dropping support for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 in January 2023. Microsoft has announced in a blog post that Microsoft Edge and Webview2 Runtime version 109 will be the last release to support these older operating systems. Microsoft’s announcement is a reminder that it’s planning to end support for Windows 7…

Microsoft has announced that its Authenticator app for iOS is now compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140) security standard. The company says FIPS 140 compliance support is available for customers running Microsoft Authenticator version 6.68 and higher on iOS devices. Microsoft Authenticator is a popular two-factor authentication solution that helps users to secure…

Back in February, Microsoft announced an Azure file migration program that provides popular migration tools to customers at no additional cost. Now, the company has launched a new Azure Storage Mover service that lets organizations migrate their files and folders to Azure Storage. Azure Storage is a managed cloud storage solution that provides accessible, scalable,…

Microsoft has announced the release of PowerShell Crescendo 1.1.0-preview01. The latest version brings error-handling improvements, a new schema, argument value transformation support, a new way to bypass the output handler, and more. PowerShell Crescendo is a popular platform that helps to create PowerShell cmdlets for command line applications. It improves the original command-line experience with…

Bitwarden has recently announced passwordless authentication support for its web vault. The new feature allows users to log into their Bitwarden vaults with a one-time code, biometric authentication, or security key. Bitwarden is an open-source password management solution for individuals, teams, and businesses. It enables users to store their bank card details, login credentials, and…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of RDP Shortpath support for public networks in Azure Virtual Desktop. The RDP Shortpath feature is designed to establish a direct UDP-based transport between the client and session host to improve the reliability of Azure Virtual Desktop connections. Microsoft first started rolling out the RDP Shortpath feature back in…

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Communities feature in Microsoft Teams for Consumers and Teams Essentials. This release enables users and small businesses to connect, share ideas as well as collaborate with groups and teams. Up until now, Microsoft Teams for Consumers allowed users to send chat messages, start video calls and share files/images…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue with the latest batch of Patch Tuesday updates released on November 8. The company warned that the bug may prevent certain database connections from working on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs. On the Windows Heath Dashboard, Microsoft noted that users might encounter database connectivity problems with some applications…

Microsoft has released a new Adobe Acrobat integration in Microsoft Teams. The latest update allows users to set Acrobat as the default app to view and edit PDF files in the Teams desktop and web clients. With this release, Microsoft Teams can open all PDF files shared in the chats and channels within the Adobe…

Microsoft has introduced role-based access control (RBAC) support for applications in Exchange Online. The new security feature brings a new set of “resource-scoped permissions” to help organizations better protect access to email, contacts, and calendar data. The role-based access control model was first introduced in Exchange 2010 and it is used in Exchange Server and…