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WW 984: For Entertainment Purposes Only - Price Shock With Surface Laptops?!

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Windows Insider Program

  • Release Preview channel updates (including 26H1 for the first time? - A preview of the June Patch Tuesday updates - Shared audio, NPU usage in
  • Task Manager, multi-app camera support, Magnifier improvements.
  • Taskbar updates come to Insiders! Also in Canary, weʼre throwing them a bone this time.

    • Enshittification remedies all around

    • Microsoft just held a WinHEC for the first time since 2018 and thereʼs a new Windows Driver Initiative!
    • Microsoft will soon let us remap Copilot key to Right Ctrl, which is what it was in the first place.
    • A Linux privacy nut YouTuber confuses privacy and security and doesnʼt understand Windows 11 so...
    • ... Paul wrote a complete guide to the local account de-Microsoft experience in Windows 11
    • Microsoft Edge will stop loading all passwords into clear text on startup like a big boy browser.

      • Hardware

      • Paul came home to an ASUS Zenbook A16 and ohmygodohmygodohmygod

        • Surface

        • Microsoft finally revs Surface Laptop and Surface Pro for Business, with Intel chips and VERY high prices.
        • Snapdragon X2 variants in late 2026 because of supply issues wa-waa-waaaaa.

          • AI

          • MDASH is Microsoftʼs answer to Anthropic Mythos, in-house only.
          • Elon Musk and Sam Altman are both terrible but a jury decided against Muskʼs frivolous lawsuit.
          • OpenAI and Apple might head to court over Siri promises
          • OpenAI Codex is on mobile via the ChatGPT app
          • Google unleashes an AI tsunami at Google IO this week. A few relevant takeaways:
          • Overview of the major announcements
            • Google advances Android as a developer platform
            • Chrome is turning into a proactive assistant
            • Google AI subscriptions are an incredible value
            • Related: The Gemini Intelligence feature for Googlebooks and more has steep hardware requirements - 12 GB of RAM, flagship SoC So Pixel 10 series/Galaxy S26 series and newer only etc.
            • Just a reminder that Microsoft makes a Linux distribution ... for Azure specifically
            • More dev
              • WWDC schedule is up for June 8 opening day
              • Build 2026 kicks off June 2 in SFO
              • After another boring .NET 11 preview release, we finally get our first look at a major change: MAUI is switching from the Mono runtime to the CoreCLR runtime.
              • And we should pause for a moment to remember S "Soma" Somasegar, who sadly passed away this week.

                • Xbox and Gaming

                • Next Xbox Elite controller leaks and it is glorious
                  • Related: An Xbox Cloud-Connected controller leaks too and it is less than glorious.
                  • Forza Horizon 6 is here, and itʼs on Game Pass on Day One.
                    • Be sure to read Laurentʼs detailed review.
                    • Haters gonna keep hating: Fans want Xbox exclusives because their heads are still in the sand.
                      • Sony is allegedly returning to this model for single player experiences
                      • Related: Sony raises prices on PS Plus
                      • Fortnite comes back to the Apple App Store worldwide *excluding Australia for some reason.

                        • Tips and Picks

                        • Tip of the week: Google AI Studio.
                        • Vibe-code your next app with this incredible free tool.
                        • Related: A look at Markdown editors.

                          • App pick of the week: DeskScapes 2026

                          • Stardock DeskScapes 2026 is normally $9.99 but it will cost just $6.99 during the launch period.
                          • Also: Firefox 151 is a big update on desktop and mobile, the latter gets the AI kill switch
                          • RunAs Radio this week: UEFI Secure Boot with Richard Hicks
                          • Brown liquor pick of the week: Daftmill Winter Batch Release

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