People Skills in Microsoft Teams: View & Manage Expertise
TL;DR: Microsoft is expanding People Skills into Microsoft Teams, allowing users to view and manage skills directly on the Microsoft 365 profile card. This update
6 March 2026
Category: Microsoft 365
Copilot Retrieval API Pay-As-You-Go: New Flexible Licensing
TL;DR: Microsoft is launching a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) consumption model for the Microsoft 365 Copilot Retrieval API. This allows organizations to extend AI data access to
4 March 2026
Mastering Transcripts: The New Expanded Copilot Custom Dictionary
TL;DR: Microsoft is significantly upgrading the custom dictionary for Teams meeting transcripts. With support for 5 new languages, a doubled entry limit of 1,000 words,
27 February 2026
From Reading to Listening: AI Audio Summaries Land in SharePoint and Viva
TL;DR: Microsoft is expanding AI-generated audio capabilities across Viva Connections and SharePoint. Users with a Copilot license can now listen to personalized news briefings and
26 February 2026
Spotting the Smoke: The New Teams External Domains Anomalies Report
TL;DR: Microsoft is introducing the External Domains Anomalies Report to help Teams admins detect unusual communication patterns with external organizations. By using behavioral analysis to
25 February 2026
Critical Update: Trust DigiCert Global Root G2 to Avoid Exchange Online Disruption
TL;DR: Microsoft has moved the deadline for DigiCert G2 root trust to March 15, 2026. Organizations with restricted certificate auto-updates must manually add this root
22 February 2026
Legacy SharePoint Compliance Retirement: The Path to Microsoft Purview
TL;DR: Microsoft is retiring support for legacy SharePoint Information Management and In-Place Records Management in April 2026. Organizations must transition to Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle
21 February 2026
Instant Meeting, Permanent Notes: Loop Components Come to ‘Meet Now’
TL;DR: Microsoft Teams is extending Loop-powered Meeting Notes to instant meetings and ‘Meet Now’ calls. Starting in April 2026, users can collaboratively capture agendas and
19 February 2026
Clear Provenance: Implementing AI Watermarking in Microsoft 365
TL;DR: Microsoft is introducing a new administrative policy to add visual and audio watermarks to AI-generated content. Available via Cloud Policy, this feature targets video
8 February 2026
Beyond the First Draft: Iterative Design with PowerPoint’s New Agent Mode
TL;DR: Microsoft is launching Agent Mode in PowerPoint for the web, moving from one-off prompts to an iterative, conversational workflow. While this is a major
6 February 2026