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Microsoft pledges USD $5.5 billion for Singapore AI
EduTech

Microsoft pledges USD $5.5 billion for Singapore AI

The five-year spend will fund cloud and AI infrastructure, while 200,000 Singapore students get free access to Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 7th Apr 2026
Microsoft 365 behind 32% of escalated security incidents
Unified Communications

Microsoft 365 behind 32% of escalated security incidents

Cloud office accounts are emerging as a major weakness in Malaysia, with 3,945 confirmed incidents tied to Microsoft 365 in 2025.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026

Global Stories

Microsoft 365 stories

Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits
Robotic Process Automation

Anthropic launches Claude for Word with tracked edits

Word users can now review AI edits as tracked changes, with Anthropic’s beta add-in aimed at preserving formatting and document structure.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response
Virtual Private Networks

Small alert, big defense: Inside a SOC's early-morning response

A Monday-morning Microsoft 365 login from Germany was flagged, letting a partner reset a compromised account before attackers could act.

By Sarah Wilkinson • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2026
Microsoft 365 EvilToken campaign hits hundreds daily
Multi-factor authentication

Microsoft 365 EvilToken campaign hits hundreds daily

Hundreds of Microsoft 365 users are being compromised daily as attackers bypass passwords with device code phishing and OAuth tokens.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026
Great Southern Grammar embraces AI to boost high-impact teaching
Data Protection

Great Southern Grammar embraces AI to boost high-impact teaching

Battery-strapped students at Great Southern Grammar are gaining more classroom time after a Surface laptop rollout cut device downtime and boosted AI use.

By Anthony Caruana • 6 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026
Forrester finds AI training gap stalls workplace gains
Digital Transformation

Forrester finds AI training gap stalls workplace gains

Many firms risk wasted AI spend as just 16% of workers have high AIQ, leaving staff ill-prepared for routine use.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2026
Tech Data wins Microsoft Frontier Distributor status
Digital Transformation

Tech Data wins Microsoft Frontier Distributor status

The accreditation strengthens Tech Data's role in helping Asia-Pacific partners sell Microsoft cloud services, security tools and AI products.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
Eptura expands Microsoft 365 workplace tools for firms
Unified Communications

Eptura expands Microsoft 365 workplace tools for firms

Large employers can now handle desk and room bookings in Outlook and Teams as Eptura deepens its Microsoft 365 integration.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution
Digital Transformation

Microsoft launches Copilot Cowork for task execution

Users can now automate multi-step office work in Microsoft 365, with early access to a tool that plans tasks and tracks progress.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations
Digital Transformation

SAP Concur adds AI expense, travel tools with integrations

The updates should cut manual expense work and tighten policy compliance as SAP Concur rolls out more AI and card-linked automation.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing
Data Protection

Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing

Many firms still fail to test SaaS recovery properly, leaving identity outages able to cut off access to other core applications.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
Barracuda overhauls BarracudaONE & partner programme
Firewalls

Barracuda overhauls BarracudaONE & partner programme

Google Workspace users gain email impersonation protection as Barracuda adds AI security and folds MSPs and resellers into one programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Microsoft 365 stories

AHA names Rubrik preferred provider for hospital cyber resilience
Data Protection

AHA names Rubrik preferred provider for hospital cyber resilience

Nearly 5,000 US hospitals will gain access to recovery tools as healthcare groups face rising ransomware threats and costly service outages.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026
World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?
Data Protection

World Backup Day 2026: In the age of AI, what are you really backing up?

AI disruptions and cyberattacks are forcing organisations to back up models, prompts and knowledge bases, not just files.

By Robert Falzon • 5 min read • Thu, 2nd Apr 2026
UK businesses warned over email governance blind spots
Data Protection

UK businesses warned over email governance blind spots

Poorly governed outbound email is leaving UK firms exposed, after 83% of IT leaders reported an email-related security incident.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Euro-Office launches as Europe's open-source Office rival
Data Protection

Euro-Office launches as Europe's open-source Office rival

The new suite could ease Europe’s reliance on Microsoft Office, as a coalition opens its code ahead of a summer stable release.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026