The feed of October 19, 2026

Vendor announcements

• Microsoft · October 13, 2026

  According to Microsoft, from November 4, 2026 through late November, any user of a Microsoft Entra tenant who holds no Entra role will be able to create agent blueprints, from which agent identities are created, unless an administrator sets the “Users can create agent blueprints” setting to “No” (Entra ID, Users, User settings). Set before November 4, the setting takes effect when the rollout begins.

  • On by default: yes
  • Data: no
  • Linked framework: no
  • Billing: no
  • Microsoft Learn, restrict who can create applications and agents (updated October 14, 2026), Microsoft, October 19, 2026
  • MC1506733, Microsoft Entra: who can create agents (Microsoft 365 Message Center, version of October 13, 2026), Microsoft, October 19, 2026

• Microsoft · October 15, 2026

  Microsoft is rolling out legal skills in Microsoft 365 Copilot from mid-October to mid-December 2026, for Copilot users: in Word desktop, the legal plugin is enabled by default; in Cowork, the user has to add it. Administrators turn it off in Word with the “Legal Skills in M365 Copilot in Word” setting in the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center.

  • On by default: yes
  • Data: no
  • Linked framework: no
  • Billing: no
  • MC1509799, Microsoft 365 Copilot: legal plugins in Word and Cowork (Microsoft 365 Message Center, version of October 15, 2026), Microsoft, October 19, 2026

• Google · October 12, 2026

  Google is turning on by default, since October 5, 2026 and over more than fifteen days, “next steps” on the Google Meet post-meeting screen, powered by Gemini and Workspace Studio: a draft follow-up email and action items added to Google Tasks, when “Take notes for me” was on during the meeting. Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus plans; administrators can turn it off by domain, organizational unit or group.

  • On by default: yes
  • Data: no
  • Linked framework: no
  • Billing: no
  • Google Meet: next steps on the post-meeting screen, Google Workspace Updates, October 12, 2026, Google, October 19, 2026