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Microsoft Launches Copilot Harness in Foundry for Multi-Model Agents
Microsoft is making its GitHub-built Copilot harness available through Microsoft Foundry to let developers build multi-model agents.

BreakingMicrosoft Introduces Voluntary Exit Offer for Staff
Microsoft announced a voluntary exit program offering financial support and career resources for eligible employees at level 70 and below.

UK Government Rolls Out 10,000 Tech Work Placements
The UK government launched a new tech jobs plan offering 10,000 work placements and expanding the TechFirst skills programme across secondary schools.

Microsoft Expands Sovereign Cloud with Local AI and Security Tools
Microsoft is introducing new sovereignty controls, external key management, and local cloud tools across public, private, and partner environments.

Microsoft and NVIDIA Release Open-Weight AI Risk Paper
Microsoft and NVIDIA published a joint paper introducing a shared risk taxonomy and framework for managing open-weight models in enterprise deployments.

UK CMA Proposes Strategic Market Status for Microsoft Software
The UK competition regulator has proposed designating Microsoft with strategic market status over its business software ecosystem, opening consultation on potential regulatory interventions.

UK CMA Issues Update on AWS and Microsoft Cloud Services
The UK Competition and Markets Authority published updates regarding cloud actions taken by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.

CrowdStrike Details October 2026 Patch Tuesday Featuring 1,413 CVEs
CrowdStrike analyzed Microsoft's October 2026 security updates, highlighting 1,413 CVEs, three zero-day flaws, and 75 critical vulnerabilities.

JPCERT/CC Warns of Exploited Windows Shell Flaw in Patch
JPCERT/CC urges administrators to apply Microsoft's October 2026 security updates addressing an actively exploited Windows Shell vulnerability.

BreakingMicrosoft Windows flaw CVE-2026-96951 is being actively exploited, CISA warns
CISA added the Microsoft Windows vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 13, 2026, with a federal remediation deadline of October 16, 2026.