productivity software

Microsoft says some Office and Microsoft 365 apps on macOS and iOS will enter reduced functionality mode after July 13, 2026, unless they are updated to builds carrying a renewed licensing certificate, with Office 2019 for Mac users left without an update path. That is not merely an obscure...

Microsoft is rolling out a new Excel interface change in Microsoft 365 that places a floating Copilot button in the bottom-right corner of worksheets, and users are complaining in Microsoft’s feedback channels that the control cannot be fully hidden. The complaint is not really about one icon...

Microsoft Teams is getting a small but potentially meaningful meeting-bar redesign that could save people from some of the app’s most familiar accidental taps. According to Microsoft’s own roadmap language, the Raise Hand control will be tucked under Reactions, while the Leave button will be...

On Windows 11, the open-source software story is no longer about hobbyist curiosity or niche tinkering. It is about practical, everyday tools that people actually keep installed because they work, respect privacy, and avoid the subscription treadmill. A recent Reddit-driven roundup, echoed by...

Genspark’s Workspace 4.0 is not just another AI feature drop; it is a direct challenge to the way Microsoft has spent years organizing productivity software. By pushing Claw for Desktop into the local machine and embedding AI agents inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Genspark is trying to move...

Microsoft’s latest Copilot disclaimer has landed with the kind of tone-deaf thud that only a company fully committed to AI can produce. After spending years telling users that Copilot belongs at the center of modern work, Microsoft’s own terms now say the consumer Copilot experience is for...

Microsoft’s business software empire is under fresh scrutiny in the UK, and this time the Competition and Markets Authority is looking beyond cloud infrastructure into the broader productivity stack that underpins day-to-day work for millions of organisations. The regulator says it will launch a...