About this episode

The episode discusses Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday updates and the implications of AI on Windows security.

Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday just shattered records with hundreds of bug fixes, and AI is the force behind the surge. Are we witnessing the beginning of a safer Windows, or is this flood of vulnerabilities the new normal? Plus, Tony Redmond's epic book has a new name (was Office 365 for IT Pros) and is now a bundle of four books. Windows Patch Tuesday is here! Point in Time Restore, quieter Widgets, Windows Update improvements, Screen tint, and more The biggest Patch Tuesday in history, by far: a record 570 fixes for security flaws, and a huge 3X increase from the then-record flaws fixed last month. (Some say the number is 622. Math is hard.) And this is on top of 468 Microsoft Edge/Chromium flaws that were fixed by Google this month too. Yikes. Microsoft discusses how it's improving Windows security with AI Windows Insider Program: Improved Windows Search is next on the docket, heading out to Experimental this week. Question: When do these things hit stable? Microsoft releases Snapdragon X2 versions of its Surface for Business Pro and Laptop models AI Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets Surprised there was no talk of "thermonuclear war" OpenAI's response is…

Topics covered

• Windows security
• AI in technology
• Patch Tuesday
• Microsoft updates
• OpenAI developments
• Software vulnerabilities

Keywords

• Windows
• Patch Tuesday
• AI
• Microsoft
• OpenAI
• security flaws
• Tony Redmond
• Snapdragon X2
• ChatGPT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Google, OpenAI

Products: Snapdragon X2, Surface for Business Pro, Laptop, ChatGPT, Codex, Atlas

Books & works: Office 365 for IT Pros

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