WW 819: Sixty-four Threads but None for You - Windows Insider Canary Channel, video super resolution, Outlook for Mac goes free

Microsoft adds Windows 12 to the Insider Program

Last week's feature release shows you how these Insider channels map to the next release, which is sometimes a Moment now and not just a formal Feature Update. Don't worry. They didn't tell anyone that.

Canary - big changes that need lots of incubation time (e.g. kernel changes), no release target

Dev - changes that need incubation, no release target

Beta- testing changes targeting the next release

Release preview - testing changes that are slated to ship imminently in the next release barring any major explosions (e.g. printers)

Stable - nothing works

First Canary build today: Access keys and File Recommendations in File Explorer, LSA Protection Enablement on upgrade.

Dev channel: This channel is "rebooted" to 23000 series now, per above. This build has live captions in more languages, access keys in the File Explorer context menus (another Win11 regression),  Recommendations in File Explorer, and other changes.

Dev channel (last week): Microsoft is working on a new volume mixer.

Windows 11

Microsoft is bringing "video super resolution" to Microsoft Edge

We're still not done with PC maker results: Dell goes down in Q4 too

AI

Satya Nadella, marketing AI, now says that Cortana was "dumb as a rock." Come on.

Microsoft to talk up AI in work next week

Microsoft talks up AI in Microsoft 365 - this will never end now

Microsoft brings more AI to devs at Azure Open Source Day

Brave Search adds an AI-powered Summarizer

DuckDuckGo adds a similar Answer feature

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Outlook is now free on the Mac

Xbox

EU likely to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Told you so?

Halo Infinite Season 3 is live. Can it save this game?

Halo players have created over one million maps with Forge Beta

Microsoft announces new titles for Xbox Game Pass

Starfield arrives in September

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Don't be a statistic

App pick of the week: Start11

RunAs this Week: FIDO2 and Passwordless with Kyle Kotowick

Brown liquor pick of the week: Craigellachie Bas Armagnac Cask Finish 13

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