Total Leo (Audio)

Windows Weekly 920: Celebrity Condiments

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On this episode, Paul Thurrott, Leo Laporte, and Richard Campbell explore the Windows KB5052086 update, the new Linux kernel drama, quantum computing, and more. Microsoft has announced the very first QPU, powered by topological qubits! Can the hosts possibly comprehend how this works? Later, Paul strongly emphasizes how AI can save users lots of time. Finally, Richard features a whisky that was recently brought to his 30th wedding anniversary!

Windows

  • Dev channel: "Important" update because of the coming change to Recall soon, so here's an update that will wipe out all your data. One guess about what that means. Plus, a nice change to the Recall pop-up
  • Release Preview (24H2): A preview of the preview that we'll preview next time
  • Release Preview (23H2): Basically the same features as above, keeping the two aligned
  • Microsoft deprecates location history in Windows 11 - depreciation junction, what's your function?
  • Microsoft Edge gets more WebUI 2-based performance improvements
  • Clipchamp just keeps getting better

    • Microsoft 365

    • Microsoft: Just kidding about that MSA and Entra ID sign-in experience change
    • Outlook mobile is getting a new font picker, a recall email feature (finally), and a minimize email message feature.
    • ExpressVPN (TWiT sponsor) rewrote its VPN protocol in Rust

      • AI

      • Microsoft announces a Quantum computing breakthrough, first quantum processor
      • Flareup in Linux kernel management maps directly to what we see with AI - Two extremes but a clear middle ground
      • Long story short, AI is all about saving you time - this is the "many small things, not one big thing" argument
      • Copilot gets new voice capabilities
      • In case you were worried, OpenAI formally rejects buyout offer
      • OpenAI will also simplify its model offerings
      • Google Gemini now remembers what you said, unlike your husband
      • xAI launches Grok3 model but only for X Premium subscribers

        • Xbox

        • Avowed launches, with many other Game Pass titles coming through the end of February
        • Microsoft announced a generative AI model for video games
        • Sony just had its best-ever PS5 sales quarter

          • Tips and Picks

          • Tip of the week: Find your AI "ah-ha" moment
          • App pick of the week: Notion. And iA Writer 2 for Windows is here
          • RunAs Radio this week: Managed DevOps Pools with Eliza Tarasila
          • Brown liquor pick of the week: Signal Hill

            • Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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