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Microsoft Teams: Upcoming changes to Microsoft Places licensing and feature access [MC1235124]

Message ID: MC1235124 [Introduction]Starting April 1, 2026, Microsoft Places licensing will move from a user-based model to a space-based model. This change will align licensing with how organizations manage physical workspaces and will make core Places experiences more broadly available.…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 February 2026Admin impact, Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Reduced automatic updates in Meet Now channel meeting threads [MC1235118]

Message ID: MC1235118 [Introduction]We’re improving meet now channel meetings in Microsoft Teams by reducing automatic meeting updates in channel conversations. This change helps keep channels cleaner and focused on real user replies, while meeting details remain accessible when you open…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 February 2026Feature update, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

OneNote for iOS: Introducing automatic local backups [MC1235123]

Message ID: MC1235123 [Introduction]We’re introducing automatic local backups in OneNote for iOS to improve notebook resilience and provide a self‑service recovery option that aligns with the backup experience already available on Windows and macOS. This update helps users recover notebooks…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 February 2026Admin impact, New feature, Stay informed, User impactNo Comments

Microsoft 365 apps

(Updated) Files in Outlook for iOS will open in Word, Excel or Powerpoint app on iPad [MC1227071]

Message ID: MC1227071 (Updated) Updated February 19, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. Introduction We’re changing how Word, Excel, and PowerPoint file attachments open in Outlook for iOS. For iPad users only, these files will open…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS IAM Identity Center is now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) AWS Region

You can now deploy AWS IAM Identity Center in 38 AWS Regions, including Asia Pacific (New Zealand). IAM Identity Center is the recommended service for managing workforce access to AWS applications. It enables you to connect your existing source of…

Modern Workspace Pro 20 February 2026No Comments

Power Apps

Power Apps – Explore and visualize data with data exploration agent [MC1235084]

Message ID: MC1235084 We are announcing the ability to explore and visualize data with data exploration agent in Power Apps. This feature will reach general availability on March 2, 2026. How does this affect me?The data exploration agent brings AI-powered…

Modern Workspace Pro 19 February 2026New feature, Stay informedNo 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…