Three stories this week draw a direct line from platform controls to data blind spots to a courtroom in Manhattan — and the thread connecting them is the governance gap.

Stories Covered:

1. Microsoft Copilot February 2026 Governance Update

• Project Manager Agent — public preview March, GA April. Not a copilot. An agent with a named role.
• Multi-agent workflows — agents calling other agents, with visible handoffs
• Risk-based AI agent inventory in Microsoft Defender — every agent in a single pane with posture assessments
• Third-party connectors in public preview — governed access to Canva, HubSpot, Notion, Linear
• License requests now require business justification
• New centralized readiness dashboard in the admin center

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