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Ben Chisell, CEO of London payments firm Paysend, said he only gives AI tools to employees who have already proven strong performance, rather than rolling access out to the whole company. He said this approach has helped Paysend get roughly 25% more engineering output from the same team size, while warning that AI can amplify bad habits like laziness and poor judgment if given to underperformers.
Microsoft has launched a public preview extending Defender for Endpoint to Linux desktop distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and RHEL, not just servers. The expanded offering includes antivirus, endpoint detection and response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and device isolation, using the same deployment methods as server onboarding. Access requires a Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 or Microsoft 365 E5/E7 subscription.
The Netherlands' Tax and Customs Administration has cancelled its planned rollout of Microsoft 365 on the public cloud after about 5,000 employees had already migrated. The government paused the project in July following a June recommendation from the Dutch Advisory Council on ICT Assessment, and State Secretary Eelco Eerenberg has now outlined a replacement plan moving mail and calendar functions on-premises in 2027, followed by European open-source tools for storage and collaboration in 2027-2028.
The Netherlands' Tax and Customs Administration has cancelled its planned migration to Microsoft 365, after roughly 5,000 employees had already switched over. The move follows a June recommendation from the Dutch Advisory Council on ICT Assessment to reverse the public-cloud rollout and a July pause of the plan, though officials have not specified what system will replace it.
Microsoft is changing cloud storage rules for Microsoft 365 Family, Premium, and Pro subscribers, replacing the current 1TB-per-user allotment with a single shared 2TB pool for all users on a plan. The change applies at subscription renewal after May 2, 2027, and some users may receive bonus storage when switched, though Microsoft hasn't detailed eligibility. For a six-person family plan, this cuts total available storage by roughly two-thirds.
Microsoft told Family and Premium subscribers it will let up to five other people on a plan use Copilot and AI features, which were previously limited to the primary account holder. The company is also replacing per-feature AI limits with a single shared AI usage allowance, and converting the current 1TB-per-person OneDrive storage into a shared 2TB pool, effective after each subscriber's first renewal following May 2, 2027.
Microsoft announced it will change how storage and AI credits work across Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium, and Pro subscriptions in the coming months. Instead of each family member getting a fixed 1TB OneDrive allowance, plans will share a single pool, shrinking Family and Premium plans from a potential 6TB combined total down to 2TB. AI usage credits will also move to a shared pool across subscribers.
Google unveiled a new Gemini AI agent designed to operate seamlessly across multiple apps and devices within enterprise environments. Available through the Gemini Enterprise app, it enables users to assign tasks and communicate with the AI from platforms like Gmail, Drive, and third-party apps such as Slack and Microsoft 365, maintaining context across devices. Currently in private preview, the tool aims to streamline work processes by acting as a virtual coworker with specialized sub-agents for different tasks.
Nudge Security reports that employees create an average of 88 OAuth app grants each, with 31 granting access to sensitive data. These grants often persist long after they are no longer needed, posing security risks. Managing and reviewing these permissions manually is increasingly difficult for IT teams.
Microsoft plans to add support for third-party tools that identify synthetic media and impersonation threats within Teams meetings, with features launching in November. These updates will enable real-time detection signals and warnings for suspicious identities, enhancing meeting security. The move is part of a broader effort to strengthen Teams against social engineering and cyber threats, including external user restrictions and phishing protections introduced earlier.
Microsoft's support document confirms Office 2021 reaches end of support on Tuesday, October 13, halting technical support, security patches, bug fixes and updates. Online help and support pages for the product will also stop being maintained. The software will still run, but without ongoing protection or official troubleshooting resources.
Nikkei revealed that unknown hackers accessed two employee email accounts, one of which was used to send thousands of phishing emails in September. The breaches involved a Google Workspace account in July and a Microsoft 365 account in September, prompting the company to change passwords and warn staff about ongoing threats. No customer or reader data was affected in these incidents, according to Nikkei.