Microsoft Quietly Extends Windows 10 Consumer Security Patches to October 2027
Microsoft has discreetly added a second year to its Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for home users, extending the availability of critical and important security patches through...
Getac ships first fanless Windows on Arm rugged tablet in July 2026
OpenAI Bows to White House Pressure: GPT-5.6 Launch Restricted to Government-Vetted Partners
- 01Microsoft tightens Copilot governance with June 2026 licensing limits and Teams recap controls.
- 02Windows update bug breaks Office launch via OLE Automation, highlighting patch reliability risks.
- 03AI pricing shifts: Copilot Cowork moves to usage-based pricing, and Microsoft tests cheaper DeepSeek-V4 models.
- 04Arm hardware momentum grows with Surface Pro 10 bundles, Snapdragon X2, and RTX Spark on Windows on Arm.
Microsoft’s Copilot Agents Drive 7,500-Hour Productivity Surge at Energy Giant SOCAR Türkiye
SOCAR Türkiye’s digital transformation team has eliminated more than 7,500 hours of repetitive work annually by orchestrating Microsoft Copilot agents that autonomously route and resolve internal...
Free Windows 11 Upgrades in 2026: Official Paths, Rufus Workarounds, and the $30 ESU Lifeline
Windows 10 support ended in October 2025, yet millions of PCs still run the aging OS. Microsoft has quietly extended its free Windows 11 upgrade window into 2026, offering several official routes for...
Microsoft Refreshes Windows 11 Inbox Apps for Insiders: What's New in Calculator, Photos, and Beyond
Microsoft has kicked off the June 2026 Windows Insider update cycle with a fresh batch of improvements for Windows 11's built-in applications. The rollout, first spotted in the Beta and Dev channels,...
Google Discontinues Nest Mini and Nest Audio, Goes All-In on $99 Gemini Home Speaker
Google will no longer manufacture the Nest Mini or Nest Audio smart speakers, the company confirmed in June 2026. The move leaves the newly launched $99 Google Home Speaker as the sole first-party...
Microsoft Copilot Cowork: AI Agent Handles Multi-Step Tasks in Outlook, Teams, and Office Starting June 2026
Microsoft is set to broadly release Copilot Cowork in June 2026, a new agentic capability that lets business users delegate multi‑step work across the Microsoft 365 suite. Unlike the existing...
Copilot Chat Now Features Shared AI Notebooks for Teams in Microsoft 365
Microsoft has begun rolling out Copilot Notebooks to commercial and education tenants using Copilot Chat, introducing a shared workspace where teams can curate context and let the AI reason over...
Microsoft Teams Recap App Launches July 2026, Unifying Recordings, Transcripts, and AI Summaries
Microsoft is poised to streamline the post-meeting experience for millions of Teams users with a new dedicated Recap app set to arrive by late July 2026. The standalone application, designed for...
Windows 11’s New Update Pause Calendar Still Stuck at 35 Days—Here’s What It Means for You
Microsoft is rolling out a refined pause-updates experience for Windows 11 that lets users select an exact resume date from a visual calendar—a welcome quality-of-life upgrade that doesn’t...
Tesla's Autopilot Under Fire in Fatal Katy Crash: Lawsuit Alleges System Overrode Driver
A tragic crash in Katy, Texas, has thrust Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance systems back into the legal spotlight. On June 19, 2026, a Tesla Model 3 driven by 44-year-old Michael Butler plowed...
Why Microsoft 365 Users Thought There Was an Outage on June 26 (and How to Avoid the Hype)
Microsoft 365 users flooded social media on Friday, June 26, 2026, with variations of the same anxious question: “Is Outlook down?” The spike in outage reports across Twitter, Reddit, and...
Netwrix 1Secure Now Governs AI Risks Across AD, Entra ID, and M365
Commvault's AI-Powered Cyber Resilience Launches as Native Service in Microsoft Azure
Classroom AI Gets Managed: Inside Microsoft 365 Education's June 2026 Update
The Windows 11 Trust Equation: Five Years of Radical Change and Unintended Consequences
Nearly 400 Local News Publishers Sue Microsoft and OpenAI Over Copilot’s Use of Copyrighted Journalism
Commvault Goes Native on Azure as AI-Driven Cyber Resilience ISV Service
Microsoft and Commvault announced on June 24, 2026, that Commvault’s AI-powered cyber resilience platform is now a native ISV service inside Microsoft Azure. The integration streamlines deployment, management, and billing through the Azure Marketplace, while offering advanced ransomware recovery and AI-driven threat detection. This move positions Commvault as a core Azure service, expanding cyber resilience across hybrid and Windows environments.
Windows 10 Gets Second Year of Consumer ESU: Security Update Support Now Runs Through October 2027
Microsoft has expanded its consumer Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10, now offering a second year of paid security patches through October 12, 2027. The extension addresses the large number of PCs that cannot upgrade to Windows 11, giving users more time to plan a transition while keeping devices protected.
Windows 10’s Paid Security Updates May Now Run Until 2027, Easing the Forced March to Windows 11
Microsoft reportedly plans to extend the Windows 10 consumer Extended Security Updates program to October 2027, giving users an extra year of critical patches for a fee. The move acknowledges the millions of PCs that don’t meet Windows 11’s hardware requirements and buys time for a slower migration, though it also complicates the push toward a more modern and secure Windows ecosystem.
European Commission: AWS and Azure Should Be Regulated as Cloud Gatekeepers Under DMA
EU Designates AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers Under DMA, Accelerates Interoperability Push
EU Commission Flags AWS and Azure as Digital Markets Act Gatekeepers in Preliminary Ruling
EU Commission Preliminarily Designates AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers: Windows IT Impact
EU Designates AWS and Azure as DMA Gatekeepers in Unprecedented Cloud Move
Teams Desktop Users Get Pre-Meeting Mic and Speaker Test Starting Mid-2026
Microsoft is introducing a pre-join audio test in Teams desktop apps starting June 2026, letting users verify microphone and speaker functionality before entering meetings. The one-click test plays a chime and records a short clip to confirm audio routing, reducing common meeting-start disruptions. Available worldwide, it requires no admin configuration and aims to cut support tickets related to audio issues.
PowerPoint to Gain Native Brand Asset Management in July 2026, Streamlining Corporate Compliance
Microsoft has introduced Roadmap ID 566351 for PowerPoint, promising an in-app brand assets library for Windows, Mac, and web clients, scheduled to launch in July 2026. This feature aims to streamline corporate compliance by providing direct access to approved brand colors, logos, and images, reducing off-brand presentations. It integrates with Microsoft 365 governance tools, offering administrators granular control and real-time updates.
Microsoft Purview to Automatically Delete Departing Employees’ OneDrive and Mailbox Data
Microsoft has added a new Purview Data Lifecycle Management feature to its roadmap that will automatically delete inactive OneDrive and mailbox data for offboarded employees, targeting general availability in September 2026. The capability eliminates manual cleanup, reduces security risks, and ensures compliance by integrating with Entra ID disablement events while respecting existing legal holds.