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Topedia Blog has a new Home
Topedia Blog now runs on EmDash and a Cloudflare Worker. Claude Code and I migrated 2,262 posts in under a week: what worked, what went wrong, and what Claude has to say about the migration.
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Microsoft Copilot
GPT-6.1 Sol is now available in Microsoft Copilot
GPT-6.1 Sol is now available in Microsoft Copilot. It is available in Copilot Chat and is rolling out in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Targeted release will be retired
Microsoft will retire Targeted release for Microsoft 365 in January 2027 and replace it with the three-tier model (Frontier, Standard release, and Deferred release), managed in a new unified setup. Admins should review current Targeted release assignments.
Microsoft 365
Live captions in Microsoft Teams are now easier to use and set up
Live captions in Microsoft Teams get a new right-side panel layout and a single settings menu, plus an automatic start option for future meetings.
Microsoft 365
Hero Link in OneDrive and SharePoint: A new experience for file sharing
Microsoft is rolling out Hero Links in OneDrive and SharePoint. Every file and folder gets a single primary sharing link that can be updated after it has been shared.
Microsoft 365
Critical action approval in Microsoft 365 Backup
Microsoft 365 Backup now includes a critical action approval configuration that protects your backups from hard-to-reverse actions, such as shortening the offboarding grace period.
Microsoft Defender
Microsoft enables Teams user reporting in Defender for Office 365
Microsoft enables Teams user reporting in Defender for Office 365. The updated setting collects reported submissions from Teams messages, calls, and meetings in the Defender portal and, depending on the configuration, submits them to Microsoft. Organizations can opt out before 25 October 2026.
Microsoft Copilot
Custom Skills in Declarative Agents are now generally available
Microsoft has released Custom Skills in Declarative Agents to general availability. A skill bundles instructions, scripts, templates, and related files into one reusable unit that users can add to any agent, making answers more accurate and agents easier to maintain.
Microsoft 365
Retirement of the SharePoint Page Agent
Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Page Agent, introduced in November 2025. Copilot in SharePoint now offers the same AI-assisted page and news post creation experience.
Microsoft 365
File attachments in Teams chats with guests will be enabled by default
Microsoft will enable the Attach file and Drag & Drop experiences in Teams chats with guests. The change applies only to tenants that have never updated the file attachment setting since July 2025.