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WW 899: Functional But Disturbing - Copilot agents, HP Omnibook Ultra, What's Next?

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On this episode, Paul Thurrott gets a bit better at unmuting! Mikah is back once again while Leo is away, and Richard features a classic single malt scotch. Wave 2 of Microsoft 365 Copilot kicks off, including an agent builder! Lenovo's got an everything-in-one ThinkBook, HP's got a Ryzen AI 300-based Copilot+ PC, and Netflix has a new series with Bill Gates.

Windows 11

  • Microsoft comes clean on the schedule for Windows 11 version 24H2
  • First AMD Zen 5-based Copilot+ PC in here (if here means "Paul's house")
  • A few thoughts on where we're at with Copilot+ PCs, AI, etc
  • Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM in Windows
  • Google is bringing desktop windowing capabilities to Android

    • Microsoft 365 + AI/Dev

    • Microsoft announces "Copilot Wave 2" with new Agent Builder, Pages experience, more
    • Slack: Look at me, look at me! I have agents too!!
    • Office LTSC 2024 is now available for businesses - consumer versions in "the coming weeks"
    • Microsoft held its security summit with CrowdStrike, etc. There were no reports of a tarp on the floor
    • Apple releases annual upgrades for all its hardware platforms and not an iota of AI in sight
    • This is the end of an era. An era we will think back on as "the good old days"
    • Microsoft issues .NET 9 RC1 ahead of November release. Clear to Paul that the WPF support in this release will never be updated again, which sucks

      • Hardware

      • Intel finally has some good news: Foundry subsidiary spin-off, AWS expanded partnership, more CHIPS money
      • Intel also has some bad news: It lost out on the PS6 contract to AMD, which made previous gen PS chips
      • A Windows 11 2-in-1 (like Surface Book) in which the detachable display is a powerful, standalone Android tablet

        • Xbox

        • Microsoft lays off 650 more Gaming division employees
        • Microsoft realizes that some Xbox members do have friends, is bringing back Friends Requests
        • Microsoft concludes September with three more Game Pass titles
        • Bonus points: How many of these are Activision Blizzard titles?
        • Bonus tip: If you play Overwatch 2 on Xbox, there are now some bonus perks for Game Pass members: Six hero skins, 30 Mythic prisms to spend on Mythic unlocks, a stackable XP boost, and access to Overwatch 2 Shop cosmetics from prior seasons
        • Unity: Just kidding about that runtime fee, please stop harassing us now

          • Tips and Picks

          • Tip of the week: How to spend your time and your money
          • App pick of the week: ExplorerPatcher
          • RunAs Radio this week: Asymmetric Encryption with Eli Holderness
          • Brown liquor pick of the week: Talisker 10

            • Hosts: Paul Thurrott, Richard Campbell, and Mikah Sargent

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