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The Pentagon has awarded Dell a $9.69 billion agreement to centralize Microsoft licensing, cloud subscriptions, and support across U.S. defense agencies.

Microsoft is building a quieter design system for Microsoft 365 Copilot, moving AI controls across Office apps after floating buttons drew complaints.

Microsoft has confirmed a classic Outlook bug on Build 19929.20164 dropping embedded images from emails, newsletters, and signatures formatted with Wrap Text.

Microsoft has begun phasing out SMS codes for personal accounts, replacing them with passkeys and verified email while older apps may still need passwords.

Microsoft has streamlined Copilot access in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook with fewer entry points, new shortcuts, and a staged desktop rollout.

Microsoft has released May 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes for 120 flaws with no zero-days, but Office, Netlogon, DNS, SharePoint, and Hyper-V still demand triage.

Microsoft has brought Copilot Agent Mode to Outlook in Frontier early access, adding inbox triage, follow-up help and calendar rescheduling on web and Windows.

Microsoft has fixed 167 vulnerabilities in its April 2026 Patch Tuesday update, including an actively exploited SharePoint Server zero-day and a Defender flaw.

Anthropic has launched Claude for Word in public beta, bringing AI-powered legal contract review with tracked changes to Microsoft Office.

Office.eu has launched in The Hague as a fully European-owned alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, storing all data in EU data centres.

Microsoft has delayed the mandatory new Outlook transition for enterprise users to March 2027, giving IT admins one more year to prepare for the switch.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has credited Intel and Apple's Mac as foundational to Windows and Office, revealing the non-zero-sum philosophy behind his tenure.

Microsoft has removed App Skills from Excel's Copilot after users found multiple AI entry points confusing, now consolidating them into a single interface.

Microsoft has patched a Copilot bug that exposed confidential Outlook emails and expanded DLP controls to cover all storage locations via Microsoft Purview.

Anthropic has launched Claude inside Microsoft PowerPoint for all paid subscribers, generating native editable slides that respect existing design templates.

Fake CAPTCHA pages have tricked Windows users into running commands that install StealC malware, exposing browser, Outlook, Steam, and crypto credentials.

Digital ID Minister Josh Simons has faced a Cabinet Office investigation for commissioning an inquiry into journalists while running a Labour think tank.

Microsoft has patched six exploited zero-days in February 2026 Patch Tuesday, addressing 58 vulnerabilities and triggering urgent enterprise remediation.

Google has announced voluntary exit packages to Global Business Organization employees who aren't 'all in' on AI strategy, marking the third such program in eight months.

Microsoft has ended support for Microsoft Lens and is pushing users toward OneDrive, but the recommended cloud-based alternative lacks local scan saving functionality.

Microsoft has released an emergency patch for CVE-2026-21509, a zero-day Office vulnerability under active exploitation that bypasses security features.

A security researcher has discovered 149 million stolen login credentials in an unprotected database, including 900,000 iCloud accounts and 48 million Gmail logins.

Microsoft has released KB5078127, its second emergency Windows 11 patch in seven days, fixing Outlook crashes and OneDrive failures after January's Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft has issued guidance to uninstall KB5074109 security update or switch to webmail after the patch caused Outlook Classic to freeze on Windows 11 systems.

Microsoft's January 2026 security update has broken Windows 11 apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, introducing dual bugs affecting app launches and cloud storage

The UK Home Office has demanded Apple and Google implement default OS-level nudity blocking and biometric age verification on all devices.

DOGE - the Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded eight months ahead of schedule, but the administration has transferred its key personnel and controversial AI tools to permanent federal agencies.

The Trump administration has closed a $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island, securing 835MW of nuclear power for Microsoft's AI operations.

We show you how to autofit in Excel for both columns and rows, using double-click. shortcuts, and the ribbon.

Microsoft's November 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses 63 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows Kernel zero-day (CVE-2025-62215) and five critical flaws.