SharePoint: Planned release of AI insights

We are planning to provide an LLM-powered data analysis tools that admins can use to gain insights and actions.

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Exchange: Adding support for Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online GCC-H and DoD

We are adding inbound support for SMTP DANE with DNSSEC to Exchange Online GCC-H and DoD. Look for another roadmap item for inbound support in WW and GCC, and one for outbound support of SMTP DANE with DNSSEC.

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Power Platform – Announcing Public Preview of new governance features

We are announcing the Public Preview of Power Platform environment groups and rules, and improvements to environment routing. This will help administrators govern at-scale more quickly and easily through features such as Managed Environments for Power Platform.

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Time zone updates for Kazakhstan, Samoa, and Palestinian Authority

Three time zone changes have been put into effect as part of the March 2024 non-security preview update and the April 2024 security update. Samoa has abolished the use of DST. Kazakhstan has switched to a single time zone throughout the entire country. The Palestinian Authority has delayed the beginning of DST for 2024 and 2025. Microsoft recommends temporary workarounds for users affected by these changes. Read individual articles on the Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Blog
 

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Reminder: Stream (Classic) retires on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted

Stream (Classic) will retire on April 15, 2024, and all unmigrated videos will be deleted. Admins must migrate their tenant’s Stream (Classic) data to Stream (on SharePoint) before the retirement date to prevent data loss. Stream (on SharePoint) offers many capabilities, including recording and playing videos directly in many everyday work and school apps, advanced recording tools, searchability, and analytics. Microsoft has created a migration tool to transfer videos to SharePoint, and admins can also refer to a 1-day migration guide.

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Microsoft Teams: Explicit transcription consent to transcribe meetings

Microsoft Teams will require explicit consent from participants for transcription during meetings if the policy ‘get recording and transcription consent’ is turned on. This will roll out worldwide between April and July 2024. Admins should ensure the policy is on. Participants who do not consent cannot unmute, turn on their camera, or share content during the meeting.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Support continues after Log Analytics Agent retires on August 31, 2024

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint will continue to be supported after the retirement of Log Analytics Agent on August 31, 2024. No immediate action is required, but it is recommended to upgrade to the latest available agent and versions will cease to function as of October 1, 2024. Notify admins and update documentation as appropriate. Learn more through provided links.

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Microsoft Purview | Communication Compliance: Contextual Summaries with Copilot for Security

Microsoft Purview’s Communication Compliance will introduce contextual summaries of policy matches in Copilot for Security. This feature will help investigators identify potentially risky content and understand the meaning of the content with just one click. Public preview will begin in early April 2024 and general availability worldwide will begin in early June 2024. Users must have a Copilot for Security license and proper permissions to use this feature. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides tools to detect business conduct and regulatory compliance violations.

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Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365: Interact with Copilot in the new Outlook for Windows and web

Interact with Copilot in Outlook, ask questions, or provide instructions directly inside Outlook. Users can type and receive responses from Copilot in a right-hand side panel that can be opened by the user by clicking on the Copilot icon in the top nav bar. #newoutlookforwindows

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Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Protect your most sensitive content with double key encryption

Double Key Encryption (DKE) provides organizations with a second encryption key for your most sensitive content.
More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/compliance/double-key-encryption

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