M365 News Roundup for April 2026

The answer to life, the universe and everything is now 81.

Photo by Hadija on Unsplash

I kid.

Also, it’s 81 today. Tomorrow it may be higher or lower. Things change quickly across the Microsoft universe. Details below.

Copilot News:

If you haven’t seen some of the updates coming or already here, here are some links for you:

• Copilot Cowork: Now available in Frontier

• Microsoft Copilot adds a multi-model AI research system

• Worth Reading - Microsoft backtracks on Copilot Chat access in M365 apps

• Planner Agent Delivers AI Help for Tasks

• Bringing AI assistance to basic plans in Microsoft Planner

• Copilot in Outlook: New agentic experiences for email and calendar

I also came across these two use cases that might be of interest. The first is targeted for my friends in the legal world:

Copilot Notebooks: Save Billable Hours

The second is for everyone dealing with filing expenses:

Researcher Agent: Extract Receipts Data

Have you heard someone talk about WorkIQ? I bet you have. - A closer look at Work IQ

Finally, just because I’m impressed that someone did this, and I mentioned it in the subtitle:

How many products does Microsoft have named ‘Copilot’?

The count is at 81 as of the time I’m writing this. EIGHTY - FREAKING - ONE!

And counting….

Non-Copilot News:

Before we get completely away from Copilot, this is related - Secure agentic AI for your Frontier Transformation

Here are some thorough references for you:

The Ultimate Guide to Data Governance with Microsoft Purview

GRC in a Nutshell – And How Microsoft 365 Actually Makes It Practical

This seems like an important thing to know: Company-wide sharing links have expiration limits in SPO.

For your next Purview presentation deck - Microsoft Purview Referential Architecture Diagrams

I might attempt something similar when I get some time:

I’ve been part of a massive rollout at work this week. The number of times I’ve been interrupted by urgent Teams messages while trying to communicate information in a Teams chat has been incalculable. This might have become my favorite new Teams feature, if you missed it a few weeks ago:

This wording seems excessive, but it’s pretty clear what they thought of M365 - GCC High - Federal cyber experts called Microsoft’s cloud a “pile of shit,” approved it anyway.

The fact that it got approved anyway seems like an accurate metaphor for the government and tech industry in 2026.

It also seems like the perfect place to end this issue.

What new stuff have you got your eyes on

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