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NewsGuard, Now Free on Microsoft Edge, Can Help You Make Informed Decisions

News credibility rating service NewsGuard is now free for Microsoft Edge users as tech industry fights misinformation on COVID-19.

May 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Let’s face it: news and information in the age of the coronavirus is coming quickly. Every day, there are more numbers, stats, data, allegations and controversies centering around the pandemic from countless sources. In these times, business leaders should rely only on qualified and trusted sources to help them make informed decisions about the future […]

Microsoft Aims to Reduce ‘Reply All’ Headaches With New Feature

Microsoft is launching the Reply All Storm Protection feature in Exchange Online to help reduce the impact that reply all storms can have on organizations.

May 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Your CEO sends a company-wide email about organizational changes, and one mistake triggers a headache for the entire company. Yes, I’m talking about the dreaded reply all storm that can destroy productivity and your inbox for hours and even a few days. To help stop this incredibly annoying thing from happening, Microsoft is launching the […]

Microsoft Outlook Intelligent Writing Assistant

Microsoft to Add Intelligent Writing Assistant to Outlook

Microsoft is reportedly looking to compete with Google’s Smart Compose feature in Gmail with a new intelligent writing assistant for Outlook.

May 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is reportedly looking to compete with Google’s Smart Compose feature in Gmail with a new text prediction capability and intelligent writing assistant for Outlook. According to The Verge, citing a support document, Microsoft’s text predictions will allow Outlook.com and Outlook on the web to writ emails users with predictive technology that offers suggestions while […]

Microsoft Increasing Teams Group Text Chat Limit to 250

Microsoft Teams will soon be rolling out a new feature that expands the number of people that can join a text chat to 250.

May 5, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ever since COVID-19 forced millions of workers to work remotely or out of their homes, collaboration and communication platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx, Google meet, BlueJeans, Slack, GoToMeeting and others have rolled out new features in what has become a competitive market for those providers. Many of the updates and new features have been […]

These New Microsoft Teams-Certified Devices Can Make Remote Work Easier

Microsoft has announced new Teams-certified devices including headsets and conferencing systems that make working remotely easier.

May 1, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced new Teams-certified devices that make working remotely easier as organizations continue to adjust to the new reality of working from home. In an official blog, the company said it worked with device partners to bring these new Teams-certified devices to market as part of its Microsoft device Certification program. During normal times, […]

Inside Microsoft’s, Verizon’s, and Ford Motors’ COVID-19 Relief Efforts

These three organizations have instituted COVID-19 relief efforts which take advantage of their unique technological infrastructures.

April 29, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

At the recent Red Hat Summit Virtual Experience, Red Hat’s President and CEO Paul Cormier interviewed representatives from three recognizable technology (and automotive) brands which have used technology to assist in COVID-19 relief efforts. Let’s examine each of those conversations more thoroughly to learn more about these efforts. Microsoft Coronavirus relief efforts Scott Guthrie, Executive […]

Microsoft Patches .GIF Vulnerability in Teams

Microsoft says it has resolved a security problem in Microsoft Teams in which an attacker could have taken over user accounts through a .GIF file.

April 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has resolved a security problem in Microsoft Teams in which an attacker could have taken over user accounts through a .GIF file. Researchers from cybersecurity software firm CyberArk found that attackers could have used a malicious .GIF file to scrape a user’s data and ultimately take over an organization’s entire roster of […]

Microsoft Integrates Yammer into Teams

Microsoft’s enterprise social networking platform Yammer includes a fully interactive app called “Communities” that brings Yammer conversations into Teams.

April 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Just months after unveiling the redesign of its new Yammer app, Microsoft is integrating the app into its flagship unified communication and collaboration platform Teams. Yammer, Microsoft’s enterprise social networking platform used for communication across an organization, includes a fully interactive app called “Communities” that essentially brings Yammer conversations into Teams. It’s not available in […]

Microsoft Adds New Intelligent Writing Assistant Features to Word

Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-powered writing assistant feature in Word that provides sentence-level writing suggestions.

April 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Using advanced neural network and machine learning models, Microsoft has unveiled a new feature in Word that provides sentence-level writing suggestions. The new feature is an update to Microsoft’s Rewrite Suggestions, which offers ideas to help users rephrase sentences for more impact or clarity. The feature is available for users of Word on the web […]

Microsoft Strikes Deal to Become Official Technology Partner of NBA

Microsoft will become the official technology partner for the NBA in a deal that includes cloud services, analytics and devices.

April 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Although the NBA regular season is temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, that isn’t stopping the league from bolstering its technology offerings with one of the largest names in the business. Announced Thursday, Microsoft is expanding its technology market share in major U.S. sports leagues with a multi-year deal to be the official technology […]