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Windows Weekly 993: The Columnist Savant

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As the tech world catches its breath from AI whiplash and retro gaming returns to the PC, Microsoft quietly kills underused tools and tries to double down on what actually works. This episode blends the excitement of tech and entertainment (like Xbox classics landing on Windows 11) with a poignant look back at the life and legacy of legendary columnist John C. Dvorak.

Windows

  • Five new Insider builds released on Monday; the new Start menu comes to the Beta channel
  • Experimental (26H1) a day later with no interesting new features
  • The Whiteboard app is apparently being retired

    • AI

    • Microsoft expands partnership with Mistral to improve EU AI infrastructure
    • Copilot for consumers is losing Podcasts and Deep research features soon
    • U.S. judge approves Anthropic $1.5 billion settlement with authors it stole from
    • 1Password partners with Anthropic to make AI access to password-protected websites secure
    • Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook
    • Google's next big AI models are delayed, but we got Gemini 3.6 Flash, Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber to tide us over

      • XBOX and gaming

      • Microsoft brings XBOX Backward Compatibility to PC!!
      • Here comes Halo: Campaign Evolved, along with more Game Pass titles for the end of July
      • Bethesda announces Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, and Fallout 5 is entering pre-production
      • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 in Early Access on August 21, Open Beta on August 27
      • XBOX July update adds support for longer gamertags, new library customization options, and more
      • XBOX teams with Meta to bring Game Pass Starter Edition to Meta Horizon+ subscribers
      • Valve says the component crisis dogging Steam Machine pricing will only get worse

        • Tips and picks

        • Tip of the week: Windows Package Manager for bulk app installs
        • App (game) of the week: Doom: The Dark Ages
        • RunAs Radio this week: Security Begins at Procurement with Jessie Schofer
        • Brown liquor pick of the week: Loup River Nebraska Straight Bourbon Whiskey

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

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          Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com

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