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Hold onto your keyboards and brace yourselves, Windows enthusiasts—Microsoft suffered yet another significant outage across the United States, primarily affecting its Microsoft 365 services such as Outlook, website functionality, and login processes. If you were scratching your head earlier...

The current generative AI landscape is like a heavyweight boxing match featuring two colossal contenders: Google's Workspace Gemini and Microsoft's 365 Copilot. The stakes? Business productivity supremacy. With Google recently announcing that Gemini AI will now be free as part of its Workspace...

Sometimes the tech world gives you something useful, then suddenly takes it away, almost as if it never existed. Such is the case with Microsoft’s decision to end the beloved Smart Lookup feature in Microsoft Word. Starting January 1, 2025, this helpful tool is no longer available to users...

The New Era of AI in Enterprises You’ve probably heard it before: AI is the future of work. But in a world where productivity tools abound, how do we elevate them from merely "helpful" to indispensable game-changers? Enter Microsoft 365 Copilot, the AI-powered companion designed to harmonize...

The ongoing saga of cybersecurity breaches has just added another eyebrow-raising chapter as Sophos reports a sophisticated cyberattack campaign targeting Microsoft 365 Copilot (formerly known as Office 365). In what can only be described as a diabolical twist on traditional social engineering...

In the world of Artificial Intelligence, dominance has long been a tug-of-war between industry giants like OpenAI, Google, and Meta. However, recent developments suggest a new player is stepping into the big leagues, poised to disrupt Silicon Valley's AI stronghold. Introducing DeepSeek, a...

Microsoft’s quarterly revenue forecast, due this week, is being closely scrutinized as signs of mixed performance emerge in its bread-and-butter Azure cloud business and its much-publicized investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Azure, the powerhouse behind Microsoft’s cloud revenue, has...

If you've recently noticed a sleek but somewhat intrusive "Copilot" button across your favorite Microsoft Office applications, you’re not alone. Microsoft has been pushing its Copilot AI assistant, and while it offers nifty functionalities like generating meeting notes directly in Microsoft Word...

Microsoft is sounding the alarm once again about the ongoing risks of running outdated Exchange Servers. The tech giant has officially deprecated the old Office Configuration Service (OCS) certificate, effectively cutting off outdated Exchange Servers (versions older than March 2023) from...

LexisNexis, the legal tech giant known for its innovative solutions, is making another leap forward with the launch of Protégé, a personalized AI assistant, along with Create+, an advanced AI-powered legal drafting solution. Both tools are designed to advance legal technology workflows...

Introduction: A Common IT Nightmare At the heart of every IT department lies a series of recurring stress points—managing updates, mitigating risks, and adhering to compliance procedures. If you’ve ever had to stay up late troubleshooting after an unexpected Microsoft 365 change disrupted your...

Are you feeling a little coerced into using Microsoft's AI-powered Copilot in your Microsoft 365 subscription? You're not alone. The announcement of Copilot's integration into Microsoft 365 Family and Personal plans may have seemed exciting—until some users saw their subscription costs balloon...

Many users have a love-hate relationship with Microsoft 365—formerly known as Office 365. It’s indisputable that tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have become the backbone of productivity for millions worldwide. However, as Microsoft continues to ramp up its integration of artificial...

Microsoft 365 users in the legal sphere—get ready for a digital revolution. LexisNexis, a global leader in legal research and technology solutions, has officially launched Lexis Create+, a cutting-edge drafting tool integrated seamlessly into the Microsoft 365 environment. Released across the...

In what can only be described as a landmark stride towards modernization, the Flemish government has joined forces with Microsoft to supercharge the digital transformation of Flanders, Belgium. This ambitious partnership is not just another handshake with a tech giant – this is a blueprint in...

Ladies and gentlemen, we’re stepping into a bold new era of productivity—a seismic shift that feels part revolutionary and part “Is this really necessary?” Microsoft has decided to rebrand its iconic productivity suite from “Microsoft Office” into something that screams tech-glamour and AI...

Ah, Microsoft. They're the tech giant that’s given us groundbreaking innovations—and some branding blunders we'd rather forget. It seems we’re at yet another crossroads of “What-were-they-thinking branding” with the introduction (and rebranding) of two eerily similar-sounding products: Microsoft...

Attention Microsoft Word users: the winds of change are sweeping once again, and they’ve dumped one of Word’s most beloved tools—the Smart Lookup feature—right into the recycle bin. Yep, the thesaurus-like tool that many of us considered essential for definitions and synonyms, and even a quick...

Microsoft has come a long way in integrating artificial intelligence into its productivity tools, but not everyone is on board with paying extra for just a dash of future-tech sprinkled across their spreadsheets and presentations. Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced its “Copilot AI” features...

Big news out of the Microsoft office recently—it seems like Big M is pushing even harder on its bid to make AI mainstream through its flagship productivity suite, Microsoft 365. But let’s be real for a moment: not everyone wants the company’s new AI-powered Copilot features. Heck, I bet some of...