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IT Experts wrote a new post: New in Microsoft Fabric and OneLake: Database Hub and Fabric IQ
Thu, Apr 16 2026
At FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Atlanta, Microsoft announced additions to Microsoft Fabric, its integrated data and analytics platform. The highlights include the Database Hub—a unified management console for major Microsoft database services—Fabric IQ, a new semantic layer that gives AI tools a structured understanding of business data, and a series of updates to OneLake, the shared data storage layer that underpins Fabric. This article provides simple introductions to OneLake, Fabric, Database Hub, and Fabric IQ, and outlines other new features announced in Atlanta.
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IT Experts wrote a new post: Microsoft 365 Copilot security: Purview DLP, oversharing controls, and dashboard analytics
Wed, Apr 15 2026
Microsoft released new security and governance controls for Microsoft 365 Copilot, introducing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies that inspect prompts before Copilot processes them, protecting web searches from leaking sensitive data, and enabling bulk remediation of overshared SharePoint files. The Copilot Dashboard gained expanded access, user satisfaction tracking, and CSV export. This article explains what each feature does technically, how to configure the relevant policies, and where the current limitations are.
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IT Experts wrote a new post: Microsoft Entra SCIM 2.0: Now with bidirectional provisioning
Tue, Apr 14 2026
Microsoft introduced new SCIM 2.0 APIs for Microsoft Entra. The APIs now support bidirectional provisioning, which allows external identity systems to provision users and groups directly into Entra. SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management) is an open internet standard that defines a common HTTP-based protocol for managing user accounts across different systems. Previously, Entra could only push user data to other applications via SCIM. Now, it also accepts incoming SCIM requests. The APIs follow a consumption-based pricing model, require an Azure subscription, and are generally available in the Microsoft public cloud.
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IPv6 usage reaches historic 50% across Google services, matching IPv4 — increased usage eases pressure on the IPv4 address market as ‘new’ protocol designed in 1998 finally hits its stride | Tom’s Hardware

The IPv6 protocol has reached a significant milestone with 50% of global users now accessing Google services via the newer standard. This protocol was designed to replace the aging IPv4 system, which is limited to approximately 4.3 billion addresses and has been officially exhausted since 2011. While IPv4 uses a 32-bit addressing scheme, IPv6 utilizes 128-bit addresses to p…Read more
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Microsoft 365 Services Back Up on Chrome After Brief Outage, Company Confirms | Windows Report

Microsoft 365 web-based services recently experienced a brief outage specifically affecting users on the latest version of the Google Chrome browser. The incident caused rendering issues across various portals, including the Microsoft 365 admin center, OneDrive, and Planner. Admins and users reported missing interface elements, such as search bars, and an inability to open Excel or PowerPoint files within the web interface.
Microsoft 365 is a cloud-based suite of productivity…Read more
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DLP Policy for Copilot Can Block Web Searches | Office 365 for IT Pros

Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) now includes specialized capabilities to manage how Copilot handles sensitive organizational data. This security framework, which identifies and protects confidential information like social security numbers, prevents Copilot from processing files with specific sensitivity labels. Administrators can utilize a default policy to monitor and block the use of sensitive information types within user prompts.
A new policy action is being introduced to specifically block…Read more
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Anthropic rolls out Claude Opus 4.7, an AI model that is less risky than Mythos | cnbc

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.7, a new large language model designed for general availability with improved performance in software engineering and instruction following. This model serves as a more powerful successor to the previous 4.6 version while maintaining the same pricing structure across cloud platforms and APIs. It outperforms its predecessor in benchmarks for agentic coding and multidisciplinary reasoning, which are tasks where an AI independently uses tools to complete complex…Read more
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EU-Vorschlag: Google soll Such- und Gemini-Daten rausrücken | heise.de

The European Commission is mandating that Google provide competitors with access to search data and information from its Gemini AI platform to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This regulatory framework aims to prevent large technology companies from acting as gatekeepers that stifle competition within the digital economy. By sharing these datasets, the EU intends to lower entry barriers for smaller search engine providers and artificial intelligence developers who lack the vast data resources of a…Read more
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Cloudflare Email Service: now in public beta. Ready for your agents

Cloudflare has announced the transition of its Email Service into public beta, positioning email as a primary interface for autonomous AI agents. This service enables developers to integrate bidirectional email capabilities directly into their applications and agentic workflows without complex SDKs or third-party integrations. By combining Email Routing for reception and Email Sending for outbound communication, the platform allows agents to process data asynchronously and communicate on their own timelines.
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