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Workplace AI

Microsoft Whiteboard legacy migration tool retired on 22 August 2026: unmigrated boards will be permanently deleted on 5 September

The Azure-to-OneDrive migration tool closed on 22 August 2026. Unmigrated enterprise whiteboards will be deleted on 5 September 2026.

22 August 2026
security governance category
Security & Governance

Claude Enterprise adds beta security scanning for third-party skills and plugins

Claude Enterprise admins can now enable automatic security scanning for third-party skills and plugins, catching malicious content at upload or edit.

21 August 2026
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Security & Governance

Google Workspace gets two new DLP controls for Gemini and agentic flows

From 20 August 2026, Workspace admins gain Gemini DLP and Agent DLP: runtime controls to protect sensitive data in AI and automated workflows.

20 August 2026
workplace ai category
Workplace AI

Gemini in Google Classroom now available to K: 12 students of all ages from 10 August 2026

Google is expanding Gemini in Classroom to K: 12 students of all ages, with AI study tools built directly into the assignment experience.

Updated 17 August 2026
security governance category
Security & Governance

ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu: individual sync connections disabled from 14 August 2026

OpenAI has disabled individual-user sync connections in ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu. Admins must migrate to admin-managed sync or plugins now.

14 August 2026
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Workplace AI

Microsoft merges its consumer and business Copilot apps into one product

From 13 August 2026, Microsoft is rolling out a single unified Copilot app: with three consumer features deleted on 18 August.

13 August 2026
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Cloud & Infrastructure

Google postpones removal of Gemini 3.5 Flash from global region in Gemini Enterprise app

Google has reversed its 4 August 2026 deadline to remove Gemini 3.5 Flash from the global-region endpoint. No new date has been set.

10 August 2026
workplace ai category
Workplace AI

ChatGPT for PowerPoint's free period ends 6 August 2026: here's what enterprise teams need to know

ChatGPT for PowerPoint's free promotional period ends 6 August 2026. Enterprise and Business customers then move to token-based credit billing.

6 August 2026
security governance category
Security & Governance

OpenAI is now a subprocessor inside Microsoft 365 Copilot: and the toggle was auto-enabled on 24 July 2026

GPT-5.6 runs under OpenAI as a subprocessor in M365 Copilot. The admin toggle auto-enabled 24 July 2026 unless you'd already said no.

6 August 2026
security governance category
Security & Governance

Anthropic adds inline DLP to Claude Enterprise with inference hooks

Inference hooks routes every Claude Enterprise prompt through your organisation's security server for an allow-or-deny verdict before Claude ever sees it.

5 August 2026
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Workplace AI

Gemini 3.5 Flash removed from the global-region endpoint in Gemini Enterprise from 4 August 2026

From 4 August 2026, gemini-3.5-flash is no longer available in the global-region endpoint of the Gemini Enterprise app. Here's what to check.

4 August 2026
workplace ai category
Workplace AI

Copilot Business pricing locks in at $21 on July 1: what SMBs need to know

The Copilot Business promotional price of $18/user/month ends June 30. Here's what the new pricing means and whether the bundles make sense for your team.

Updated 1 August 2026
security governance category
Security & Governance

Copilot Credits cost controls are here: what IT admins need to know about Work IQ GA billing

Work IQ API hits GA on June 16 with consumption-based Copilot Credits billing. Here's what admins must configure before agents start running up charges.

Updated 20 July 2026
workplace ai category
Workplace AI

Microsoft 365 prices rise up to 43% from July 1 as Copilot features move into the base price

Microsoft's July 2026 pricing update bundles Copilot Chat, extra storage, and security tools into most M365 plans, with price rises of 5–43%.

5 July 2026
security governance category
Security & Governance

Claude Enterprise gets model-level analytics, role-based entitlements, and spend alerts

Anthropic adds per-model usage analytics, admin-configurable model entitlements, and spend-threshold alerts to Claude Enterprise.

Updated 3 July 2026
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Workplace AI

Microsoft is auto-installing the Copilot app on your work PCs again — here's what IT admins need to do now

Microsoft resumed automatic installation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot app on commercial Windows PCs from June 4, with waves running to July 1. Act fast to opt out.

4 June 2026

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