Microsoft 365

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  Service Not Improving "As Expected": Microsoft Outage Continues For 12 Hours

  The disruption affects programs that are part of Microsoft 365 - a popular online service among businesses that allows them to use workplace tools like Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive.

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  Outlook and Other Microsoft 365 Services Go Down in India as Users Report Failed Logins and Undelivered Emails

  Microsoft Outlook is down in India and other global markets. In the early hours of Friday, Gadgets 360 staff members discovered that Microsoft’s email service, Outlook, was not delivering or sending emails. Later, it was discovered that the staff members who had been logged out were unable to log back in, even after receiving security codes and O...

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  Microsoft Merges Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Into One App, Retires Several AI-Powered Tools

  Microsoft has announced significant changes to its AI-powered chatbot, Copilot. After offering two different apps to individual and enterprise users, namely Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot, respectively, the tech giant is now combining the two apps into one. As part of this merger, the company will also bring the capabilities of both apps into on...

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  Microsoft's Copilot Cowork Feature Rolls Out Globally for Microsoft 365 Customers

  Microsoft has made Copilot Cowork generally available to Microsoft 365 Copilot customers worldwide after a three-month preview period. The AI-powered service is designed to automate complex tasks across multiple tools and business applications. The rollout introduces usage-based pricing, new spending controls, additional security features, browser-...

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  Anthropic’s Microsoft 365 Integration Expands With Claude for Excel, PowerPoint and Word

  Anthropic, on Thursday, announced the general availability of several of its Microsoft 365 add-ins. Eligible users can now access the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot inside Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Additionally, the San Francisco-based AI startup also announced that Claude’s integration with Outlook was pushed to public beta, w...

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  Google Unveils New Gemini-Powered Features, Workspace Intelligence and More at Google Cloud Next 2026

  Google has introduced new AI-powered features for Google Workspace at Google Cloud Next 2026. The update includes Workspace Intelligence, expanded “Take Notes for me” in Google Meet, and enhanced Google Sheets with interactive canvas tools. Google also added automation “skills,” improved Google Vids avatars, and deeper Gemini integration. N...

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  Microsoft Pauses Automatic Rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot App on Windows

  Microsoft has paused the automatic rollout of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on Windows devices with Microsoft 365 apps. The company said existing installations will remain and admins can still deploy it manually. The rollout had already begun after being announced for October 2025, with wider availability planned for December. Microsoft has not giv...

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  Microsoft Says Copilot Gained Access to Confidential Outlook Emails Due to Bug: Report

  A Microsoft 365 Copilot bug reportedly allowed the AI assistant to summarise confidential emails for several weeks without permission. Microsoft reportedly acknowledged the issue, which was first detected in January. The bug, identified as CW1226324, reportedly affects the Copilot "work tab" chat feature. The company has not disclosed how many user...

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  Microsoft 365 Down For Thousands Of Users: Report

  Microsoft's suite of productivity software was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

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  Microsoft 365 Accounts Reportedly Breached After Hackers Exploit Legitimate Microsoft OAuth Feature

  A cybersecurity firm has warned of a surge in attacks targeting Microsoft 365 accounts by abusing Microsoft’s OAuth 2.0 device authorisation flow. The campaigns bypass multifactor authentication by tricking users into entering device codes on legitimate Microsoft login pages, granting attackers direct access without stealing passwords. Activity h...

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  Microsoft 365 Personal With Copilot Is Now Free for Students for One Year

  Microsoft is giving college students free access to the Microsoft 365 Personal plan with Copilot for 12 months, expanding its usual three-month trial. Eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students can claim the offer until November 30. The plan supports up to five devices and includes premium Office apps, Copilot features such as Deep Research a...

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  Weekly Tech Wrap: OnePlus 15, Nothing Phone 3a Lite Launched, Instagram Watch History, WhatsApp Passkeys

  This week’s top tech news, phone launches, and announcements.

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  Microsoft Azure Services Restored After Global Outage: What Caused the Issue, How It Was Resolved

  Microsoft on Thursday announced that its Azure services have been restored to almost normality across affected regions. The cloud computing platform was reported to be experiencing a major global outage on Wednesday, affecting not only Microsoft-owned platforms like Microsoft 365, Minecraft, Outlook, and Xbox Live, but also Alaska Airlines, Starbuc...

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  Microsoft 365, Azure Services Improving After Global Outage Affecting Aviation, Telecom

  The services of Alaska Airlines, Heathrow Airport, and Vodafone were reportedly affected.

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  Microsoft Faces Lawsuit in Australia Over Allegedly Misleading Users on Copilot Pricing

  Microsoft is facing a lawsuit in Australia after the ACCC accused it of misleading Microsoft 365 subscribers. The regulator claims Microsoft failed to mention that users could keep their old plan at the same price without Copilot AI features. Instead, subscribers were told to pay higher prices or cancel. The case could result in fines of up to AUD ...