WW 983: Puts the Buh in Benelux - Can Googlebooks Challenge Existing Laptops?

About this episode

The episode discusses security vulnerabilities, Windows 11 updates, and the introduction of Google's new laptop platform, Googlebook.

It's not just Recall: Security vulnerabilities that require you to sign into an account on your PC are not necessarily vulnerabilities. Also, Windows 11 gets its first big feature updates in this week's Patch Tuesday releases. Snapseed 4.0 comes to Android/iOS, and Claude FM is great for relaxing or getting coding/work done. Plus, the Helium browser has emerged as a favorite with 2 notable caveats: No online settings sync and no mobile client. Windows 25H2/24H2: Xbox Mode, Agents on the Taskbar, more 26H1: Smart App Control improvements, other things we saw previously (26H1 is like the stable version of Canary, it seems) Microsoft used a new Mythos-like model called MDASH to find vulnerabilities this month, so expect the numbers of fixed bugs to jump in coming months A low-latency profile for Windows will let it optimize for app/UI launch performance just like mobile platforms already do New builds across most channels with two major changes: Touchpad improvements in Experimental and free upgrade path to Pro for education users in Experimental Beta. A new threat emerges Google announces Googlebook, an Android-based laptop platform with Google Intelligence Some morning-after…

People in this episode

Host: TWiT

Topics covered

• security vulnerabilities
• Windows updates
• AI in technology
• Googlebook
• laptop platforms
• productivity tools

Keywords

• security vulnerabilities
• Windows 11
• Googlebook
• Snapseed 4.0
• Claude FM
• Helium browser
• Microsoft Edge
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Microsoft

Products: Googlebook, Windows 11, Snapseed 4.0, Claude FM, Helium browser, Microsoft Edge

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