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Microsoft shakes up Windows Update with third-party app integration while AI features flood into Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. Plus, the browser wars heat up as Arc pivots to agentic AI and Opera launches Neon, while Richard calls in from Cape Town with whiskey wisdom. Windows 11 It's Week D! Microsoft issues preview updates for 23H2/22H2 - Windows Key + C for Copilot, Drag tray, FAQs in Settings, Lock screen widget customization, IT admin controls for Taskbar Windows Insider Program Canary - Microsoft adds support for asymmetrical key encryption that won't be vulnerable to quantum computing attacks Beta (24H2) - New Microsoft 365 text actions in Click to Do, Lock screen widget customization, multiple dashboards in Widgets, App recommendations in Open with dialog, PC to PC migration experience in Windows Backup New Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool features in Canary and Dev - Paint sticker generator and Object select tool, Snipping Tool perfect screenshot and color picker, Notepad writing tools (draft from prompt, rewrite text, etc.) Now Windows Update is going to update third-party apps too. Thoughts? Many misunderstand this to negatively impact the Microsoft Store. As promised last week, Notion is now available in the Microsoft Store Signal will explicitly prevent Recall from screenshotting the app Related: Why is Lenovo doing so well financially? Also related: IDC predicts 4.1 percent growth in PC market this year to 274 million units AI and Web Browsers, Oh My Browsers go agentic The Browser Company says it will no longer offer functional updates to Arc as it focuses on Dia Opera announces Neon, its agentic AI web browser Hand-wringing as OpenAI buys Jony Ive's newish company Duck.ai if you ask it nicely (and use the right model) Yes, Google is going to put ads in Search AI Mode Vivaldi 7.4 arrives for desktop and for mobile Firefox 139 is a minor update - maybe it's time to move to a 6 week schedule? Xbox and Games Xbox's Copilot for Gaming Launches on iOS and Android in Beta FTC drops its bid to unwind Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Sony discounts PS5 and peripherals temporary to undercut Switch 2 Tips and Picks Tip of the Week: 'Fear and Loathing in Seattle' and 'More Fear and Loathing in Seattle' App Pick of the Week: Instapaper Plus: Fences 6 is GA on Windows 11 RunAs Radio This Week: How to Talk to Security with Sarah Young Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Aerstone 10 Sea Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit
Microsoft shakes up Windows Update with third-party app integration while AI features flood into Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. Plus, the browser wars heat up as Arc pivots to agentic AI and Opera launches Neon, while Richard calls in from Cape Town with whiskey wisdom. Windows 11 It's Week D! Microsoft issues preview updates for 23H2/22H2 - Windows Key + C for Copilot, Drag tray, FAQs in Settings, Lock screen widget customization, IT admin controls for Taskbar Windows Insider Program Canary - Microsoft adds support for asymmetrical key encryption that won't be vulnerable to quantum computing attacks Beta (24H2) - New Microsoft 365 text actions in Click to Do, Lock screen widget customization, multiple dashboards in Widgets, App recommendations in Open with dialog, PC to PC migration experience in Windows Backup New Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool features in Canary and Dev - Paint sticker generator and Object select tool, Snipping Tool perfect screenshot and color picker, Notepad writing tools (draft from prompt, rewrite text, etc.) Now Windows Update is going to update third-party apps too. Thoughts? Many misunderstand this to negatively impact the Microsoft Store. As promised last week, Notion is now available in the Microsoft Store Signal will explicitly prevent Recall from screenshotting the app Related: Why is Lenovo doing so well financially? Also related: IDC predicts 4.1 percent growth in PC market this year to 274 million units AI and Web Browsers, Oh My Browsers go agentic The Browser Company says it will no longer offer functional updates to Arc as it focuses on Dia Opera announces Neon, its agentic AI web browser Hand-wringing as OpenAI buys Jony Ive's newish company Duck.ai if you ask it nicely (and use the right model) Yes, Google is going to put ads in Search AI Mode Vivaldi 7.4 arrives for desktop and for mobile Firefox 139 is a minor update - maybe it's time to move to a 6 week schedule? Xbox and Games Xbox's Copilot for Gaming Launches on iOS and Android in Beta FTC drops its bid to unwind Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Sony discounts PS5 and peripherals temporary to undercut Switch 2 Tips and Picks Tip of the Week: 'Fear and Loathing in Seattle' and 'More Fear and Loathing in Seattle' App Pick of the Week: Instapaper Plus: Fences 6 is GA on Windows 11 RunAs Radio This Week: How to Talk to Security with Sarah Young Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Aerstone 10 Sea Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit
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Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! New twist, To be continued?, cool gadgets and a million dollars Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Back to Back cheese episodes Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
There are an almost uncountable number of Windows 11 "tweak"-type utilities out there. But Wintoys is one of the better ones, thanks to its comprehensive feature-set and modern user interface. As the utility's website notes, you can use Wintoys to access hidden settings, free up disk space, access advanced repair tools without using the command line, configure Windows 11's privacy and advertising features, and more. Some of this is readily available in Windows 11 itself, of course, but the settings are spread out all over the place. But some of it is much less accessible, and it's nice to have it all in a single place. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
There are an almost uncountable number of Windows 11 "tweak"-type utilities out there. But Wintoys is one of the better ones, thanks to its comprehensive feature-set and modern user interface. As the utility's website notes, you can use Wintoys to access hidden settings, free up disk space, access advanced repair tools without using the command line, configure Windows 11's privacy and advertising features, and more. Some of this is readily available in Windows 11 itself, of course, but the settings are spread out all over the place. But some of it is much less accessible, and it's nice to have it all in a single place. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
There are an almost uncountable number of Windows 11 "tweak"-type utilities out there. But Wintoys is one of the better ones, thanks to its comprehensive feature-set and modern user interface. As the utility's website notes, you can use Wintoys to access hidden settings, free up disk space, access advanced repair tools without using the command line, configure Windows 11's privacy and advertising features, and more. Some of this is readily available in Windows 11 itself, of course, but the settings are spread out all over the place. But some of it is much less accessible, and it's nice to have it all in a single place. Host: Paul Thurrott Download or subscribe to Hands-On Windows at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-windows Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Just 4 teams braiding some Mutz Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! I hope woodchopping guy becomes a recurring charachter. Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Also Phil has to keep leaving the mat for needle in a haystack challenges Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Let them eat cake! Or cupcakes, whatever is available. Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Jonathan and Ana are critiszed for not playing the socail game by the team half the players want gone. Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
We are here at ShopTalk 2025 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and seeing and hearing all about the latest in retail, e-commerce, and more. If customer acquisition costs are rising and conversion rates are falling, how will your brand survive the next wave of digital disruption—and who's already getting it right? Today, I'm thrilled to be joined by Jean-Christophe Pitié, Chief Marketing and Partnerships Officer at Contentsquare. Jean-Christophe brings a wealth of experience helping brands navigate the evolving digital landscape. Contentsquare works with top brands like The North Face, Clarks, Rhone, and Bose to optimize digital experiences and drive better business outcomes. About Jean-Christophe Pitié With 20+ years of experience in international marketing and partner engagement, Jean-Christophe Pitié is committed to supporting companies of all sizes in their digital transformation. Passionate about technology and retail, he spent two decades at Microsoft, where he had the opportunity to contribute to the cloud transformation and launched Microsoft 365 as well as leading Microsoft Stores. Today, as Chief Marketing and Partnerships Officer at Contentsquare, his main mission is to drive customer demand in markets around the world, continue to grow the company's rich partner ecosystem, and bring holistic customer experience insights to more teams worldwide Resources Contentsquare: https://www.contentsquare.com Contentsquare case studies: https://contentsquare.com/customers/the-north-face/ https://contentsquare.com/customers/zenni-optical/ Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Boston, August 11-14, 2025. Register now: https://bit.ly/etailboston and use code PARTNER20 for 20% off for retailers and brands Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company
We are here at ShopTalk 2025 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and seeing and hearing all about the latest in retail, e-commerce, and more. If customer acquisition costs are rising and conversion rates are falling, how will your brand survive the next wave of digital disruption—and who's already getting it right? Today, I'm thrilled to be joined by Jean-Christophe Pitié, Chief Marketing and Partnerships Officer at Contentsquare. Jean-Christophe brings a wealth of experience helping brands navigate the evolving digital landscape. Contentsquare works with top brands like The North Face, Clarks, Rhone, and Bose to optimize digital experiences and drive better business outcomes. About Jean-Christophe Pitié With 20+ years of experience in international marketing and partner engagement, Jean-Christophe Pitié is committed to supporting companies of all sizes in their digital transformation. Passionate about technology and retail, he spent two decades at Microsoft, where he had the opportunity to contribute to the cloud transformation and launched Microsoft 365 as well as leading Microsoft Stores. Today, as Chief Marketing and Partnerships Officer at Contentsquare, his main mission is to drive customer demand in markets around the world, continue to grow the company's rich partner ecosystem, and bring holistic customer experience insights to more teams worldwide Resources Contentsquare: https://www.contentsquare.com Contentsquare case studies: https://contentsquare.com/customers/the-north-face/ https://contentsquare.com/customers/zenni-optical/ Catch the future of e-commerce at eTail Boston, August 11-14, 2025. Register now: https://bit.ly/etailboston and use code PARTNER20 for 20% off for retailers and brands Don't Miss MAICON 2025, October 14-16 in Cleveland - the event bringing together the brights minds and leading voices in AI. Use Code AGILE150 for $150 off registration. Go here to register: https://bit.ly/agile150 Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! I have to agree with teams, that was an awful use of the express pass Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! One Team will win the million dollars, none will no the way of the Ninja Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! 6% of people think they could take a bear in a fight. Those people Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Microsoft verabschiedet sich von der Remote-Desktop-App für Windows. In Kürze endet die Unterstützung für die Anwendung und sie verschwindet aus dem Microsoft Store. Windows-Nutzer müssen auf eine App umsteigen, die als zentrale Lösung für mehrere Bereiche dienen soll.
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! The Thing you were worried would happen with the Fork in the Road challenge did. Watch along with Season 37 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Carrying pigs in Hawaii has never been so stressful Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Not like literal blood, the challenges are pretty chill this leg. Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! This episodes message is that you are not an Olympic athlete Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! If two teams did come to blows this late in the race, what would they do? Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! The last 00's feel like not too long about, yes it's already getting the well it was a different time treatment. Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! I don't know if the story about the orpans is apocriphal, but I am heated nonetheless Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Somehow this is the first team of women to do a speedbulb, but their flight attendants so we'll call it turbulence Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Not the sexiest way the race has gotten contestants in their under wear, but this time they nagged a Phil too. Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! So the blind U-Turn is the same as the U-turn you just don't know who did it. But when remember all the challenges are based on travel signs, a blind U-turn sounds like an awful thing. Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Where did the race get all of these rusted out car frames? Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Skiing is much hardware when there is no snow and also no skiis Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! We're also big fans of The White Lotus. Watch along with Season 14 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! The race comes to Portland and we could take you to all the locations, even the ones they wont show on the show Watch along with Season 13 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
Welcome to The Amazing Watch Podcast! Normally the team in last is afraid to go home, this team hopes they're allowed to. Watch along with Season 13 of The Amazing Race on Amazon Prime Video, CBS. fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DIRECTV, or buy it as download on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, or Microsoft Store. Follow us on social media! Email: amazingwatchpod@gmail.com Facebook: The Amazing Watch Podcast Twitter: @amazingwatchpod Instagram @amazingwatchpod Don't forget to tag #AmazingWatchPod This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm
In today's Daily Fix:Hideo Kojima's first post-Metal Gear game, Death Stranding, has been a PlayStation console exclusive since its release in 2019. It received a PC portin 2020, but it seemed like Xbox One and Series X|S were going to miss out. This morning, however, Xbox owners were pleasantly surprised to see Death Stranding appear on the Microsoft Store, and with a launch sale of 50% off. The game is being published by 505 Games, and won't be the last Kojima title to hit the Xbox: his mysterious game titled OD will arrive on the Series X|S at some point, and his espionage action game (that's not Metal Gear), Physint will hit PlayStation on its release. In other news, Warner Bros. Games has revealed another game burning a hole in its pockets: MultiVersus, the Smash Bros-esque fighter starring WB properties like Scooby-Doo, DC Comics, and more. The game apparently added $100 million in losses to the company, on top of the $200 million dud that was Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. And finally, Sony has patented a new PlayStation controller featuring a "Rewind" button. Apparently it will let you rewind live gameplay, but no new games have been announced that will take advantage of that feature (yet).
In case you missed it You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use? Windows 11 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc. Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing Canary: That Copilot key customization thing Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD Microsoft 365, AI, more Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever? Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named "early version" of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don't hurt yourselves. Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially) Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially) Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun) WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that? Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late ... But at least it's jam-packed with AI Xbox Age of Empires goes mobile In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree... App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com flashpoint.io veeam.com e-e.com/twit
In case you missed it You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use? Windows 11 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc. Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing Canary: That Copilot key customization thing Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD Microsoft 365, AI, more Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever? Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named "early version" of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don't hurt yourselves. Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially) Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially) Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun) WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that? Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late ... But at least it's jam-packed with AI Xbox Age of Empires goes mobile In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree... App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com flashpoint.io veeam.com e-e.com/twit
In case you missed it You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use? Windows 11 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc. Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing Canary: That Copilot key customization thing Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD Microsoft 365, AI, more Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever? Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named "early version" of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don't hurt yourselves. Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially) Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially) Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun) WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that? Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late ... But at least it's jam-packed with AI Xbox Age of Empires goes mobile In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree... App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com flashpoint.io veeam.com e-e.com/twit
In case you missed it You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use? Windows 11 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc. Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing Canary: That Copilot key customization thing Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD Microsoft 365, AI, more Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever? Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named "early version" of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don't hurt yourselves. Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially) Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially) Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun) WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that? Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late ... But at least it's jam-packed with AI Xbox Age of Empires goes mobile In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree... App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com flashpoint.io veeam.com e-e.com/twit
In case you missed it You didn't. But Qualcomm canceled that Snapdragon Dev Box, will refund customers Qualcomm picked the wrong company for this Also, there are plenty of Copilot+ PCs and does it make more sense to develop against the type of PC your customers will use? Windows 11 23H2 gets a preview update, as expected Copilot key customization, Gamepad for virtual keyboard, notification suggestions, etc. Qualcomm and Microsoft solve Paul's only hardware issue with Arm, more Qualcomm brings Oryon cores to the phone, comes out firing against Intel, and is sued by Arm Dev channel: That Gamepad virtual kb thing Canary: That Copilot key customization thing Photos app gets Super Resolution feature - Microsoft says in preview, but Paul sees it in stable Microsoft Store is getting "immersive trailers" because ADHD Microsoft 365, AI, more Report details mounting tensions between Microsoft and OpenAI. Worst partnership ever? Several months after releasing Mac and iPhone ChatGPT apps, OpenAI delivers a comicly-named "early version" of it for Windows. Thanks guys, don't hurt yourselves. Microsoft announces first AI agents for commercial space, DIY in AI Studio AI in phases? Copilot is phase one, this thing that works beside you (app, essentially) Agents is phase two, this thing that works on your behalf away from you (service, essentially) Copilot comes to OneNote for Mac, iPad in beta Two years behind in AI, Apple has figured out the right quips and marketing messages As expected, Google gets a stay of execution (pardon the pun) in Epic case (also, pardon the pun) WTF is happening with smartphones? Did Apple and Google look at the 2024 Windows 11 Mess and say, we want us some of that? Apple Intelligence to roll out over at least four major iOS 18 updates and then forever Google rushes Android 15 dev to meet new August deadline for Pixel 9 series, whiffs it, and then delivers it 2 months late ... But at least it's jam-packed with AI Xbox Age of Empires goes mobile In the wake of Xbox/Halo adopting Unreal Engine, Unity ships Unity 6 Engine Netflix shuts down AAA game studio - I could've saved you guys a lot of money New Xbox Wireless Headset more battery, better Bluetooth, new voice isolation Tips & Picks Tip of the week: Scott and Mark, sitting in a tree... App pick of the week: Affinity Photos 2.6 Beta RunAs Radio this week: Securing Data using Azure Virtual Desktop with Jim Duffy Brown liquor pick of the week: Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: uscloud.com flashpoint.io veeam.com e-e.com/twit
Summary The Be My Eyes app for Windows allows users to take pictures and have an AI model describe them. The app is available in the Microsoft Store and requires a Microsoft account. Users can sign in with their Be My Eyes account or create a new one. The app includes features such as describing the screen, taking pictures using the built-in camera, uploading existing photos, and copying images to the clipboard for description. The app also has customizable keyboard shortcuts and a settings tab. Overall, the Be My Eyes app for Windows provides a convenient way for visually impaired individuals to access visual information. Takeaways The Be My Eyes app for Windows allows visually impaired individuals to access visual information through an AI model. The app includes features such as describing the screen, taking pictures, uploading existing photos, and copying images for description. Users can customize keyboard shortcuts and access settings for the app. The app requires a Microsoft account and is available in the Microsoft Store. chapters 00:00 Introduction to Be My Eyes App 01:01 Installing and Signing In 02:23 Screen Description and Picture Taking 03:50 Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts and Settings
The Microsoft Store–which is often simply referred to as the Store or the Store app–has been significantly updated with a refreshed user experience for Windows 11. Host: Paul Thurrott Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
It's the last Windows Weekly in the TWiT Eastside Studio! The Week D mystery continues in this episode. And Windows Insider has had a relatively quiet week. Intel is in trouble, with stock price dropping over 25 percent! WordStar is back, but the big news here is the documentation archive. Also, Paul thinks the improved Reader mode in Firefox 129 is pretty sweet. Windows 11 Last week, Microsoft issued Week D update for 22H2/23H2 late Last week, Microsoft issued 24H2 build to the Release Preview channel but nothing for Week D. Paul speculated this would replace the Weed D update, head to stable in August Since then, Microsoft quietly issued Week D update for 24H2 one week late (on last day of July) Speculation was correct: These are all the same thing, with the same new features, most CFRs Microsoft's release schedule gets even more chaotic. It's been missing the Week D Tuesday release schedule more often than not in recent months BIG update to the Microsoft Store in Canary and Dev today Hardware Snapdragon X is a huge leap forward for the PC, but Apple/MacBook Air still have big advantages AMD's new chips are getting rave reviews Intel is on track for Lunar Lake in September Intel earnings crater, with layoffs, cost reductions Stock price drop second worst in corporate history Intel extends Core processor Gen 13/14 warranty by 2 years (PC bundles only) Core processor warranty is extended to retail sales Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 for Business available for preorder Microsoft 365 The new Outlook is now generally available and the Microsoft community celebrates in the streets Antitrust/Corporate Google found guilty of abusing its Search monopoly Big point: Google's revenue share deals with Apple, etc. Could this kill Mozilla? Microsoft and Bing come up over 500 times (!) in the ruling. Obsessed much? Apple would like to have its antitrust case dismissed. Good luck with that Context: The paradox of antitrust Thanks to Manifest V3, ad- and tracker- blocking in Chrome is going to get less effective Microsoft: We are STILL serious about security. No, really Arm revenues up 39 percent to $939 million Qualcomm up 11 precent to $9.4 billion Apple up 4.9 percent to 85.8 billion in revenues Amazon up 10 percent to $148 billion Xbox Microsoft promises over 50 playable games at Gamerscom this month in Germany, ahead of IFA Valorant is a free-to-play shooter now available on Xbox Series X|S Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, more comes to Xbox Game Pass Sony sold 2.4 million PS5s in the quarter, total at 61.7 million Nintendo sold 2.1 million Switch consoles, total at 143.42 million Tips and Picks Tip of the week: You can experience WordStar for MS-DOS again App pick of the week: Web browser updates RunAs Radio this week: Optimizing Cloud Recovery Costs with Natalie Serebryakova Brown liquor pick of the week: Legent Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly
It's the last Windows Weekly in the TWiT Eastside Studio! The Week D mystery continues in this episode. And Windows Insider has had a relatively quiet week. Intel is in trouble, with stock price dropping over 25 percent! WordStar is back, but the big news here is the documentation archive. Also, Paul thinks the improved Reader mode in Firefox 129 is pretty sweet. Windows 11 Last week, Microsoft issued Week D update for 22H2/23H2 late Last week, Microsoft issued 24H2 build to the Release Preview channel but nothing for Week D. Paul speculated this would replace the Weed D update, head to stable in August Since then, Microsoft quietly issued Week D update for 24H2 one week late (on last day of July) Speculation was correct: These are all the same thing, with the same new features, most CFRs Microsoft's release schedule gets even more chaotic. It's been missing the Week D Tuesday release schedule more often than not in recent months BIG update to the Microsoft Store in Canary and Dev today Hardware Snapdragon X is a huge leap forward for the PC, but Apple/MacBook Air still have big advantages AMD's new chips are getting rave reviews Intel is on track for Lunar Lake in September Intel earnings crater, with layoffs, cost reductions Stock price drop second worst in corporate history Intel extends Core processor Gen 13/14 warranty by 2 years (PC bundles only) Core processor warranty is extended to retail sales Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 for Business available for preorder Microsoft 365 The new Outlook is now generally available and the Microsoft community celebrates in the streets Antitrust/Corporate Google found guilty of abusing its Search monopoly Big point: Google's revenue share deals with Apple, etc. Could this kill Mozilla? Microsoft and Bing come up over 500 times (!) in the ruling. Obsessed much? Apple would like to have its antitrust case dismissed. Good luck with that Context: The paradox of antitrust Thanks to Manifest V3, ad- and tracker- blocking in Chrome is going to get less effective Microsoft: We are STILL serious about security. No, really Arm revenues up 39 percent to $939 million Qualcomm up 11 precent to $9.4 billion Apple up 4.9 percent to 85.8 billion in revenues Amazon up 10 percent to $148 billion Xbox Microsoft promises over 50 playable games at Gamerscom this month in Germany, ahead of IFA Valorant is a free-to-play shooter now available on Xbox Series X|S Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, more comes to Xbox Game Pass Sony sold 2.4 million PS5s in the quarter, total at 61.7 million Nintendo sold 2.1 million Switch consoles, total at 143.42 million Tips and Picks Tip of the week: You can experience WordStar for MS-DOS again App pick of the week: Web browser updates RunAs Radio this week: Optimizing Cloud Recovery Costs with Natalie Serebryakova Brown liquor pick of the week: Legent Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly
It's the last Windows Weekly in the TWiT Eastside Studio! The Week D mystery continues in this episode. And Windows Insider has had a relatively quiet week. Intel is in trouble, with stock price dropping over 25 percent! WordStar is back, but the big news here is the documentation archive. Also, Paul thinks the improved Reader mode in Firefox 129 is pretty sweet. Windows 11 Last week, Microsoft issued Week D update for 22H2/23H2 late Last week, Microsoft issued 24H2 build to the Release Preview channel but nothing for Week D. Paul speculated this would replace the Weed D update, head to stable in August Since then, Microsoft quietly issued Week D update for 24H2 one week late (on last day of July) Speculation was correct: These are all the same thing, with the same new features, most CFRs Microsoft's release schedule gets even more chaotic. It's been missing the Week D Tuesday release schedule more often than not in recent months BIG update to the Microsoft Store in Canary and Dev today Hardware Snapdragon X is a huge leap forward for the PC, but Apple/MacBook Air still have big advantages AMD's new chips are getting rave reviews Intel is on track for Lunar Lake in September Intel earnings crater, with layoffs, cost reductions Stock price drop second worst in corporate history Intel extends Core processor Gen 13/14 warranty by 2 years (PC bundles only) Core processor warranty is extended to retail sales Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 for Business available for preorder Microsoft 365 The new Outlook is now generally available and the Microsoft community celebrates in the streets Antitrust/Corporate Google found guilty of abusing its Search monopoly Big point: Google's revenue share deals with Apple, etc. Could this kill Mozilla? Microsoft and Bing come up over 500 times (!) in the ruling. Obsessed much? Apple would like to have its antitrust case dismissed. Good luck with that Context: The paradox of antitrust Thanks to Manifest V3, ad- and tracker- blocking in Chrome is going to get less effective Microsoft: We are STILL serious about security. No, really Arm revenues up 39 percent to $939 million Qualcomm up 11 precent to $9.4 billion Apple up 4.9 percent to 85.8 billion in revenues Amazon up 10 percent to $148 billion Xbox Microsoft promises over 50 playable games at Gamerscom this month in Germany, ahead of IFA Valorant is a free-to-play shooter now available on Xbox Series X|S Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, more comes to Xbox Game Pass Sony sold 2.4 million PS5s in the quarter, total at 61.7 million Nintendo sold 2.1 million Switch consoles, total at 143.42 million Tips and Picks Tip of the week: You can experience WordStar for MS-DOS again App pick of the week: Web browser updates RunAs Radio this week: Optimizing Cloud Recovery Costs with Natalie Serebryakova Brown liquor pick of the week: Legent Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly
It's the last Windows Weekly in the TWiT Eastside Studio! The Week D mystery continues in this episode. And Windows Insider has had a relatively quiet week. Intel is in trouble, with stock price dropping over 25 percent! WordStar is back, but the big news here is the documentation archive. Also, Paul thinks the improved Reader mode in Firefox 129 is pretty sweet. Windows 11 Last week, Microsoft issued Week D update for 22H2/23H2 late Last week, Microsoft issued 24H2 build to the Release Preview channel but nothing for Week D. Paul speculated this would replace the Weed D update, head to stable in August Since then, Microsoft quietly issued Week D update for 24H2 one week late (on last day of July) Speculation was correct: These are all the same thing, with the same new features, most CFRs Microsoft's release schedule gets even more chaotic. It's been missing the Week D Tuesday release schedule more often than not in recent months BIG update to the Microsoft Store in Canary and Dev today Hardware Snapdragon X is a huge leap forward for the PC, but Apple/MacBook Air still have big advantages AMD's new chips are getting rave reviews Intel is on track for Lunar Lake in September Intel earnings crater, with layoffs, cost reductions Stock price drop second worst in corporate history Intel extends Core processor Gen 13/14 warranty by 2 years (PC bundles only) Core processor warranty is extended to retail sales Surface Laptop 7, Surface Pro 11 for Business available for preorder Microsoft 365 The new Outlook is now generally available and the Microsoft community celebrates in the streets Antitrust/Corporate Google found guilty of abusing its Search monopoly Big point: Google's revenue share deals with Apple, etc. Could this kill Mozilla? Microsoft and Bing come up over 500 times (!) in the ruling. Obsessed much? Apple would like to have its antitrust case dismissed. Good luck with that Context: The paradox of antitrust Thanks to Manifest V3, ad- and tracker- blocking in Chrome is going to get less effective Microsoft: We are STILL serious about security. No, really Arm revenues up 39 percent to $939 million Qualcomm up 11 precent to $9.4 billion Apple up 4.9 percent to 85.8 billion in revenues Amazon up 10 percent to $148 billion Xbox Microsoft promises over 50 playable games at Gamerscom this month in Germany, ahead of IFA Valorant is a free-to-play shooter now available on Xbox Series X|S Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, more comes to Xbox Game Pass Sony sold 2.4 million PS5s in the quarter, total at 61.7 million Nintendo sold 2.1 million Switch consoles, total at 143.42 million Tips and Picks Tip of the week: You can experience WordStar for MS-DOS again App pick of the week: Web browser updates RunAs Radio this week: Optimizing Cloud Recovery Costs with Natalie Serebryakova Brown liquor pick of the week: Legent Bourbon Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsor: 1password.com/windowsweekly
Gaming is one of the main reasons people choose Windows PCs. This Week, Paul explains how to find games to play and get them working on your PC. Host: Paul Thurrott Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
CrowdStrike: Terrible name, terrible outage CrowdStrike, a company no one has ever heard of, ships an update that borks Windows PCs, servers, and clouds services at the heart of the worldʼs infrastructure. Naturally, everyone blamed Microsoft at first Microsoft says outage impacted under 1 percent of PCs. It was just the worst PCs imaginable Microsoft blames EU regulation for its inability to be like Apple That is not a good look. It's also deceptive. Microsoft issues repair tool (later updates). CrowdStrike explains what it did wrong. TLDR: everything. Windows Windows 11 version 23H2 is fully available! Wait, what? Surface Laptop 7 review: big, heavy, no presence sensing or fingerprint reader. Right, I love it. Also, the ThinkPad T14s arrived. Related: Intel cops to mistake in Core Gen 13/14 processors, will issue fix. Why this is unprecedented. And also precedented. Also, why precedented is a word. Microsoft is FINALLY bringing ads to the Microsoft Store search box. Microsoft starts testing new Start menu layouts. Surely one of them has live tites. Canary build today: Duplicate File Explorer tab, not much else. AI/Antitrust Meta is making a surprising—and surprisingly strong—case for AI as open-source. Proton adds an AI writing assistant to its Drive-based Docs. Amazon lost an alleged $25 billion on Alexa devices over four years, so itʼs all in on AI-based devices now! (Panos Panay is the perfect fit for this business if the goal is to be unprofitable). Google effectively kills Privacy Sandbox in a victory for regulation. Microsoft probably cleared the final hurdle to avoid EU antitrust action on cloud licensing. Hey, it worked with security companies and the Windows kernel! It's That Time of the Quarter Again Alphabet / Google: Double-digit revune gains YOY, but how much of this is AI? Subscription services (Netflix, Spotify, not so much Game Pass) are KILLING it,but theyʼre also in full-on enshirtification mode - how do we fix this? Can we fix this. Xbox FTC complains about Xbox Game changes. They're not wrong. But they're not right either. Call of Duty Modern Warfare III lands on Game Pass today - what the what Also, Microsoft muffed the landing badly - but it appears to be working now Halo TV series canceled. It's the worst thing that's happened with Xbox this entire year Tips and Picks Tip of the week: The best thing about Copilot in Windows 11 now With Copilot switching from a pane to an app, thereʼs an unintended benefit that comes into play when you use an AI PC with a Copilot key on it. Youʼre never going to believe what happens next. App pick of the week: Microsoft Designer for image generation Microsoft Designer exited preview last week and thereʼs at least one secret benefit to using it: Unlike Copilot, you can create wide and portrait images (and not just square) without paying. This is why I pay for Copilot Pro. (You do need to sign in with an MSA, however.) RunAs Radio This Week: Data Risk Management using Purview with Joanne Klein https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/942 Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Writerʼs Tears Tequila Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: e-e.com/twit betterhelp.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly
CrowdStrike: Terrible name, terrible outage CrowdStrike, a company no one has ever heard of, ships an update that borks Windows PCs, servers, and clouds services at the heart of the worldʼs infrastructure. Naturally, everyone blamed Microsoft at first Microsoft says outage impacted under 1 percent of PCs. It was just the worst PCs imaginable Microsoft blames EU regulation for its inability to be like Apple That is not a good look. It's also deceptive. Microsoft issues repair tool (later updates). CrowdStrike explains what it did wrong. TLDR: everything. Windows Windows 11 version 23H2 is fully available! Wait, what? Surface Laptop 7 review: big, heavy, no presence sensing or fingerprint reader. Right, I love it. Also, the ThinkPad T14s arrived. Related: Intel cops to mistake in Core Gen 13/14 processors, will issue fix. Why this is unprecedented. And also precedented. Also, why precedented is a word. Microsoft is FINALLY bringing ads to the Microsoft Store search box. Microsoft starts testing new Start menu layouts. Surely one of them has live tites. Canary build today: Duplicate File Explorer tab, not much else. AI/Antitrust Meta is making a surprising—and surprisingly strong—case for AI as open-source. Proton adds an AI writing assistant to its Drive-based Docs. Amazon lost an alleged $25 billion on Alexa devices over four years, so itʼs all in on AI-based devices now! (Panos Panay is the perfect fit for this business if the goal is to be unprofitable). Google effectively kills Privacy Sandbox in a victory for regulation. Microsoft probably cleared the final hurdle to avoid EU antitrust action on cloud licensing. Hey, it worked with security companies and the Windows kernel! It's That Time of the Quarter Again Alphabet / Google: Double-digit revune gains YOY, but how much of this is AI? Subscription services (Netflix, Spotify, not so much Game Pass) are KILLING it,but theyʼre also in full-on enshirtification mode - how do we fix this? Can we fix this. Xbox FTC complains about Xbox Game changes. They're not wrong. But they're not right either. Call of Duty Modern Warfare III lands on Game Pass today - what the what Also, Microsoft muffed the landing badly - but it appears to be working now Halo TV series canceled. It's the worst thing that's happened with Xbox this entire year Tips and Picks Tip of the week: The best thing about Copilot in Windows 11 now With Copilot switching from a pane to an app, thereʼs an unintended benefit that comes into play when you use an AI PC with a Copilot key on it. Youʼre never going to believe what happens next. App pick of the week: Microsoft Designer for image generation Microsoft Designer exited preview last week and thereʼs at least one secret benefit to using it: Unlike Copilot, you can create wide and portrait images (and not just square) without paying. This is why I pay for Copilot Pro. (You do need to sign in with an MSA, however.) RunAs Radio This Week: Data Risk Management using Purview with Joanne Klein https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/942 Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Writerʼs Tears Tequila Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: e-e.com/twit betterhelp.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly
CrowdStrike: Terrible name, terrible outage CrowdStrike, a company no one has ever heard of, ships an update that borks Windows PCs, servers, and clouds services at the heart of the worldʼs infrastructure. Naturally, everyone blamed Microsoft at first Microsoft says outage impacted under 1 percent of PCs. It was just the worst PCs imaginable Microsoft blames EU regulation for its inability to be like Apple That is not a good look. It's also deceptive. Microsoft issues repair tool (later updates). CrowdStrike explains what it did wrong. TLDR: everything. Windows Windows 11 version 23H2 is fully available! Wait, what? Surface Laptop 7 review: big, heavy, no presence sensing or fingerprint reader. Right, I love it. Also, the ThinkPad T14s arrived. Related: Intel cops to mistake in Core Gen 13/14 processors, will issue fix. Why this is unprecedented. And also precedented. Also, why precedented is a word. Microsoft is FINALLY bringing ads to the Microsoft Store search box. Microsoft starts testing new Start menu layouts. Surely one of them has live tites. Canary build today: Duplicate File Explorer tab, not much else. AI/Antitrust Meta is making a surprising—and surprisingly strong—case for AI as open-source. Proton adds an AI writing assistant to its Drive-based Docs. Amazon lost an alleged $25 billion on Alexa devices over four years, so itʼs all in on AI-based devices now! (Panos Panay is the perfect fit for this business if the goal is to be unprofitable). Google effectively kills Privacy Sandbox in a victory for regulation. Microsoft probably cleared the final hurdle to avoid EU antitrust action on cloud licensing. Hey, it worked with security companies and the Windows kernel! It's That Time of the Quarter Again Alphabet / Google: Double-digit revune gains YOY, but how much of this is AI? Subscription services (Netflix, Spotify, not so much Game Pass) are KILLING it,but theyʼre also in full-on enshirtification mode - how do we fix this? Can we fix this. Xbox FTC complains about Xbox Game changes. They're not wrong. But they're not right either. Call of Duty Modern Warfare III lands on Game Pass today - what the what Also, Microsoft muffed the landing badly - but it appears to be working now Halo TV series canceled. It's the worst thing that's happened with Xbox this entire year Tips and Picks Tip of the week: The best thing about Copilot in Windows 11 now With Copilot switching from a pane to an app, thereʼs an unintended benefit that comes into play when you use an AI PC with a Copilot key on it. Youʼre never going to believe what happens next. App pick of the week: Microsoft Designer for image generation Microsoft Designer exited preview last week and thereʼs at least one secret benefit to using it: Unlike Copilot, you can create wide and portrait images (and not just square) without paying. This is why I pay for Copilot Pro. (You do need to sign in with an MSA, however.) RunAs Radio This Week: Data Risk Management using Purview with Joanne Klein https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/942 Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Writerʼs Tears Tequila Cask Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: e-e.com/twit betterhelp.com/WINDOWS Melissa.com/twit 1password.com/windowsweekly