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Microsoft introduced Scout, its first AI “Autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365, on June 2, 2026, positioning it as an always-on workplace assistant that can monitor context, plan multi-step work, and act across business apps with governed enterprise identity. The announcement matters less because...

Lloyds Banking Group has signed a multi-year agreement to deploy Microsoft 365 E7, Microsoft’s AI-focused “Frontier Suite,” across the bank after already rolling out 40,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot licences and extending GitHub Copilot to more than 10,000 engineers. The deal is more than another...

Microsoft introduced Scout on June 2, 2026 as its first always-on “Autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365, a Frontier preview tool for Windows 11 and macOS that can work across files, shell commands, browsers, Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, calendars, and Microsoft 365 data. That dry product...

Microsoft launched Scout on June 2, 2026, at its Build developer conference, presenting it as an always-on Microsoft 365 agent built on OpenClaw that can act across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, desktop apps, browsers, and connected work systems under enterprise policy controls. That...

Microsoft is pitching an integrated “agentic enterprise” platform that ties GitHub, Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft IQ, Agent 365, Entra, Purview, Defender, Fabric, Teams, and Microsoft 365 into a governed system for building, running, securing, and improving AI agents across business operations...

Microsoft introduced Microsoft Scout on June 2, 2026, at Build in San Francisco and online as its first “Autopilot” agent for Microsoft 365, an always-on OpenClaw-based assistant that works through Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, the desktop, the browser, and governed Entra identity. The...

Microsoft is using RSAC 2026 to draw a clear line in the sand: the security stack for the agentic AI era must protect not just users and devices, but also the agents, prompts, data flows, identities, and workflows that now sit between human intent and machine action. The company’s new Agent 365...

Microsoft’s internal deliberations over an “E7” Microsoft 365 bundle — a premium, AI-packed suite that could combine Microsoft Copilot, a forthcoming “Agent 365” hub, and other advanced services — have surfaced in multiple market reports this week, and the implications for enterprise IT...

Paul Thurrott’s short chapter on “De‑Enshittify an Existing Install of Windows 11” is a focused, practical walkthrough that hands users a low‑risk, high‑reward pathway for reclaiming control of an existing Windows 11 installation without wiping the machine. The chapter centers on one...

Microsoft is quietly rolling out a practical — and potentially game-changing — update to Windows Backup for Organizations: a new first sign-in restore flow that gives users a built-in “second chance” to restore their Windows settings, Start menu pins and Microsoft Store app list at the first...

Microsoft’s latest Power Platform update, unveiled at Ignite, accelerates the company’s shift from assistant-style AI to agentic systems while baking in a new layer of admin controls and governance designed to make those agents manageable for large organizations. Background Microsoft has been...

Microsoft’s latest push to treat AI as a first‑class member of the enterprise — provisioning autonomous, identity‑bearing AI agents that can attend meetings, send mail, edit files, and act on behalf of teams — represents one of the most consequential shifts in workplace technology since the...

Microsoft’s new Windows Backup for Organizations arrives as a focused, cloud‑native lifeline for IT teams wrestling with mass device refreshes and the ongoing Windows 10 → Windows 11 migration — but it’s important to understand exactly what it does, what it doesn’t, and how to deploy it safely...

Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) has ushered in a new era for enterprise security, specifically targeting the persistent risks of high-privileged access (HPA) within the sprawling Microsoft 365 ecosystem. The pivot to true least privilege—engineered across both cloud services and...