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Entra πŸ†” News #85 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra

πŸ“š Learn about Microsoft-managed policies to block device code flow πŸ”’ and legacy auth, cool demos on Face Check 🀳 and Verified ID βœ…, podcasts πŸŽ™οΈ and more! πŸš€
πŸ‘‹ Hey everyone, Merill and Joshua back with your weekly Microsoft Entra update! This week's big news? Microsoft is tackling the growing threat of Device Code Flow attacks with new, automatically deployed policies. They're starting with a read-only block for tenants that haven't used this flow in 25 days. We've got all the details in the blog post below.
Joshua Fernando and Merill Fernando βˆ™ 9 LIKES


Entra πŸ†” News #86 β†’ This week in Microsoft Entra

Learn about the new QR code auth method πŸ”, updates to External Auth Methods πŸ“±, GA of auth methods migration wizard πŸš€, and new granular Graph permissions for Lifecycle workflowsβš™οΈ, plus more! ✨
πŸ‘‹ Hi, Merill and Joshua here with this week's roundup of the latest news on Microsoft Entra from around the globe 🌍.
Joshua Fernando and Merill Fernando βˆ™ 7 LIKES


Understanding Microsoft Fabric

A guide for those new to Microsoft Fabric
I’m sure you’ve heard about Microsoft Fabric by now. It was first launched in 2023 and has been in existence for almost two years.
Yuki βˆ™ 3 LIKES


Microsoft quantum saga

Balancing science, technology and journalism
Microsoft’s latest quantum computing announcement sparked significant media buzz but also faced sharp criticism. There were three stars of the party:
Olivia Liebman and Arpit Arora


Former Google/Microsoft, BetterHelp founder, early Uber

opportunities at breakout startups, early teams hiring, and co-founder searches
✨ Hey there this is a free edition of next play’s newsletter, where we share under-the-radar opportunities to help you figure out what’s next in your journey.
Ben Lang βˆ™ 50 LIKES
Abhaya
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So many startups out here looking for people. Crazy how many opportunities pop up when you know where to look. Any of these stand out to you?
Devansh
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Thank you for sharing


Microsoft sees OpenAI as an existential threat

Satya Nadella's recent interview reveals that tensions are high betwen MSFT and OpenAI
Quick announcement: I am working on a business focused AI community focused on strategy, product management, etc. To join the waitlist, please check out this form.
John Hwang βˆ™ 20 LIKES

Sublogic Flight Simulator

Created by Sublogic, kept alive by Microsoft
One of the most impressive games of the 80s was Sublogic’s Flight Simulator.
Paul Lefebvre βˆ™ 12 LIKES
Dave Yearke
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I didn't have the XL/XE version of FSII, but I had the ST version and one of the great things was that you could connect two STs using MIDI cables and dogfight in biplanes over the pyramids. We had a lot of fun with that.
David Arlington
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The cartridge version of FS2 did indeed only work on the XL/XE series. The floppy version worked on all 48K+ 8-bit Ataris. The 800/400 versions lacked some features from the 64K machines like visible wings and some navigational controls.

Microsoft, Kuwait plan new AI-ready Azure region

Wide-ranging agreement includes new Microsoft Technology Innovation Hub
#Kuwait #AIcloud - Microsoft will establish its first Azure Region in Kuwait following the signing of a wide-ranging digital transformation partnership agreement with the Government of Kuwait to drive the country’s digital economy, aligned with Kuwait's Vision 2035. The US software giant will also establish a Technology I…
Carrington Malin


Microsoft "greenwraps" AI data centres with mass timber

The carbon emissions saved by using CLT floors are homeopathically small compared to the upfront, operating and enabled emissions.
Microsoft is building data centres with floors made of cross-laminated timber (CLT) β€œin a bid to slash the use of steel and concrete, which are among the most significant sources of carbon emissions." According to Microsoft’s sustainability pages:
Lloyd Alter βˆ™ 31 LIKES
Kollibri terre Sonnenblume
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Thanks for this article, and what a great term "greenwrapping" is.
Steve Hanley
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"Greenwrapping," captures what Microsoft is doing perfectly.

Lock Up! Understanding Data Access Options in Microsoft Fabric

In this article, we are focusing on understanding different concepts and features to control data access in Microsoft Fabric on various levels
Security! It’s undoubtedly one of the key considerations when implementing a data platform within the organization. Apparently, there are multiple layers and β€œflavors” of security – network security, data storage security, data access, and data protection, to name a few. In this article, we will focus on understanding different concepts and features to …
Nikola Ilic βˆ™ 4 LIKES

The Reality (or Lack Thereof) of Agents // BRXND Dispatch vol. 72

Claude 3.7, Microsoft data centers, and NYT x AI
You’re getting this email as a subscriber to the BRXND Dispatch, a newsletter at the intersection of marketing and AI.
Luke Hopping βˆ™ 4 LIKES
CEO Radar
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This is such an insightful take on the evolution of AI agents. It's fascinating how the concept has progressed from "softbots" in the '90s to what we’re seeing now with systems like OpenAI’s Operator. I love Lance Martin's definition "a system that can perceive and act on the environment". It's so clear and direct, yet opens the door to so much exploration.


Microsoft Introduces Dragon Copilot, its new healthcare AI assistant

Microsoft launches Dragon Copilot for healthcare, Google debuts a Data Science Agent in Colab, xAI’s Grok-3 outperforms GPT-4.5, and a tutorial on building an Agentic RAG with Llama_index and Mistral.
Read time: 6 min 27 seconds
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Ishaan Rastogi
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Amazing newsletter, this is the first time I am ever reading a newsletter after subscribing to it. I'll surely try to implement the agentic RAG example showcased here.



Weekend Links #5: Trump Fights Zelenskyy, Meta builds AI Glasses

Also Claude plays PokΓ©mon and Microsoft is skeptical of AI hype
A good forecaster reads constantly. However, like the power laws this blog is named for, some readings matter far more than others. Each weekend, I'll share the standouts …along with some occasional fascinating rabbit holes. Some weekends will be light, others heavy (that's how power laws work), but each link will be worth your weekend morning coffee ti…
Peter Wildeford βˆ™ 16 LIKES
Joey Bream
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Thoughtful and insightful content as usual. Maybe the best yet! Thanks. Especially appreciated Unraine versus Recency bias. This is a counterweight to the European nihilism I’m seeing.
Aishvar Radhakrishnan
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Seems premature to count out some of the bigger chinese tech companies like Bytedance which has the chatGPT of China in terms of consumer app usage and pretty good models.