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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot | Reference a PDF file when creating a slide with PowerPoint [MC1130390]

Message ID: MC1130390 Updated November 11, 2025: This capability has been cancelled for now. We recognize its importance and plan to reintroduce it as part of upcoming Copilot enhancements in PowerPoint at a later time. No admin action needed.IntroductionWe’re introducing…

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(Updated) Microsoft Outlook for Mac desktop: Retiring the admin preference to switch to legacy Outlook [MC1098932]

Message ID: MC1098932 (Updated) Updated November 11, 2025: Based on customer feedback we have decided not to proceed with this change. Thank you for your feedback.Beginning mid-August 2025, the New Outlook for Mac will become the default experience for users…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Parallel Computing Service (PCS) now supports Slurm CLI Filter plugins

AWS Parallel Computing Service (PCS) now supports Slurm CLI Filter plugins, enabling you to extend and modify how Slurm schedules and processes your high performance computing (HPC) workloads without modifying Slurm directly. Using CLI Filter plugins, you can now define…

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(Updated) Microsoft 365 Copilot: Configure connected agents for Researcher and other agents [MC1184654]

Message ID: MC1184654 (Updated) Updated November 11, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft 365 Copilot is introducing support for connected agents, allowing one agent to query another for additional context or data. For example, the…

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Amazon Web Services

Amazon EC2 M8a Instances now available in additional regions

Starting today, the general-purpose Amazon EC2 M8a instances are available in US East (N. Virginia) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions. M8a instances are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors (formerly code named Turin) with a maximum frequency of 4.5…

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(Updated) Microsoft PowerPoint: Find and add company approved images with Brand Images [MC1169573]

Message ID: MC1169573 (Updated) Updated November 11, 2025: We have updated the content. Thank you for your patience. [Introduction]Browse your company’s approved logos, icons, and photos right inside PowerPoint—no need to search elsewhere. We're introducing Brand Images in PowerPoint to help…

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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…