Mike Rosoft

Run Interactive Workloads on Amazon EMR Serverless with Spark Connect

Amazon EMR Serverless now supports interactive sessions with Spark Connect, enabling you to develop and run Apache Spark applications from managed notebooks in Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio, as well as your favorite notebook environments and IDEs such as Jupyter and…

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Microsoft Viva

(Updated) Viva Learning: Academy support on mobile [MC1330883]

Message ID: MC1330883 (Updated) Updated June 9, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [What and Why] Academies in Viva Learning are now available in Microsoft Teams mobile, allowing learners to access organization‑curated learning journeys directly from…

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Microsoft Viva

(Updated) Microsoft Viva Insights: New prompt categories in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard [MC1092459]

Message ID: MC1092459 (Updated) Updated June 9, 2026: Prompt categories are now available to all customers via Public Preview in the Microsoft Copilot Dashboard in Microsoft Viva Insights. We have incorporated initial customer feedback and are continuing to evaluate additional…

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(Updated) Account Switcher for Copilot Tab on iOS and Android [MC1068268]

Message ID: MC1068268 (Updated) Updated June 9, 2026: We have decided not to move forward with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. You can now switch between accounts on the Copilot chat tab on iOS and Android.…

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Microsoft Teams

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) support for Teams meetings and events [MC1323270]

Message ID: MC1323270 (Updated) Updated June 9, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Microsoft Teams town halls and live events will soon support Secure Reliable Transport (SRT), a secure and resilient video streaming protocol designed…

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Microsoft Teams

(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Enhanced cross-platform join via Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for Teams Rooms on Android [MC1294522]

Message ID: MC1294522 (Updated) Updated June 9, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction] Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android will soon be able to join third-party meetings using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). This capability enables seamless…

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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…

MC1430542: Outlook Adds Copilot Integration for Real-Time Email Drafting

MC1430543: Excel Copilot Adds Text Summarization and Automatic Category Generation

MC1430531: Outlook Retires Meeting Insights and Shifts to Copilot Meeting Preparation

MC1430537: Copilot in Excel Gets Brand Kit Skill to Apply Organizational Branding to Workbooks

MC1430523: Microsoft Teams Adds File Type and Media Filters in Channel Shared Tabs

MC1430529: Microsoft Teams Retires Frontline Personal Device Onboarding Wizard

MC1248393: Outlook Mobile Adds Follow Option to Keep Users Updated on Missed Meetings

MC1243549: SharePoint and OneDrive Retire One-Time Passcode and Transition to Microsoft Entra B2B

MC1430125: Power Pages Rolls Out Version 9.8.7 Pre-Production with Performance and Security Fixes

MC1338816: New Outlook for Windows Arrives in GCC High and DoD with Public Preview and GA Timeline