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Microsoft has announced a slew of updates added to its Teams collaboration platform in October. These new features are designed to enhance productivity, customization, and cross-platform compatibility for end users. Chat and Meetings features In Microsoft Teams, users will receive a notification in the Activity feed when the AI-powered meeting recap is ready for a…

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss Microsoft’s FY25 Q1 earnings and why it may not make sense for the company to continue to invest in Surface hardware.

Microsoft has once again pushed back the release of its controversial Recall feature for Copilot+ PCs. The company has confirmed that Recall will be available for Windows Insiders in December. In May, Microsoft announced the AI-powered Recall feature as an upcoming feature exclusively for the first wave of Copilot+ PCs. It’s designed to periodically capture…

Microsoft announced its earnings for the first fiscal quarter on Wednesday afternoon. The company detailed a 22% revenue surge in its Azure cloud business as the company focuses attention on artificial intelligence. Microsoft is regarded as a leader in artificial intelligence, bolstered by a strategic partnership with OpenAI. This collaboration has allowed Microsoft to incorporate…

Cybersecurity experts have discovered a new zero-day flaw in Windows Themes that could enable attackers to steal NTLM authentication hashes. The security firm ACROS Security detailed that this vulnerability affects all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 11. In January, Microsoft patched a similar vulnerability, CVE-2024-21320, which had a CVSS score of 6.5. However, Akamai…

Microsoft has teamed up with YubiKey to introduce smart card redirection support for iOS and iPadOS within the Windows App, now available in public preview. This integration supports the latest YubiKey 5 portfolio, offering enhanced security and convenience for mobile users accessing remote Windows environments. The smart card redirection feature enables a smart card connected…

Microsoft has announced it will discontinue support for its Word, Excel, and PowerPoint UWP applications on October 14, 2025. After this date, the company will no longer offer new features, security patches, and technical support for these apps What are Microsoft Office UWP apps? The Microsoft Office Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps are designed to…

At Petri.com, we are very familiar with the Azure infrastructure and setup and can offer insights and experience to help organizations make the most of this enterprise-grade cloud environment. As such, we felt it prudent to explore the key benefits of migrating to Azure, the processes involved, and the challenges you, as a system or IT…

Microsoft-owned GitHub announced some major updates coming to its new products at its GitHub Universe conference. The company is bringing the Copilot AI assistant to Apple’s Xcode IDE. With this release, developers will be able to use Copilot to build apps in Apple’s IDE. This AI-powered feature will offer multi-line suggestions and users will be…

Microsoft Teams will introduce a new setting to give admins more control over meeting chat, allowing them to disable chat before and after meetings. This feature will be available on Microsoft Teams desktop, web, and mobile clients starting in December. Microsoft is expanding the “Meeting chat” control in the Teams admin center with two new…

Microsoft has rolled out enhanced Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) and Enterprise Application Management capabilities for its Intune Suite. These new features are aimed at optimizing security controls while minimizing disruptions in enterprise environments. Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management is a feature that allows businesses to manage user privileges more effectively. Meanwhile, Enterprise Application Management offers…

Microsoft has announced the general availability of inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online customers. This feature is designed to strengthen email security by integrating two advanced security standards. Microsoft introduced the public preview of DANE with DNSSEC support for inbound email in June 2024. SMTP DANE (DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities) is a…