About this episode

The episode discusses Microsoft's challenges with Windows on ARM, updates to PowerToys, and Bill Gates' warning about AI dangers.

Microsoft tries to prove Windows on ARM is ready for prime time, but behind the PR push, unresolved questions about compatibility, branding, and a tepid market threaten to derail the company's ambitions. Also, PowerToys 0.101 is here with Windows Hopper and multiple improvements! Plus, Parallels Desktop 27 for Mac launches. Windows If a Week D falls in the woods and no one installs it, did a Week D really happen? Theory: This is the big one, with the three big changes Microsoft promised this year. Basically, this is Windows 11 version 26H2 Three new builds across Beta, Experimental, and Experimental (26H1) with a modernized AutoPlay experience and a new "Open apps maximized" accessibility feature Microsoft reminds business customers that Windows on Arm is terrific ahead of Nvidia RTX Spark launch Totally coincidental that this happened on the same day that Apple announced a new Mac Mini with M6 and M5 Pro and Mac Studio with M5 Ultra and M5 Max Microsoft 365 OneDrive for Mac gets native sync engine Proton Mail gets automatic and customizable category filtering AI/dev Bill Gates issues a strong warning on the dangers of AI. And you're not going to believe what number two is WSJ…

Topics covered

• AI dangers
• Windows on ARM
• PowerToys updates
• Microsoft 365
• XBOX gaming
• Apple announcements

Keywords

• Windows 11
• AI
• PowerToys
• Microsoft 365
• Proton Mail
• Adobe Firefly
• XBOX
• Apple

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Apple

Products: Windows on ARM, PowerToys 0.101, Parallels Desktop 27, Microsoft 365 OneDrive, Proton Mail, Adobe Firefly, XBOX

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