Mike Rosoft

Microsoft Teams: Apps now supported in Shared Channels [MC1168294]

Message ID: MC1168294 IntroductionWe’re excited to announce that Microsoft Teams now supports apps in Shared Channels. This update enables richer collaboration scenarios across teams and organizations by allowing users to add and use apps—including bots, tabs, and message extensions—directly within…

Modern Workspace Pro 9 October 2025Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Teams Search now respects hidden user attributes without requiring “Scope Search” [MC1168293]

Message ID: MC1168293 [Introduction] To improve consistency across Microsoft 365 services and reduce reliance on Scope Search, Microsoft Teams will now respect hidden user attributes—such as ShowInAddressList and HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled—without requiring Scope Search. This change aligns Teams behavior with Outlook and…

Modern Workspace Pro 9 October 2025Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for changeNo Comments

New setting to pin Microsoft 365 Copilot and Companion apps to the Windows taskbar. [MC1168292]

Message ID: MC1168292 [Introduction]To improve access to Microsoft 365 Copilot and its productivity-enhancing companion apps, we’re introducing an update to the existing setting in the Microsoft 365 admin center. Admins can now pin the companion apps — People, File, and…

Modern Workspace Pro 9 October 2025Admin impact, New feature, Stay informedNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Location Service Updates for Vietnam’s New Administrative Boundaries

Amazon Location Service has updated its mapping data to reflect Vietnam's recent administrative reorganization, which consolidated the country's provinces from 63 to 34 administrative units. This update enables customers in Vietnam to seamlessly align their operations with the new administrative…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 October 2025No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 M8gd instances are now available in additional AWS Regions

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) M8gd instances with up to 11.4 TB of local NVMe-based SSD block-level storage are now available in Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Sydney, Malaysia), and Canada (Central) AWS Regions. These instances are powered by AWS…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 October 2025No Comments

Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 C8gd instances are now available in additional AWS Regions

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C8gd instances with up to 11.4 TB of local NVMe-based SSD block-level storage are now available in Europe (Ireland) and Asia Pacific (Sydney, Malaysia) AWS Regions. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors,…

Modern Workspace Pro 8 October 2025No Comments

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…

MC1317197: Microsoft Teams Redesigns Meeting Controls and Adds Smarter Share Panel for Easier Content Sharing

MC1282568: Microsoft Entra Passkeys on Windows Now Generally Available for Passwordless Sign-In

MC1411681: Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Adds Audience Targeting Using Signals from Previous Campaigns

MC1411574: Microsoft Entra Applies System-Preferred Authentication to First-Factor Sign-In in Managed State

MC1307512: Microsoft Teams Adds AI-Powered Meeting Notes with Facilitator to Teams Rooms on Windows

MC1307888: Microsoft Teams Adds AI‑Powered Notes for In‑Person Meetings in Teams Rooms on Android

MC1404321: Microsoft Teams Brings Emoji Shortcut Support to iOS and Android

MC1411431: Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal Adds Time-Limited Role Group Assignments for Admins

MC1411432: Viva Engage Gets Redesigned Post Creation Experience for Easier Publishing

MC1411434: Viva Engage Mobile Reduces Unnecessary Reply Notifications to Improve Relevance

Microsoft Teams: Apps now supported in Shared Channels [MC1168294]

Teams Search now respects hidden user attributes without requiring “Scope Search” [MC1168293]

New setting to pin Microsoft 365 Copilot and Companion apps to the Windows taskbar. [MC1168292]

Amazon Location Service Updates for Vietnam’s New Administrative Boundaries

Amazon EC2 M8gd instances are now available in additional AWS Regions

Amazon EC2 C8gd instances are now available in additional AWS Regions

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