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48-Hour Exchange Hybrid Free/Busy Blackout Hits Unprepared Tenants September 16
At 07:00 UTC on September 16, 2025, Microsoft will flip a switch that breaks free/busy lookups, MailTips, and profile picture sharing between on-premises Exchange and Exchange Online for any hybrid...
Microsoft Agrees to Unbundle Teams Globally After EU Probe, Offers $2.20/User Discount
The European Commission is poised to approve a landmark settlement with Microsoft that formally unbundles Teams from Office 365 and Microsoft 365, closing a five-year antitrust drama while reshaping...
Microsoft Pushes Copilot Beyond Chat: Foundry, Agents, and the $30 AI OS Bet
Microsoft used the Goldman Sachs Communicopia + Technology Conference to lay out a vision where Copilot is no mere chatbot but the operating system of the enterprise AI era. Jared Spataro,...
Microsoft Ships September 2025 Exchange Hotfixes to Keep Hybrid Apps Running as October 31 Deadline Looms
Microsoft released a targeted set of Hotfix Updates (HUs) for Exchange Server this September, delivering a non‑security fix while ensuring the newly engineered dedicated Exchange hybrid application...
RedactXpert's 50% Redaction Gains for Police: Promising but Unverified
The claim is striking: an eight-week trial of AI-powered document redaction at Cleveland Police cut processing time by half. If true, it signals a transformative shift for overstretched public safety...
Inside the OneGov Pact: How Microsoft's $3.1B Federal Offer Reshapes Government IT
The General Services Administration surprised Washington on September 2, 2025, by announcing a landmark OneGov agreement with Microsoft that immediately rewrites the economics of federal IT. The deal...
OneGov Deal: Microsoft Gives Federal Agencies Free Copilot, $3.1B in Projected Savings
Microsoft has opened a fast lane for U.S. federal agencies to adopt generative AI, offering Microsoft 365 Copilot at no cost for up to 12 months and a suite of deep discounts across Azure, Dynamics...
Exposed appsettings.json Files Unleash 'Master Key' to Azure Tenants via OAuth Token Abuse
A single, publicly exposed appsettings.json file containing Azure Active Directory (now Entra ID) application credentials can act as a master key to an organization’s entire cloud estate, security...
Microsoft Offers Free Copilot to Feds in $3B OneGov Deal—But Critics Cry Lock-In and Security Risks
The U.S. General Services Administration has struck a deal with Microsoft that makes Microsoft 365 Copilot free for eligible federal agencies for the first year—the latest in a string of...
Microsoft Inks $3 Billion AI Deal with U.S. Government: Free Copilot, Azure Discounts, and the Risks Agencies Can't Ignore
Microsoft and the U.S. General Services Administration have finalized a landmark OneGov agreement that arms federal agencies with deeply discounted—and in some cases, free—access to the...
Active Directory Backup in 2025: Why You Need More Than Native Tools to Beat Ransomware
When Active Directory goes dark, employees can’t log in, applications fail, and business operations freeze. For most enterprises, it’s a worst-case scenario. Yet many still rely on native Windows...
Windows 11 Dev Channel 26220.5770 Packs Excel Table Conversion and Braille Viewer—With Strings Attached
Microsoft has dropped a fresh Dev Channel build for Windows 11 Insiders that puts a major productivity upgrade front and center: the ability to convert on-screen tables directly into Excel...