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Anthropic Unveils Claude Tools That Join Meetings as Visible ParticipantsTech — 21hAnthropic unveiled Claude Meetings, which joins Google Meet calls to help teams turn live discussions into plans, timelines and action items, alongside Whiteboards, Sheets and Data tools. The workplace-focused rollout expands Claude’s role from answering questions to carrying out tasks, intensifying competition with Microsoft, Google and OpenAI.

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Sam Okafor Anthropic pushing into actual work tools like this puts real pressure on Microsoft and Google to respond.

Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Teams, Outlook worldwide — Jul 23, 2026A widespread outage disrupted Microsoft 365 services including Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Xbox Live, with users reporting spikes and Microsoft acknowledging an investigation. Microsoft is updating status via incident MO1437424 in the 365 Admin Center and is reviewing affected network paths as it works to resolve the issue.

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Xbox Cuts Jobs, Shifts Halo to Activision — Sep 22, 2026Microsoft cuts 268 Xbox jobs and assigns the next Halo to a new Activision team separate from Call of Duty, leaving Halo Studios as support.

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Marcus Bell Laying off 268 Xbox staff while moving the next Halo to a fresh Activision team feels like another round of corporate reshuffling that won't help the series.