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Microsoft’s 2027 Roadmap Brings Archive Calendar Viewing to Outlook for Mac
Microsoft has confirmed a long-awaited improvement for Outlook users with archived mailboxes: the ability to view an Online Archive calendar directly inside the app. But there are two significant...
Key Intune Tools Land in Microsoft 365 E3/E5 on August 1, 2026 – What IT Teams Must Do Now
Microsoft will complete a critical shift in enterprise licensing by August 1, 2026, automatically rolling key Intune Suite capabilities into Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 plans. For many organizations,...
Google’s Gemini Enterprise Connector Overhaul Could Break Your Microsoft 365 Integrations – Here’s How to Prepare
Google is upgrading its Gemini Enterprise connectors in a way that will force many organizations to reauthorize existing connections, according to an in-app notice first reported by TestingCatalog on...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Metrics Coming for Unlicensed Users — Admin Action Required
Microsoft is quietly adding a new layer of analytics to its Copilot Dashboard: adoption metrics for employees who use Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat without a paid license. The feature, slated for...
Classic Outlook’s Copilot Integration Goes Live by Default in Late 2026 — Are You Ready?
Microsoft will enable Copilot-powered email drafting by default in classic Outlook for Windows later this year, a change that puts the AI assistant directly into the compose window for all users with...
No More Excuses to Migrate? Classic Outlook Gets Its Own Copilot Switch
Microsoft is adding a Copilot on/off toggle directly into classic Outlook for Windows, a change that removes one of the last remaining reasons for organizations to push users toward the new Outlook...
Microsoft 365’s Semi-Annual Channel Is Now Monthly: How to Prepare Your Organization Before September 8
Microsoft released version 2606 of Microsoft 365 Apps on July 14, 2026, unifying the Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel with the Monthly Enterprise Channel. Devices on the old semi-annual cadence now...
Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption Emails Hit Inboxes — Here’s How to Keep Them Useful, Not Annoying
Microsoft has quietly turned on a new channel that lets administrators push Copilot onboarding messages directly into employee inboxes, expanding the Organizational Messages tool beyond Windows...
No More Snipping Tool: Copilot Can Now See Your Screen to Offer Real-Time Help
Microsoft’s Copilot got eyes. In a July 2026 update that began rolling out to Microsoft 365 subscribers, the AI assistant can now watch your screen—or peer through your phone’s camera—and...
Microsoft Drops ‘Australia AI Future’ Headline, But There’s No Policy, No Product, and No Text
On July 17, 2026, Microsoft published a blog post on its Signal Blog with a tantalizing title: “Australia maps out its AI future.” But anyone clicking through to read the piece found nothing more...
Microsoft Kills Per-App Copilot Toggles on Mobile, Forcing a Blunt Opt-Out
Microsoft has overhauled its Microsoft 365 mobile app to be an "AI-first" experience, opening directly to Copilot chat and stripping away document editing and file browsing. As first reported by...
Microsoft 365 File Formats Under Fire: How to Choose Between DOCX, ODF, and PDF/A
The Document Foundation, the non-profit behind LibreOffice, lobbed a fresh criticism at Microsoft on July 17, 2026, accusing the company of using its Office Open XML formats as a strategic tool to...