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NHS Readies Microsoft Copilot Rollout for Half a Million Staff as 2026 Workforce Plan Draws Scrutiny
The National Health Service in England is preparing to grant Microsoft 365 Copilot access to 505,000 employees, a move timed alongside the drafting of a crucial 10-year workforce plan due in 2026....
Microsoft Edge for Business to Introduce Enterprise New Tab Page with IT Controls and Copilot in 2026
Microsoft has laid out plans to deliver a modernized Enterprise New Tab Page for its Edge for Business browser, targeting a worldwide rollout to commercial tenants in September 2026. The update,...
Microsoft Cancels Copilot Pages SharePoint News Export: What to Do Now
On July 2, 2026, Microsoft updated its Microsoft 365 roadmap with a brief but telling note: feature ID 557566 would not ship. The feature, originally announced on March 4 and slated for general...
Microsoft Bets Its Future on Azure and AI as Windows Fades from the Spotlight
Microsoft entered 2026 as a company largely unrecognizable from the one that dominated the PC era. Windows licensing, once the financial backbone of the Redmond giant, now plays a supporting role in...
Microsoft 365 Password-Spraying Surge and Teams Bot Flaw Highlight Identity Security Crisis
A cascade of security failures erupted across the tech landscape this week, exposing how fragile the boundaries of identity, privacy, and artificial intelligence have become. Apple’s vaunted Hide...
Microsoft Rolls Out Teams Admin Center Governance for Built-in AI Agents in July 2026 Update
Microsoft began deploying a significant update to the Teams admin center in July 2026, handing IT administrators granular control over the built-in generative AI agents that now operate natively...
Excel Copilot Gains Multi-Agent Web Smarts: General Availability Set for July 2026
Microsoft has quietly added a landmark entry to its Microsoft 365 roadmap that promises to transform Excel from a static number cruncher into a dynamic research assistant. Roadmap ID 566872, posted...
Azure Dominates US Enterprise Cloud: 55% of CIOs Choose Microsoft Over AWS, Jefferies Survey Reveals
Microsoft Azure has cemented its position as the top choice for cloud computing among US enterprise IT leaders, with a commanding 55% of chief information officers (CIOs) naming it their primary...
Kyndryl Adds Managed Services for Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, Azure Local Included
On July 1, 2026, Kyndryl and Microsoft expanded their sovereign cloud collaboration, with Kyndryl now offering advisory, implementation, and managed services for Microsoft’s sovereign cloud stack....
Logicalis Lands Microsoft Frontier Partner Designation, Doubles Down on Copilot Governance for Enterprise
Microsoft elevated Logicalis to the top tier of its partner ecosystem on July 1, 2026, awarding the managed service provider both global Frontier Partner status and a dedicated Microsoft Copilot...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Prompt Gallery Gains Tenant-Wide Publishing to Tighten AI Governance
Microsoft is sharpening its enterprise AI toolkit with a new Copilot Prompt Gallery feature that hands IT administrators the keys to company-wide prompt distribution. An update to the Microsoft 365...
Microsoft Copilot Chat to Unlock Scanned PDFs and Image Text in July 2026 Update
Microsoft has officially confirmed that Copilot Chat will soon be able to search and retrieve text from scanned PDFs and images embedded in documents, a long-awaited capability slated to arrive in...