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Microsoft has shared the latest round of updates made to its Teams collaboration platform in June 2023. The company released 45 new features to improve meetings, chats, Teams Rooms devices, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Meeting and calling features Last month, Microsoft introduced a new Spatial audio feature…

Microsoft Teams Meeting Notes is a feature in the Teams and Outlook apps that allows you to take collaborative notes during meetings in Microsoft Teams. Meeting Notes are Loop components stored in the chat transcript for the meeting, so you can easily access them later or share them elsewhere. In this article, I will show…

Microsoft has announced a new strategic partnership with New York-based financial risk assessment firm Moody’s. The company explained that the deal will enable Moody’s to bring generative AI capabilities to its enterprise solutions. Moody’s plans to use Azure OpenAI service to build new research and risk assessment products and services in order to improve data…

Microsoft has acknowledged a new compatibility issue with Trellix’s endpoint security software and some Windows 11 and Windows 10 devices. The company detailed on the Windows Health dashboard that the bug prevents users from opening Microsoft Office and third-party apps. According to Microsoft, the problem is caused by the latest Patch Tuesday updates released on…

Microsoft has started testing Windows Copilot, its new AI Assistant for Windows 11 with Windows Insiders yesterday. The first Windows Copilot preview is available for a subset of Insiders who will install the Dev Channel build 23493, and Microsoft plans to expand to other Insiders channels over time.  Windows Copilot was first announced during Microsoft’s…

Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled its plans to ditch the Yammer brand in favor of Viva Engage. Now, the company has announced that the Yammer.com web experience has been renamed to Viva Engage. Yammer was initially launched as a startup at a TechCrunch startup event back in 2008. It was designed to help organizations create…

Microsoft has released new updates to improve Adoption Score, Usage Reports, and Experience insights in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The company announced yesterday that the Adoption Score feature is now generally available for all commercial customers. The Adoption Score feature uses metrics to help customers understand how Microsoft 365 software gets used in enterprise…

Microsoft has announced a new partnership with Zero Trust cybersecurity vendor Rubrik. The deal will allow enterprise customers to utilize natural language processing and generative AI to speed up security response times during cyber attacks. Rubrik is a cybersecurity company that focuses on enhancing data security and operational resilience for organizations. It offers a platform…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Windows 11 Moment 3 now being available as an optional update, and Windows Copilot still missing in action despite Microsoft promising a June preview release.

Grafana has recently released new security updates to patch a critical vulnerability in its application. The flaw could enable threat actors to hijack Grafana accounts that use Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) for authentication. Grafana is a popular analytics and visualization service that enables IT admins to monitor and analyze time-series data….

Implementing identity and access management processes is an effective way to protect sensitive corporate data. It allows organizations to regulate user access and prevent instances of identity theft, data breaches, and unauthorized access to confidential corporate information. In this article, we’ll detail how organizations can significantly minimize their exposure by controlling access privileges with Microsoft…

Microsoft could be working to launch a consumer version of its Windows 365 Cloud PC service. According to a new report from Windows Central, the company unveiled its plans in an internal document released to the public as part of Microsoft’s legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission. Microsoft introduced its Windows 365 offering back…