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(Updated) Announcing the new pay-as-you-go experience in Microsoft 365 Admin Center [MC1186367]

Message ID: MC1186367 (Updated) Updated December 12, 2025: We have updated the document link. Thank you for your patience.[Introduction]We’re introducing a new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) experience in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC). This update provides a centralized way to manage…

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Microsoft Viva

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

Message ID: MC1146816 (Updated) Updated December 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.We’re introducing Benchmarks in the Microsoft Copilot dashboard (in Viva Insights). This new feature enables organizations to compare Copilot usage internally across cohorts…

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Microsoft Outlook: Replace quick compose pop-up with inline appointment creation in new Outlook for Windows and web [MC846387]

Message ID: MC846387 (Updated) Updated December 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.In new Outlook for Windows and web, when single-clicking on an empty time slot on the calendar surface, the quick compose pop-up will…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EMR Managed Scaling is now available in 7 additional AWS regions

We are excited to announce that Amazon EMR Managed Scaling is now available for EMR on EC2 customers in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia, New Zealand, Taipei, Thailand), Canada West (Calgary), Mexico (Central), and US Gameday Northeast (Illinois) AWS Regions. Amazon…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Shield network security director now supports multi-account analysis

Today, AWS Shield announces multi-account network security management and automated network analysis for network security director, which is currently in preview. AWS Shield network security director provides visibility into the AWS resources in your AWS organization, identifies missing or misconfigured…

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Microsoft 365 suite

(Updated) New Tools feature coming to the Microsoft Copilot Chat prompt box [MC1122153]

Message ID: MC1122153 (Updated) Updated December 12, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience. Beginning in October, we're introducing a new Tools feature in the Copilot Chat prompt box. Tools acts as a lightweight entry point…

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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…