Mike Rosoft

(Updated) Introducing Surveys Agent and Copilot Chat in Microsoft Forms [MC1229954]

Message ID: MC1229954 (Updated) Updated June 9, 2026: We have updated the timeline and content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Microsoft is introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat within Microsoft Forms, along with a new Forms Agent integration tailored to help creators…

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Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft 365: Organizational Data – Granular access policy controls for custom attributes [MC1385586]

Message ID: MC1385586 [What and Why:] We’re introducing enhanced access policy controls for Organizational Data custom attributes in Microsoft 365. This update provides administrators with more granular control over how and when new organizational attributes are shared. Admins can limit…

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Microsoft Viva

Notifications Delivery Tracker for immediate Community announcements [MC1385582]

Message ID: MC1385582 [What and Why:] A new Notifications Delivery Tracker is now available for immediate Community announcements in Viva Engage. This capability provides communicators with real-time visibility into the delivery status of announcement notifications—helping ensure critical updates are delivered…

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OneDrive: New Shortcuts folder option when adding shortcuts [MC1385585]

Message ID: MC1385585 [What and Why:] We're improving how shortcuts are organized in OneDrive by giving users the option to save new shortcuts to a dedicated Shortcuts folder instead of the OneDrive root. This change helps reduce clutter and makes…

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Exchange Online Microsoft 365 apps

Grouped notifications in Outlook [MC1385580]

Message ID: MC1385580 [What and Why:] To help reduce notification fatigue and improve focus, Outlook will automatically group email notifications that arrive within a few seconds into a single alert. This enhancement supports personal and team productivity by minimizing interruptions…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio Notebooks now support EMR Serverless

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio Notebooks now support Amazon EMR Serverless with Apache Spark Connect, giving data engineers and analysts more flexibility in choosing their Spark runtime for interactive analytics and data engineering workloads. In addition to Amazon Athena Spark, users…

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Mike on Anthropic Claude Sonnet is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot [MC1247880]17 April 2026
Really interesting update. It feels like the bigger story here is not just that another model has been added, but…
Mike on Copilot entry point changes in Excel [MC1282571]17 April 2026
This is a helpful breakdown of what looks like a small UX change on the surface but has very real…
AI Logo Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 14, 202617 February 2026
It’s exciting to see Google SecOps SIEM and SOAR updates rolling out globally. I’m curious if there are any significant…
AI Music Generator on GCP Release Notes: February 13, 202615 February 2026
Security bulletins like the one for CVE-2025-13292 are always a bit concerning, but it’s reassuring to know Google is actively…
Nano Banana AI on GCP Release Notes: February 12, 202614 February 2026
This migration tool seems like a great step for those looking to modernize their infrastructure. Being able to move App…