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Windows Weekly (Audio)

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Windows Weekly is about more than Windows. Veteran Microsoft insiders Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell join Leo for a deep dive into the most valuable company in the world. From consumer to enterprise, AI to Xbox, Windows Weekly is the only Microsoft podcast you'll ever need. Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.

Windows Weekly is about more than Windows. Veteran Microsoft insiders Paul Thurrott and Richard Campbell join Leo for a deep dive into the most valuable company in the world. From consumer to enterprise, AI to Xbox, Windows Weekly is the only Microsoft podcast you'll ever need. Records live every Wednesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.

 

#10

WW 874: Dark Satya - Moment 5, Surface Pro 10 & Laptop 6

On Windows Weekly, Moment 5 has arrived as a Preview Update, Windows 10 gets a preview update, and Microsoft announces the Surface Pro 10 & Surface Laptop 6 for Business at a digital event. Designer and Copilot are coming to the Microsoft 365 mobile app. Would Microsoft develop a Windows-based gaming handheld device? And Canva acquires Affinity. Windows ---Moment 5 arrives as a Preview Update right on schedule - it's Week D, etc. ---Microsoft previously described this schedule in its DMA compliance documentation, and noted that it would be fully deployed in stable by the end of April. ---Quick raise of hands: Did you think this was already available? You're not alone. But ... you know. Microsoft. ---Oh, and there's a preview update for Windows 10 too. Because come on Microsoft. ---Don't worry, that lock screen nonsense in Windows 10 is coming to Windows 11 too. ---Qualcomm claims that most Windows games will "just work" on its X Elite processor. How? ---Chromium accepts Microsoft commit that will improve Chrome/Chromium text rendering on Windows. ---Google Chrome comes to Windows on Arm, instantly legitimatizing the platform. Surface ---Microsoft announces Surface Pro 10, Surface Laptop 6. ---For businesses, only - Intel Core Ultra-based. ---Consumer versions based on X Elite to follow in May, according to reliable rumors. ---It's first "AI PCs," supposedly. But now we know why they are using that terminology, and it's stupid. (Related, Intel has its own definitions for what makes a PC an AI PC.) ---This was billed as an AI event, "the new era of work," but there was NO news for Windows or Copilot. None. ---Why is that? One word: Momentum. AI ---In the wake of Microsoft AI reorg (a NeXT-style takeover), a key Microsoft exec says no and steps aside, will likely leave the company ---Microsoft Teams is gaining new AI capabilities because, duh, of course it is ---Designer and Copilot are coming to the Microsoft 365 mobile app - Two more checkmarks for that grid of Copilot capabilities ---Our developer show schedule is complete: Apple to host WWDC 2024 in June, following Google I/O and Build in May ---Samsung spreads Galaxy A1 to more devices starting tomorrow in the US Xbox ---It's finally happening: Diablo IV will be the first Activision Blizzard game on Xbox Game Pass when it goes live tomorrow. ---Phil Spencer says Windows is wrong for gaming handhelds, thinks an Xbox would be better. ---Xbox is testing mouse and keyboard support for Cloud Gaming. Tips and Picks ---Tip of the week: Arc browser just became more viable on Windows. ---App pick of the week: Affinity Photo 2 ---Also: Proton Pass now supports (portable) passkeys. And it's free. ---RunAs Radio this week: GitHub for SysAdmins with April Edwards. ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Stauning Kaos Danish Whisky. Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsors: --- [zscaler.com/zerotrustAI] (http://zscaler.com/zerotrustAI) --- [kolide.com/ww] (https://kolide.com/ww) --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (http://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) ... Read more

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2 HR 06 MINS

2:06:51

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#9

WW 873: Amino Man! - Microsoft AI's leadership, Azure's free egress, Office 2024

On this episode, Paul, Richard, and Mikah talk AI developments, Windows 10 (yes, 10), Azure egress, and even VR gaming! Is the new Microsoft AI organization an "acquisition" in disguise? How did NVIDIA's recent GTC keynote go? Plus, why it makes sense for Apple to partner with Google for Gemini on iPhone. AI Reorg ---Microsoft has created a new Microsoft AI "organization" that reports directly to Satya Nadella ---Led by former Inflection co-founders and staffed in part by several ex-Inflection employees ---Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, who orchestrated Microsoft's OpenAI partnership, will continue forward in his other role as executive vice president of AI and will remain responsible for Microsoft's overall AI strategy ---Mikhail Parakhin and the entire team responsible for Copilot, Bing, and Edge, plus Misha Bilenko and the GenAI team, will move into Microsoft AI. ---Rajesh Jha will continue as executive vice president of Experiences & Devices and will "partner closely with Mustafa and team" on Copilot for Microsoft 365. ---What does this mean for Windows? (Paul's guess: Not much. Windows is still presumably under Jha) Windows ---Windows 10 (Yes, 10, not 11) is getting new Sports, Traffic, and Finance cards on the lock screen for some reason ---No new Insider builds since last week! WHAAAAAT? Microsoft 365 ---No AI for you! Microsoft announces perpetual Office 2024 and Office 2024 LTSC for late 2024 ---AI for you! Microsoft 365 web apps now support Copilot Pro users ---Better AI for you! Free Copilot gets ChatGPT-4 Turbo (previously a paid feature) ---Microsoft follows Google and AWS, ends Azure egress fees - the other European Big Tech battleground AI ---Apple is almost certainly going to (try to) partner with Google on AI for iPhone ---How the F is Microsoft not part of this? ---Google I/O is set for May 14, Apple WWDC will be in June, both to focus on AI (duh) ---Microsoft to host "AI and Surface event" right before Build 2024 in May ---Nvidia is determined to not just ride the AI wave, but win it ---In the wake of a subtle rebranding, Google is bringing generative AI to Fitbit ---Amazon is bringing generative AI for product pages to sellers Xbox ---New games across Game Pass for the second half of March - including, for the first time, an Activision Blizzard title, Diablo IV ---Microsoft is killing the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox... though there is a Rewards tab on your Profile page. ---LinkedIn is experimenting with games because everything has to suck now ---Sony halts PSVR2 production because no one wants to pay $550 for VR on PS5 Tips and Picks ---Tip of the week: Steam Sale goes through tomorrow (March 21) ---App picks of the week: Stardock ObjectDock 3, Proton Mail native app, Firefox 124 ---RunAs Radio this week: From SysAdmin to Platform Engineer with Steve Buchanan ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Bull Run Oregon Single Malt Whiskey Hosts: [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) , and [Mikah Sargent] (https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsors: --- [zscaler.com/zerotrustAI] (http://zscaler.com/zerotrustAI) --- [Melissa.com/twit] (http://Melissa.com/twit) ... Read more

20 Mar 2024

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:06

20 Mar 2024


#8

WW 872: Go Skype Yourself - Copilot GPT Builder Impressions, DMA compliance, actual Skype news

Can we have a Windows experience tailored for enterprise efficiency? Paul, Richard, and Mikah unpack the freshest updates from Windows 11's March 2024 Patch Tuesday, dissect Microsoft's transparency behind Midnight Blizzard's November attack, and speculate on Microsoft's much-anticipated Surface/AI event. Plus, Paul offers insights from his time with Copilot Pro's custom GPT builder. Windows 11 ---Patch Tuesday new features: Phone Link settings is renamed to Mobile devices, USB 80 Gbps support, more - Windows 10 users get some love (hate?) too ---Microsoft confirms that Moment 5 will be delivered in the March preview update, fully deployed in late April ---Microsoft details how it is changing Windows in the EU - and now we all want to move to the EU ---Beta (last week): New Copilot actions experiment ---Dev and Canary: Unified Teams experience, Copilot updates to more people, Power Automate via Copilot in Windows, Live Captions quick settings tile, progress bars in Taskbar icons, File Explorer file copy improvements, etc ---Beta (today): Most frequently used apps now appear in Recommended Microsoft ---Microsoft continues to dribble out details about that Russia-sponsored hack and the news is predictably getting worse each time ---We have an event! March 21st will focus on Copilot, Windows, and Surface AI ---Microsoft brings Custom GPT Builder to Copilot Pro subscribers ---Here comes Copilot for Security. April 1 rollout is perfect ---Teams app developers get AI capabilities via a free Microsoft toolkit ---Opera Feature Drops to bring new AI features early to Opera One ---EU moves to the AI Act Microsoft 365 ---Microsoft finally spells out its commercial deployment schedule/plans for the new Outlook. Let the complaining continue ---Skype is updated with new Channels features, prompting questions about Skype still being alive ---Parallels Desktop for Mac is updated with Clipboard and game improvements for Windows VMs Xbox ---Some Activision QA works vote to unionize ---More Microsoft Studio titles come to Boosteroid, that service you only heard of because of the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Tips & Picks ---Tip of the week: Time zone math ---App pick of the week: Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is now available! Plus, Joplin (a Notion alternative) ---RunAs Radio this week: Understanding Large Language Models with Jodie Burchell ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Bushmills 21 Hosts: [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) , and [Mikah Sargent] (https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsor: --- [cachefly.com/twit] (https://cachefly.com/twit) ... Read more

13 Mar 2024

2 HR 11 MINS

2:11:46

13 Mar 2024


#7

WW 871: Ash Happens - Windows 11 Moment 5, DirectSR API, LibreOffice Writer

This week, Paul, Richard, and Leo unpack the twice-delayed unveiling of Moment 5 for Windows 11 and the long list of small features it brings to users, alongside whispers of new Surface devices on the horizon. Plus, they dissect the implications of Elon Musk's critical eye on OpenAI and the captivating prospect of upscaling classic adventure games via DirectSR. "Moment 5" ---Moment 5 is here. Sort of. In preview. Well, some features ---This was supposed to happen before last week's Windows Weekly, but the announcement was delayed twice Windows 11 ---Microsoft quietly reveals that it is killing the Windows Subsystem for Android (WSA), triggering two reactions: "Who cares?" and "Why?" ---Beta: Controversial new mouse hover experience for Copilot ---Dell had double-digit revenue declines in Q4, all of 2024 ---HP revenues fell 4.8 percent in Q1 Surface ---Rumor: Microsoft to launch Surface Pro 10 and Laptop 6 soon, with both Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite variants AI ---Microsoft engineer continues to raise disturbing issues with Copilot ---Microsoft Edge picks up two new AI features: Video highlights and screenshot integration ---Copilot is coming to OneDrive (commercial) and Microsoft 365 mobile app ---Microsoft announces Copilot for Finance ---Microsoft files motion to dismiss parts of the NYT's copyright suite, compares AI to a Betamax machine. Maybe not the smartest comparison ---Elon Musk sues OpenAI because something something ---ChatGPT picks up a Read Aloud feature. Is there anything AI can't do?? ---Anthropic announces a three-tier Claude 3 family of LLMs with the usual claims ---Apple releases the M3-based MacBook Air. Or should we call it the MacBook AIr? ---Brave brings Leo AI to Android app Xbox ---Microsoft comes clean on DirectSR, will say more soon ---Xbox Partner Preview event today - Final Fantasy XIV, STALKER Original Trilogy, more announced ---MLB The Show 24, more come to Xbox Game Pass in March ---Linux exceeds 4 percent usage share for the first time. Is this the "SteamDeck" effect? Tips and Picks ---Tip of the week: Twitter user? Disable this new feature immediately ---App picks of the week: LibreOffice, Vivaldi, Anytype ---RunAs Radio this week: Upgrading TLS with Scott Helme ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Hornitos Black Barrel Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsor: --- [kolide.com/ww] (https://kolide.com/ww) ... Read more

06 Mar 2024

2 HR 45 MINS

2:45:36

06 Mar 2024


#6

WW 870: The Return of the Copilot - Windows 23H2, Lenovo Laptops, Copilot Pro

The newest version of Windows 11 is entering a new rollout phase. Some new exciting hardware from Lenovo emerged from this year's Mobile World Congress. And Paul has been using Copilot Pro for some time and is quite happy with it so far! Windows ---Windows 11 version 23H2 enters a new rollout phase - the "you're getting it whether you want it or not" phase. ---Canary: Wi-Fi 7 support, 16 new actions for Windows (+13 there already), separates from Dev channel again. ---Photos app to get generative erase functionality. Hardware ---Snapdragon X Elite destroys Intel Core Ultra in AI performance tests. Is this finally the year of Windows on Arm? ---Intel rolls out vPro versions of Core Ultra for businesses. ---Lenovo imagines transparent displays, ships actual ThinkPads. ---HP brings NPUs to its consumer PCs. ---Samsung Galaxy Book4 series is now available in the U.S. with unique Copilot features. ---Microsoft lays out its 2024 event calendar, and Ignite is in Chicago in November! AI ---Microsoft (quietly) adds four GPTs to Microsoft Copilot. ---Microsoft partners with Mistral AI, and gets immediate regulatory notice ---GitHub Copilot Enterprise is now available with organizational GPTs ---Google pauses Gemini image creation after, um, some issues ---Help Me Write is now in Google Chrome ---Brave Leo now supports PDFs and Google Drive Xbox ---Xbox will attend GDR, and will discuss DirectSR ---Microsoft starts testing Game Hubs in Xbox app for PC ---Lots of Age of Empire releases this year ---GeForce Now Free is adding pre-roll advertising Tips and picks ---Tip of the week: Turn off Microsoft Start in Widgets. ---Widget is finally closer to what most people will want. ---App pick of the week: Microsoft Copilot Pro ---Podcast pick of the week: Copilot Governance with Martina Grom ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Ian Macleod's Isle of Skye Range Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsor: --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (http://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) ... Read more

28 Feb 2024

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:47

28 Feb 2024


#5

WW 869: Pretty, Pretty Bueno - Xbox business update, ChromeOS Flex, OpenAI's Sora

Microsoft's big Xbox strategy event was exactly what Paul expected it was going to be. Hopefully, this calmed some nerves. Xbox strategy reveal ---It was going to be about Activision Blizzard originally (nailed it) ---All first-party games will be in Game Pass on day one (as is the case now) ---Game Pass will only be on Xbox (whatever "Xbox" means as it's on PC too) ---The strategy is unchanged: Meet gamers where they are ---But the best experience is on Xbox (this is like going from "Windows only" to "Windows first" to "Windows best") ---Portability across hardware platforms is a key part of the strategy - Backward Compatibility, etc. ---A future generation of Xbox console hardware will offer "the largest technical leap you have ever seen in a hardware generation." ---Oh, and four games are coming to "other consoles." Windows 11 ---Microsoft is quietly adding off-ramps to the Insider Program after killing the Magic window with their screwed-up release schedule ---Canary and Dev - 24H2, same builds. New navigation pane in Widgets - new accessibility setting for low-vision users - that same tired weather experience on the lock screen that is already in stable and seriously kill me now I can't stand this company anymore. Oh, and there are ISOs. ---Beta - New prompts for that "manage mobile devices" features, updates to Snipping Tool and Notepad (also in RP) ---Release Preview - We're testing Moment 5 now, so this is a huge update ---Microsoft fixed a bug that let Edge siphon browser data from other browsers ---Stardock brings pre-release support for Arm versions of Start11, Fences, and Groupy to new Object Desktop Insider program ---Google has an answer for those out of support Windows 10 PCs Build 2024 ---Microsoft confirms that Build 2024 is May 21-23 in Seattle. No word on press invites Microsoft 365 ---Microsoft will finally unify the Teams clients on Windows and Mac ---Microsoft is killing Publisher in 2 years and even though no one uses it, people are freaking out AI ---Microsoft to use Intel Foundry for at least one in-house custom AI chip ---Now OpenAI is worth over $80 billion, is world's third-biggest unicorn ---OpenAI announces Sora and... HOLY #$%^ ---Gemini (formerly Duet AI) comes to all Workspace customers ---Google brings Gemini down to size with Gemma for free, local use ---Adobe Acrobat is getting an AI assistant Xbox ---Game streaming is (probably) coming to all the Xbox games you own ---More (non-AB) games are coming to Game Pass in February ---Microsoft goes after Apple's non-compliance DMA compliance in the EU ---Epic announces a game store for iOS in Europe, will launch this year ---Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story will release on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch on March 13 Tips and Picks ---Tip of the week: Androids by Chet Haase ---App picks of the week: Dashlane, Firefox 123, Bonjourr ---Cocktail of the week: Sumi - This is a "clasicos Baltra" from the most famous bar in Mexico City. Tanqueray Ten Gin, Violet liqueur, Jasmine syrup, Yuzu, Egg white. Serve in a coupe glass, and garnish with dried flowers. Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) and [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsors: --- [Miro.com/podcast] (http://Miro.com/podcast) --- [Melissa.com/twit] (http://Melissa.com/twit) ... Read more

21 Feb 2024

2 HR 13 MINS

2:13:13

21 Feb 2024


#4

WW 868: PaulyBrowserous - Sudo for Windows, new FTC complaint, Mozilla refocuses

On this spicy episode of Windows Weekly, Paul, Leo, and Richard try to pronounce "Sudo," watch an expensive Copilot ad, marvel at big Arm revenues, discuss the latest in internet browser news, and debate the FTC's motivations as they go after Microsoft once again! Windows 11 ---Big changes in Insider, with Canary and Dev moving to the same 24H2 builds ---Windows 11 is going to get its AI moment this year ---With the announcement of 24H2, does that mean nothing big mid-year as rumors suggested? ---Patch Tuesday arrives. Copilot moves to the right of the system tray after 10 seconds of testing ---Brave ships its browser on Arm in stable ---Windows will likely get an AI game upscaling feature AI/Antitrust ---Report: Azure is allegedly 2/3rds the size of AWS by revenue, thanks to AI ---Microsoft Bing and Edge avoid the EU DMA ---Google Gemini officially replaces Bard ---Grammarly lays off 230 to focus on AI ---Mozilla scales back dramatically, will focus on AI in Firefox ---Arc Sync comes to Arc on Mac only Cloud/server/dev ---Google One surpasses 100 million users. New AI tier is coming to take on Copilot Pro ---Arm revenues are in. Look at those margins! ---Notion acquires Skiff. Ladies and gentlemen, the Notion Office is coming ---.NET 9 Preview 1 arrives. Are annual updates too much? Xbox ---Xbox says it will come clean on its strategy ---The FTC claims that Xbox layoffs violate the terms of its Activision Blizzard acquisition promises ---Microsoft tells the court that the FTC is wrong on multiple levels ---There's a new Xbox system update ---Sony doesn't meet its quarterly PS5 sales target, will miss its annual target, and the PS5 is falling off a cliff ---Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic Games. "F U, Apple!" ---Flight Simulator jumps the Minecraft Shark Tips and Picks ---Tip of the Week: Microsoft PC Manager - Avoid at all costs ---App Picks of the Week: DuckDuckGo browser, Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Devices for Windows ---RunAs Radio this week: Maximizing Metadata with Emily Manicini ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Starward Pedro Ximenez Cask Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsor: --- [kolide.com/ww] (https://kolide.com/ww) ... Read more

14 Feb 2024

2 HR 50 MINS

2:50:29

14 Feb 2024


#3

WW 867: Prepare the Double Box! - One year of Copilot, Arc's Act II, Mozilla Monitor Plus

One year of Copilot, Arc's Act II, Mozilla Monitor Plus Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) For full show notes, visit [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/867] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/867) Sponsor: --- [cachefly.com/twit] (https://cachefly.com/twit) ... Read more

07 Feb 2024

3 HR 05 MINS

3:05:07

07 Feb 2024


#2

WW 866: Squishmallows With Guns - FY24 Q2 earnings, Teams worldwide outage, 1st-run experience redes...

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it earned a net income of $21.9 billion on revenues of $62 billion in the quarter ending December 31, 2023. Those figures are up 33 percent and 18 percent, respectively, year-over-year (YOY) Intelligent Cloud: Azure, AI ---Microsoft's biggest business unit delivered $25.9 billion in revenue, up 20 percent YOY and driven primarily by its Azure cloud platform ---Azure revenues were up 30 percent in the quarter, 6 points of which Microsoft attributed to "AI services" Productivity and Business Processes: Microsoft 365 ---$19.2 billion in revenues, with growth of 13 percent YOY ---Office Commercial revenues were up 15 percent More Personal Computing: Xbox, Windows ---Revenues of $16.9 billion, up 19 percent YOY ---Gaming revenues surged 49 percent (44 points from Activision Blizzard) ---Xbox hardware revenues inched up by 3 percent ---Windows revenues from PC makers grew 11 percent in the quarter Windows ---Canary: Voice Clarity comes to more PCs, and Microsoft previews new/old Windows Setup first-run experience ---Dev: Minor bug fixes only ---Beta: Snap Layout suggestions, new settings in Widgets, and you can now revert to stable (!!) Microsoft 365 ---Teams goes down for the count AI ---Microsoft adds deepfake guardrails to Designer AI. So, this wasn't there before now? ---FTC is investigating Microsoft/OpenAI and other Big Tech AI partnerships Xbox ---Microsoft can finally bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to the iPhone (and Fortnite is coming back to the iPhone in the EU) ---1900 layoffs at Activision Blizzard, Zenimax, and Xbox Tips and Picks ---Tip of the week: Upgrade to passkeys ---App pick of the week: Insync ---RunAs Radio this week: Software Licensing with Mary Jo Foley ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Dailuaine 16 Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsor: --- [GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT] (http://GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT) ... Read more

31 Jan 2024

2 HR 12 MINS

2:12:32

31 Jan 2024


#1

WW 865: You Don't Drink the Bottle! - Midnight Blizzard, $3 trillion market cap, AI in Reading Coach

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo, Paul, and Richard cover Microsoft's recent hack, new Windows Insider updates, Copilot Pro's image creativity, various browsers, education's compatibility with generative AI, Halo Infinite's slowdown, Notion's calendar service, and Japanese whisky. Microsoft was hacked ---A Russia-backed hacker group infiltrated a legacy system and gained access to executive emails ---This is triggering an escalation in Microsoft's security makeover either way Windows 11 ---Beta channel: USB 80 Gbps/USB4 v2 support, bug fixes ---Dev channel: Teams (commercial) meeting integration in Start, new mobile device management interface ---New Surface event rumored for March. Possibly two waves of Pro and Laptop releases ---Microsoft Bing and Edge are obviously not dominant platforms, and will not be subject to EU DMA ---Microsoft Mesh is here for all your legless meeting needs AI ---Microsoft hits $3 trillion market cap on the strength of its AI moves ---Paul used Copilot Pro and you're never going to believe what happened next ---Microsoft is bringing more AI to education. And so is Google ---Would you pay for an AI-infused Alexa? Web browsers, oh my ---Chrome is updated with new AI features ---Firefox version 122 is out ---Brave will simplify fingerprint protection. What is fingerprint protection? ---Opera will pay a brand ambassador $10,000 to spend a month on a deserted Icelandic island Xbox ---Microsoft reveals several new games for 2024, key among them an Indiana Jones title ---343 slows down Halo Infinite updates dramatically. Is this just about Halo or a hint at a looming new trend? Tips and Picks ---Tip of the week: Is it even possible to prevent online tracking? ---App pick of the week: Arc browser ---RunAs Radio this week: AI for IT with Gil Pekelman ---Brown liquor pick of the week: Hibiki Harmony Hosts: [Leo Laporte] (https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte) , [Paul Thurrott] (https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott) , and [Richard Campbell] (https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell) Download or subscribe to this show at [https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly] (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at [https://twit.tv/clubtwit] (https://twit.tv/clubtwit) Check out Paul's blog at [thurrott.com] (https://www.thurrott.com/) The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of [Carl Franklin] (https://twitter.com/carlfranklin) . Sponsors: --- [Melissa.com/twit] (http://Melissa.com/twit) --- [kolide.com/ww] (https://kolide.com/ww) ... Read more

24 Jan 2024

2 HR 36 MINS

2:36:01

24 Jan 2024