Microsoft has quietly closed one of PC audio’s most annoying gaps: Windows 11 now supports a super‑wideband stereo path for Bluetooth LE Audio that keeps stereo game and media audio intact while using a headset microphone, eliminating the long‑standing drop to muffled, mono voice quality on...
Windows 11’s latest LE Audio work finally breaks the decades‑old trade‑off that forced Bluetooth headsets to choose between high‑fidelity stereo playback and usable microphone quality during calls and game chat, delivering a super‑wideband stereo path that keeps your game audio in stereo while...
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update finally addresses one of the OS’s longest-running frustrations: Bluetooth headsets that sound great until you speak, at which point audio collapses into muffled, mono “telephone” quality. The update brings LE Audio support and the modern LC3 codec to the...
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...
Microsoft’s Copilot agent governance has slid into the spotlight after multiple, independent reports found that tenant-level policies intended to prevent user access to AI agents were not reliably enforced — a misconfiguration and control-plane gap that left some Copilot Agents discoverable or...
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Microsoft's latest change to the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile experience on iOS—which converts the app into a file preview and Copilot chat wrapper that redirects editing tasks to standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps—represents a deliberate shift in how the company structures mobile...
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Microsoft has postponed the rollout of the much‑anticipated Copilot feature that would let Microsoft 365 Copilot “see” and analyze what’s being shared on a Teams meeting screen — the Microsoft 365 Roadmap entry for the feature was updated to push the release into August 2026, and Microsoft says...
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Microsoft’s Copilot may have closed an eye‑catching zero‑click hole, but a quieter — and arguably more dangerous — problem has been bubbling under the surface: Copilot and related AI components are not reliably creating the audit trails organizations depend on for compliance and forensics. That...
Microsoft’s push to make AI the backbone of enterprise contract automation has moved from proof-of-concept to platform play, blending massive infrastructure bets, partner-led solutions, and an explicit governance narrative — all while forcing painful trade-offs across its workforce and...
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch was staged as a Google-friendly moment — Gmail and Google Calendar were shown on-screen — but the quiet, rapid work under the hood handed Microsoft a far broader, more consequential prize: deeper GPT-5 integration across Teams, SharePoint, GitHub, Copilot, and Azure that...
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HR365’s Employee Directory 365 arrives on Microsoft’s marketplace as a tightly scoped, SharePoint‑native directory that promises rapid deployment, deep Microsoft 365 integration, and AI‑enhanced search — a simple idea executed with cloud‑native discipline and aggressive go‑to‑market positioning...
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CellTrust’s SL2 is now listed in Microsoft AppSource and is available directly through the Microsoft Teams Store, bringing enterprise-grade mobile message capture and compliance controls into the Teams workflow and lowering the friction for regulated organisations to govern SMS, WhatsApp and...
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Title: Microsoft 365 Copilot gets GPT‑5 sessions: what it means for your tenant, your budget, and your workflows
Executive summary
Microsoft has begun rolling out the option to run selected Microsoft 365 Copilot chats on GPT‑5, with a “Try GPT‑5” control appearing for licensed users in Copilot...
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In the predawn hours of a recent Saturday, tens of thousands of Microsoft users awoke to a digital world in flux. Core productivity tools like Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 were suddenly and unexpectedly out of reach for millions across the globe. For many, the incident was more than a...
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OpenAI's recent enhancements to ChatGPT signal a strategic move into the domain traditionally dominated by Google Docs and Microsoft's Word for the web. By introducing features that facilitate document collaboration and real-time communication, OpenAI is positioning ChatGPT as a formidable...
Microsoft 365 users across multiple regions were left frustrated on Monday evening as core productivity services, including Outlook and Teams, experienced widespread outages. The disruption, which quickly gained traction on social media platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter)...
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In February 2025, Microsoft introduced a unified eDiscovery experience within the Purview portal, marking a significant evolution in its compliance and legal discovery tools. This modernization aims to streamline eDiscovery workflows, offering a centralized platform that integrates both standard...
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In a strategic move to unify its productivity and AI initiatives, Microsoft has appointed LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky to oversee its consumer and small business productivity software division. This newly formed "Productivity and Business Processes" group encompasses flagship products such as...
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Microsoft’s decision to globally unbundle its Teams collaboration platform from the iconic Office suite represents not only a significant juncture for the tech giant but also an undeniable shift within the broader productivity software landscape. This strategic maneuver, prompted by persistent...
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Microsoft’s decades-long dominance in the workplace productivity sector faces fresh scrutiny as it seeks to sidestep a potentially hefty European Union antitrust fine by offering to unbundle its collaborative Teams app from its ubiquitous Office suite. The move—first reported by Reuters—is a...
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