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Microsoft Teams: Enhanced media quality for Direct Guest Join [MC1268925]

Message ID: MC1268925 [Introduction] Microsoft Teams is enhancing media quality for Direct Guest Join (DGJ) to improve cross‑platform meeting experiences. These updates deliver higher video fidelity and more reliable performance when users join Teams meetings from Zoom, Google Meet, or…

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Improved secure file preview experience in OneDrive for iOS and iPadOS [MC1268909]

Message ID: MC1268909 [Introduction] We're introducing an improved secure file preview experience for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the OneDrive mobile app for iOS and iPadOS. With this experience, users can preview files directly within the OneDrive app without…

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Microsoft 365 suite

Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) CDN Endpoint Update for Mac [MC1268926]

Message ID: MC1268926 [Introduction] We’re updating the content delivery network (CDN) endpoint used by Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) to download updates for Microsoft apps on macOS. This change is part of an infrastructure upgrade to improve the reliability, performance, and security…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams: Badging updates to help users find messages that count [MC1268911]

Message ID: MC1268911 [Introduction] We’re updating how Microsoft Teams calculates and displays badge counts to make it easier for users to find and clear messages that contribute to their unread count. A badge count is the number displayed on the…

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Microsoft Viva

Viva Engage: Pinned resources and related communities in Teams for iOS [MC1268933]

Message ID: MC1268933 [Introduction] We're improving the Viva Engage experience in Microsoft Teams for iOS by bringing pinned resources and related communities into the Teams mobile app. Pinned resources highlight important links and files within a community, while related communities…

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Amazon Web Services

AWS Direct Connect announces 100G expansion in Auckland, New Zealand

Today, AWS announced the expansion of 100 Gbps dedicated connections at the existing AWS Direct Connect location in the Datacom Orbit DH6 data center near Auckland, New Zealand. You can now establish private, direct network access to all public AWS Regions (except those…

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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…