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Cloud mentor | Microsoft MVP | Founder | Podcaster @365MCS | #M365Nashville | #KnoxvilleM365 | #M365Memphis | #ModernIsNow
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Agents can discover skills over MCP using the Skills extension. Foundry exposes them through a toolbox so you can list and load them from a shared server. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/delivering-agent-skills-over-mcp/4562722
GPT-chat-latest in Foundry now has GPT-6 intelligence plus GenUI interactive answers and earlier useful output. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/gpt-chat-latest-gets-more-intelligent-interactive-and-personal-in-microsoft-foun/4564574
Office LTSC 2021 support ended October 13. You should move to Microsoft 365 Apps or Office LTSC 2024 for continued updates. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/office-ltsc-2021-support-ends-today/4562577
Teams What's New Aug-Sep adds AI agents in the flow of work. You get Phone Agent for calls in 60+ languages and video recaps for missed meetings. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/whats-new-in-microsoft-teams--august---september-2026/4556438
October updates let you finish more Copilot in SharePoint work in place. You can split PDFs, restore versions by chat, and email reports without leaving the site. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/whats-new-in-copilot-in-sharepoint-october-2026/4535423
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September Copilot updates include a refreshed Chat design, Teams Phone Agent, and GA for Copilot in SharePoint and OneDrive. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/whats-new-in-microsoft-copilot--september-2026/4559107
Hosted agents can retrieve SharePoint content as the signed-in user. You get permission-trimmed answers without custom proxies. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/building-permission-aware-hosted-agents-for-sharepoint-in-foundry-agent-service/4562526
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Notebooks can create a notebook from a description and let you edit Office files on the canvas. You can also schedule recurring tasks. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/whats-new-in-notebooks--october-2026/4559105
Agent Optimizer reflection models vary by workload. You can start with GPT-5.6 Luna for speed or Sol when maximizing score. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/which-reflection-model-should-power-your-agent-optimizer/4562671
Teams Phone Agent is generally available. You get an AI receptionist that answers common questions, books appointments, and routes calls with notes in 60+ languages. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...
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You can now have Copilot and agents curate a team knowledge base in SharePoint. It synthesizes files and notes into agent-ready knowledge. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/introducing-a-team-knowledge-base-curated-by-copilot-and-agents/4564203
You can now create and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files inside the Copilot app. Start in Chat or Cowork, then finish with full collaboration tools in one place. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/introducing-office-in-the-new-microsoft-copilot-app/4561230
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The Foundry model router picks a model in real time. With RouteLab you can test those routes on your own data. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/demystifying-dynamic-ai-routing-exploring-the-model-router-in-foundry-models-wit/4557388
Claude Opus 5.5 is in Foundry for long-running coding and knowledge work. You can review what it did and what it needs next. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/claude-opus-5-5-comes-to-microsoft-foundry-for-long-running-coding-and-knowledge/4558051
Playwright Workspaces remote MCP, now in preview, gives agents a managed browser for sites with no API. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/announcing-the-playwright-workspaces-remote-mcp-server-for-agentic-browser-autom/4555698
Insights in Foundry, now in public preview, reads agent traces for recurring misses. It explains a likely cause and recommends the next step. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/insights-in-foundry-turns-agent-traces-into-action/4559634
Office LTSC 2021 support ends October 13, 2026, along with Visio LTSC 2021 and Project LTSC 2021. No more updates or security fixes after that date. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft_365blog/one-month-until-office-ltsc-2021-end-of-support/4554417
Foundry is adding voice agents that listen, reason, and respond in real time. The post cites 14 percent of users who already prefer speaking to typing. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/introducing-voice-agents-in-microsoft-foundry/4557276
Queues app turns a Teams call queue into a shared workspace. Reps and supervisors can work the same customer conversations. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/resolve-customer-issues-faster-with-queues-apps-collaborative-calling-for-micros/4555824
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is coming to Foundry with text and image inputs and up to a one million token context. It targets KV cache cost on long agent work. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/deepseek-v4-1-flash-is-coming-to-microsoft-foundry/4556431
Copilot pricing now splits everyday AI from advanced AI. Everyday work stays on the per-user license. Advanced AI runs on Copilot Credits. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-blog/evolution-of-the-copilot-pricing-model/4559416
Copilot in SharePoint hits GA starting September 30 and its tools now power the new Copilot app. Enriched content improved responses by 17 points in Microsoft tests. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/sharepoint-ai-innovations-hit-ga-powering-new-copilot-app-and-agents/4555724
Six lessons for reliable agent optimizer gains when tasks get hard. Patterns that still work after simple prompt changes plateau. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/six-lessons-for-reliable-agent-optimizer-gains-on-harder-agents/4551357
Do not let agents own the whole workflow. Foundry guidance on inserting control points so humans or rules stay in the loop. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/stop-letting-agents-run-the-workflow/4550068
Claude Fable 5.1 is live in Microsoft Foundry. Anthropic’s latest model available through the same catalog and tooling. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/claude-fable-5-1-is-now-available-in-microsoft-foundry/4550175
Fireworks open models arrive on Microsoft Foundry. Broader open-weight options under the same management surface. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/bringing-open-models-to-fireworks-on-microsoft-foundry/4550173
MAI-Transcribe-2 in Foundry: top quality transcription with the best speed and cost numbers for production volume. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/mai-transcribe-2-highest-quality-transcription-at-the-fastest-speed-and-lowest-c/4550972
Three enterprise patterns for real-time voice on Foundry. Match latency, cost, and reliability to your actual traffic profile. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/choosing-a-real-time-voice-architecture-on-microsoft-foundry-three-enterprise-pa/4552676
MAI-Image-2.6 and Flash land in Foundry: better quality, lower latency, and clear quality-versus-speed options for production image workloads. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/mai-image-2-6-and-mai-image-2-6-flash-quality-and-speed-at-production-scale/4550970
Say what?? Microsoft will force pay as you go billing for Copilot Business users next month. https://deltapulse.app/item/MC1476200
Flexible Sections gain visual column guides, a persistent grid toggle, and one-click conversion from standard sections that keeps your existing layout. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/spblog/sharepoint-flexible-sections-just-got-more-predictable-and-easier-to-use/4548566