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Microsoft Expands Copilot's Role in Office, Outlook and Security at Ignite 2025

At Ignite 2025, Microsoft doubled down on its Copilot strategy, announcing new agents and capabilities that bring deeper intelligence and automation to everyday workflows in Microsoft 365.

Microsoft Ignite 2025 Unveils Agent‑Centric AI Innovations for Enterprise

At Microsoft Ignite, currently taking place in San Francisco, Calif., the company rolled out its vision for the next phase of enterprise AI by centering on agents -- autonomous and semi-autonomous software entities working alongside people.

Group Used Its AI in Global Cyber Espionage Campaign

In what may be the first publicly known case of a state-sponsored cyber-espionage campaign using a large language model, Anthropic reported that attackers linked to China leveraged its Claude Code AI to carry out intrusions against about 30 global organizations.

1 Zero-Day, 4 Critical Items Addressed in November Patch Tuesday

Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday brings fixes for 63 security flaws spread across Windows, Office and several other Microsoft products, including one zero-day vulnerability.

Microsoft Expands Copilot With Voice Commands, Teams Collaboration and Local Data Processing

Microsoft is broadening its Microsoft 365 Copilot offering with new features aimed at making further foothold in the enterprise, including voice-based interaction, group collaboration tools and an expansion of in-country data processing.

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Microsoft Locks in Major AI Infrastructure Deals with Lambda, IREN

Microsoft has signed two multibillion-dollar infrastructure agreements aimed at expanding its capacity to support artificial intelligence workloads.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Gains App Builder, Workflows and Expanded Admin Controls

Microsoft this week announced two new features in Microsoft 365 Copilot, App Builder and Workflows, that aim to bring natural-language automation and lightweight app creation to more users.

Microsoft, OpenAI Redefine Partnership To Align with AGI Goals

Microsoft and OpenAI are overhauling their partnership as part of a major recapitalization effort aimed at preparing for the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Microsoft Brings Expanded Memory, Group Collaboration and New Visual Assistant to Copilot

Microsoft last week unveiled its Copilot Fall Release, a sweeping update that adds new personalization, collaboration and contextual intelligence features to its AI platform.

Microsoft Warns of Escalating Attacks Targeting Azure Blob Storage

Microsoft is warning IT administrators about an increase in attacks aimed at Azure Blob Storage, saying threat actors are taking advantage of exposed credentials, weak access controls and misconfigurations to gain access to sensitive cloud data.

Microsoft Disrupt Vanilla Tempest Group

Microsoft said it has disrupted a financially motivated cybercriminal group known as Vanilla Tempest that used Microsoft Teams to carry out social engineering attacks against enterprise users.

Windows 10 Support Officially Ends

Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 on Tuesday, closing a decade-long chapter for one of the company's most widely deployed operating systems.

Report: AI’s Job Impact Still Limited

Despite widespread fears that artificial intelligence will lead to major workforce reductions, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows little evidence that’s happening yet.

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Microsoft Ends Local Account Workarounds in Latest Windows 11 Build

Microsoft's latest Insider Preview, Build 26220.6772, introduces a significant policy change: removal of known workarounds to skip Microsoft Account setup during Windows 11 installation (OOBE).

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Windows 11 Adoption Gains Momentum as Windows 10 Support Sunset Looms

In the final stretch before Windows 10’s end of support on Oct. 14, enterprise adoption of Windows 11 is accelerating -- but not without friction.

Microsoft Rolls Out Built-In Copilot and New Icons Across Office Apps

Microsoft has begun integrating Copilot directly into its core Microsoft 365 apps --Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote -- while also unveiling a refreshed design system that updates the icons and visuals across the suite.

Microsoft Introduces Agentic Capabilities in Sentinel for Smarter Threat Defense

Microsoft has announced new capabilities in Microsoft Sentinel designed to support the use of autonomous AI agents in security operations.

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Microsoft Expands Copilot with Anthropic Claude AI Models

Microsoft last week added Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models to its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, giving enterprise users another option beyond OpenAI’s models for powering workplace AI experiences.

GitHub Expands Copilot to Teams, Strengthens npm Security and Adds Enterprise Usage Tools

GitHub rolled out several updates this week aimed at developer collaboration, open source security and enterprise billing.

Microsoft Disrupts RaccoonO365 Phishing Platform in Major Domain Takedown

Microsoft reports that it has seized 338 domains tied to RaccoonO365, a phishing-as-a-service operation it described as one of the fastest-growing criminal platforms targeting its users.

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