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Calendar widget in Student Hub retiring in July 2026 [MC1401297]

Message ID: MC1401297 [What and Why:]We are retiring the Calendar widget in Student Hub as part of ongoing work to simplify and modernize the Student Hub experience. After the end-of-support date, the widget can no longer be added, and any…

Modern Workspace Pro 23 June 2026Admin impact, Plan for change, Retirement, User impactNo Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Batch now supports customer-ordered instance allocation strategies

AWS Batch now offers the Best Fit Progressive Ordered (BFPO) and Spot Capacity Optimized Prioritized (SCOP) allocation strategies, giving you more control over instance type prioritization in your compute environments. BFPO and SCOP enable you to manually define instance type…

Modern Workspace Pro 22 June 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS Network Firewall updates default drop action for improved connection reliability

AWS Network Firewall now uses "Application drop established (server-directed only)" as the default stateful action for all newly created firewall policies, replacing the previous default of "Application drop established (bidirectional)" (formerly named "Application layer drop established"). No action is required…

Modern Workspace Pro 22 June 2026No Comments

Amazon Web Services

AWS IAM Identity Center now supports separate quotas for AWS accounts and applications

AWS IAM Identity Center now supports separate quotas for the number of AWS accounts and applications that can be configured in an IAM Identity Center instance. By default, you can configure up to 7,000 AWS accounts and up to 7,000…

Modern Workspace Pro 22 June 2026No Comments

SharePoint Online

(Updated) Update to agents in SharePoint: Simpler launch experience and new site AI settings [MC1315219]

Message ID: MC1315219 (Updated) Updated June 22, 2026: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]We’re updating how agents in SharePoint work to provide a simpler experience for agents selected on a site. As a refresher, Get started…

Modern Workspace Pro 22 June 2026Admin impact, Feature update, Plan for change, Updated message, User impactNo Comments

(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Simplified, chat-centered experience [MC1325422]

Message ID: MC1325422 (Updated) Updated June 22, 2026: We are starting rollout of the updated Microsoft 365 Copilot app experience to worldwide audiences. This updated experience was previously rolled out to Frontier audiences in May. The worldwide rollout will begin…

Modern Workspace Pro 22 June 2026Admin impact, New feature, Plan for change, Updated message, User impactNo Comments

Nieuwsradar EdTech – 2 jul 2026 - De Leertechnoloog on (Updated) Learning Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot to become generally available [MC1319212]2 July 2026
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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…