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Microsoft announced today that its OneDrive sync client for Mac is now generally available for Apple M1-powered Macs. The updated OneDrive version launched in public preview for Office Insiders back in December 2021. It allows the app to natively on M1 processors which should lead to better performance. “We’re excited to announce that OneDrive sync…

Microsoft has detailed new features and capabilities that arrived in its Teams collaboration platform in February. This month, the biggest improvements include a new mute notifications feature for meetings, a Compact mode for chats, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support for mobile, and more. 1. Mute meeting notifications First up, Microsoft is now rolling out the ability…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new Windows Server bug that prevents select apps or network drives from establishing secure Netlogon channel connections. The company confirmed on the Windows health dashboard that this problem is caused by the January Patch Tuesday updates. And it impacts all supported versions of Windows Server (via Bleeping Computer). What Is NetLogon?…

Microsoft has published its monthly roundup of all the new features and capabilities added to the Microsoft 365 subscription service. This month, the Redmond giant has highlighted several improvements made to the Windows 365 Cloud PC service, Microsoft Teams, Yammer, more. Here is a look at everything you need to know.  Windows 365 Cloud PC…

Last week, Microsoft announced the first preview release of .NET 7, alongside ASP.NET Core 7 Preview 1 and Entity Framework 7 Preview 1. The Redmond giant highlighted that this version of its .NET software development platform brings improved support for cloud-native applications and containers. “Today, we are excited to announce the next milestone in the…

Microsoft is launching today its new CloudKnox Permissions Management solution in public preview. The cloud infrastructure entitlements management (CIEM) platform provides Azure Active Directory (AAD) customers with a unified solution through which they have visibility over users, identities, and permissions, as well as workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The CloudKnox Permissions Management dashboard Microsoft…

Microsoft has announced this morning some improvements for its Defender for Cloud suite. The company says that the Microsoft Defender for Cloud service will now provide native support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments, and this capability is currently available in public preview for all enterprise customers. Microsoft Defender for Cloud (formerly known as Azure…

Microsoft is planning to launch a new AI infrastructure service called “Singularity.” In a research paper published yesterday titled “Singularity: Planet-Scale, Preemptive and Elastic Scheduling of AI Workloads,” the company explained that this new AI platform service should help to minimize the cost of artificial intelligence (via ZDNet). With Microsoft’s Singularity distributed infrastructure service, data…

Microsoft Teams has released a new update that allows users to find the local time of their co-workers by checking their user profile cards. Laurie Pottmeyer, Teams Community Lead at Microsoft, announced on Twitter last week that this feature has started rolling out to the desktop and web apps. To view the profile card in…

Microsoft is launching a new integration between its Viva service and Glint, a popular employee engagement platform acquired by LinkedIn back in 2018. The company says that Glint is set to arrive in Microsoft Viva in 2023, and it will help organizations improve employee engagement by providing actionable insights. For those unfamiliar, Glint provides tools…

GitHub is getting new AI-powered code scanning analysis capabilities that should enable developers to identify the most common security flaws in their code. The company has launched this new experimental security feature in public beta for all GitHub users, and it supports JavaScript and TypeScript repositories. With this new code scanning analysis tool, developers can…

Last year, Microsoft unveiled Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise, a fully managed service designed for enterprise developers. Now, the Redmond giant has announced that Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise is available in public preview for all customers. For those unfamiliar, Azure Spring Cloud is a cloud-based service that provides tools and frameworks to help developers deploy Spring…