Microsoft Teams: New bilateral chat policy for restricting external group chats to a maximum of two organizations

Microsoft Teams is introducing a bilateral chat policy to restrict external group chats to a maximum of two organizations. This policy, rolling out in June 2025, applies to all Teams platforms and will be configurable by admins. It does not affect meetings, meeting chats, or channels.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Interaction Export API

The Microsoft 365 Copilot Interaction Export API allows third-party apps to export Copilot user interaction data for security and compliance processing. It requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will be available in June 2025. No admin action is required before the rollout. Roadmap ID: 491631.

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An updated version of the May 2025 Scan Cab is available

IMPORTANT: This notice is only relevant for environments where:
  • .NET SDK version 8.0.3xx or 8.0.4xx is used
  • Scan Cab is used to check for update compliance
  • The May 2025 Scan Cab was deployed before 10:00 AM PT on May 22, 2025.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an Excel file when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint

You can now reference an Excel file when you create a presentation with Copilot within the PowerPoint application.

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Microsoft Edge: Policies to manage Shadow IT

M365 Commercial customers can use Edge polices (WebContentFilteringBlockedCategories) to block non-secure LLMs in Edge and block other browsers to redirect users to a more secure alternative like Copilot Chat.

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Outlook: Prepare for your meeting on-the-go with Copilot

Copilot can now help mobile users prepare for meetings on-the-go. Copilot quickly prepares you for meetings within minutes by summarizing key information such as summaries of meeting-related emails and documents, your specific actionable tasks, and a recap of the previous meeting. This helps ensure you are well-prepared upon arrival.

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Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft 365): Reference an Excel file when creating a presentation with Copilot for PowerPoint

You can now reference an Excel file when you create a presentation with Copilot within the PowerPoint application.

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Scanner data export for custom reporting

Learn about the state of your scanned repositories and create custom reports with the information protection scanner. Labeling, classification and protection actions on scanned files are stored in SQL tables that form a foundation to feed into custom reports.

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Dynamics 365 Project Operations – Use the enhanced quote experience

We are announcing the ability to add or edit quote line details directly from a unified grid interface within Dynamics 365 Project Operations. This feature will reach general availability on May 31, 2025.

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Power Platform admin center – Dark Mode in the new PPAC

We are announcing the ability to use Dark Mode in the new Power Platform admin center. This feature will be introduced as part of the new Power Platform admin center on May 19, 2025.

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