Microsoft Loop preview FINALLY arrives Microsoft Loop web app launches in public preview for MSA and work/school accounts - Yeah, it's a Notion rip-off. Alarmingly so. Windows 11 Now, Microsoft is testing Windows 11 features first in Release Preview New Dev channel build: Seconds in the system tray is a game changer! /s Minor changes coming to default apps Based on a single hardware review, it appears that 13th Gen Intel Core processors have the same problem with docks and hubs as do 12th Gen processors. AI all the things Bill Gates describes AI as the biggest technology transformation since the GUI. Bing Chatbot can now generate images from text GitHub launches ChatGPT-4 powered Copilot X Adobe launches responsible/ethical generative AI tools Google launches Bard in early access Mozilla.ai startup goes live Opera adds AI prompts, sidebar ChatGPT Xbox Microsoft's AB acquisition is all about mobile, not COD Microsoft announces it will launch mobile apps store on iPhone and Android as soon as regulators make it possible FOSS patents: We've moved into the acceptance phase, and this acquisition is on track Netflix is expanding its mobile games library dramatically Microsoft releases a third set of Game Pass titles for March Get a Steam Deck for 10 percent off to celebrate its first birthday Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Inbox Zero App pick of the week: Visual Studio Code RunAs Radio this week: SMB over QUIC File Servers with Ned Pyle Brown liquor pick of the week: Ben Nevis 10 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: Miro.com/podcast kolide.com/ww cachefly.com

OpenAI's GPT-4 released, KB5023706 update, YouTube Music Windows 11 Moment 2 is official; mostly a solid update The ensh*ttification of Windows/Microsoft 365 continues: Microsoft Word, Paint, Teams, and Edge AI all the things One wonders, if everything is AI, is anything AI? OpenAI releases ChatGPT 4 Microsoft "reveals" it was using an early version all along, duh BING CHATBOT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE Bing will move Chatbot responses to the top of search results Microsoft's LinkedIn is adding GPT AI to improve the writing of profiles and job postings Grammarly adds more AI Google Workspace is getting generative AI features, obviously... and it's raising prices (coincidentally!) Duolingo adds two new AI features at great cost Microsoft 365 Microsoft Word is getting two keyboard shortcuts it should have always had: "Paste as Text" & Zoom Dev Microsoft Build 2023 is May 23-25, live and remote GitHub starts rolling out its 2FA requirement for contributors Xbox Microsoft announces two 10-year cloud gaming deals with companies not named Sony: Boosteroid & Ubitus Epic Games takes a page from the Microsoft Store and will allow self-publishing Tips and Picks Tip of the week: YouTube Premium member? Play some games App pick of the week: YouTube Music This week on RunAs: Incident Management with Hila Fish Brown liquor pick of the week: Springbank 10 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: drata.com/twit kolide.com/ww

Microsoft adds Windows 12 to the Insider Program Last week's feature release shows you how these Insider channels map to the next release, which is sometimes a Moment now and not just a formal Feature Update. Don't worry. They didn't tell anyone that. Canary - big changes that need lots of incubation time (e.g. kernel changes), no release target Dev - changes that need incubation, no release target Beta- testing changes targeting the next release Release preview - testing changes that are slated to ship imminently in the next release barring any major explosions (e.g. printers) Stable - nothing works First Canary build today: Access keys and File Recommendations in File Explorer, LSA Protection Enablement on upgrade. Dev channel: This channel is "rebooted" to 23000 series now, per above. This build has live captions in more languages, access keys in the File Explorer context menus (another Win11 regression),  Recommendations in File Explorer, and other changes. Dev channel (last week): Microsoft is working on a new volume mixer. Windows 11 Microsoft is bringing "video super resolution" to Microsoft Edge We're still not done with PC maker results: Dell goes down in Q4 too AI Satya Nadella, marketing AI, now says that Cortana was "dumb as a rock." Come on. Microsoft to talk up AI in work next week Microsoft talks up AI in Microsoft 365 - this will never end now Microsoft brings more AI to devs at Azure Open Source Day Brave Search adds an AI-powered Summarizer DuckDuckGo adds a similar Answer feature Microsoft 365 Microsoft Outlook is now free on the Mac Xbox EU likely to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Told you so? Halo Infinite Season 3 is live. Can it save this game? Halo players have created over one million maps with Forge Beta Microsoft announces new titles for Xbox Game Pass Starfield arrives in September Tips and picks Tip of the week: Don't be a statistic App pick of the week: Start11 RunAs this Week: FIDO2 and Passwordless with Kyle Kotowick Brown liquor pick of the week: Craigellachie Bas Armagnac Cask Finish 13 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: kolide.com/ww CDW.com/LenovoClient

New features in KB5022913 update, Microsoft's defense of Activision Blizzard bid Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/818 Sponsor: Melissa.com/twit

Microsoft FINALLY brings Windows 11 on Arm support to Apple Silicon Macs A new Release Preview build shows us what the next Moment update will look like New Beta channe builds are a bit less interesting More PC maker fallout with Lenovo revenues down 24 percent in Q4 Bing AI Bing AI is a lying liar who lies. Questions about Microsoft releasing it in this state continue After many Bing AI freakouts, Microsoft limits the length of chats... and then it bumps up the length a bit just a few days later. Microsoft brings Bing AI to Bing, Edge, and Skype mobile apps Microsoft 365 Microsoft IS releasing Teams 2.0 in March. Dev Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2022 17.5, and it's a big update Microsoft releases .NET 8 Preview 1 Visual Studio gets an integrated .NET Upgrade Assistant... previously only a command line tool Paul examines WinUI 3 and the Windows App SDK. Microsoft is moving File Explorer from XAML Islands to Windows App SDK. Xbox Microsoft defends the Activision Blizzard acquisition in court. Microsoft inks 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo Microsoft's PC games are coming to NVIDIA GeForce Now Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Friends & Family Plan comes to 6 new countries, none of which are your country As suspected, we're getting a third Xbox Game Pass title drop this month Tips & Picks Tip of the week: 2FA all the things App pick of the week: Craiyon RunAs Radio this week: Migrating to Windows 11 with Michael Niehaus Brown liquor pick of the week: The Macallan Estate 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: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT