Mike Rosoft

GCP Release Notes: September 02, 2025

BigQuery Feature You can now create a remote model based on an open embedding model from Vertex Model Garden or Hugging Face that is deployed to Vertex AI. Options include E5 Embedding and other leading open embedding generation models. You…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams | Customize live captions on mobile for improved accessibility [MC1146825]

Message ID: MC1146825 Introduction Live captions in Microsoft Teams meetings are now available on mobile devices with enhanced customization options. Users can personalize captions by adjusting font color, background color, and caption height—making captions easier to read and follow, especially…

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Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Viva: Copilot Analytics – Unified Exclusion list [MC1146822]

Message ID: MC1146822 Introduction We’re introducing a Unified Exclusion list in Copilot Analytics (Microsoft Viva Insights), a new feature that provides a single, consistent way to exclude specific users from all Viva Insights. With this update, administrators will have one…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams | Enhanced privacy and improved stability for live captions and transcripts [MC1146824]

Message ID: MC1146824 Introduction To enhance privacy and improve meeting reliability, we’re updating how live captions and real-time text (RTT) behave in Microsoft Teams meetings. These updates ensure that captions are more secure when transcription is off and improve the…

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Microsoft Viva

Microsoft Copilot dashboard (in Viva Insights): New benchmarks to compare Copilot usage across organizations [MC1146816]

Message ID: MC1146816 We’re introducing Benchmarks in the Microsoft Copilot dashboard (in Viva Insights). This new feature enables organizations to compare Copilot usage internally across cohorts and externally against similar companies. These insights help identify adoption trends and opportunities to…

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Rewrite with Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat coming soon to Edge for Business users [MC1146821]

Message ID: MC1146821 IntroductionMicrosoft Edge for Business will soon support Rewrite, a new feature powered by Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This capability helps users draft and rephrase editable text directly within Edge, enhancing productivity and writing quality. Users can access…

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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…