WW 880: B.C. in a Bottle - Passkeys, Xbox Studios, Democracy Prevails!
Windows Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
4.4 • 928 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2024
⏱️ 131 minutes
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Summary
Microsoft is promising to put security first, again. Three features have been added to Windows 11 Canary build 26212. Microsoft shuts down some game developer studios under its Xbox Games Studios, including a popular one that published Hi-Fi RUSH. And Playstation recinds PSN account requirement for Helldivers 2 on PC.
Microsoft & Security
- Microsoft promises to put security first. Again.
- Microsoft adds passkey support to Microsoft accounts.
Windows 11
- Windows 11 Canary build 26212 adds three features from the beta channel.
- Microsoft starts controlled feature rollouts (CFRs) on Windows Insider dev channel.
- Microsoft acknowledges VPN connection issues on Windows 11 and Windows 10.
- More improvements to Tiny11 Builder.
- Arc for Windows shipped last week.
Armed and Ready
- Apple announces M4 along with new iPad Pros.
- Qualcomm earnings flat, but big promises for current quarter.
AI
- Better prompt writing is coming to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- OpenAI is allegedly testing its replacement for Google Search.
- Microsoft allegedly testing LLM that challenges OpenAI.
Xbox
- Microsoft shuts down more Xbox studios, triggering a new round of angst.
- Starfield is getting the 60 FPS support it should have had at launch on Xbox Series X.
- Nintendo has now sold over 141 million Switch consoles, promises Switch 2.
- Just kidding on the PSN account requirement for PC Helldivers 2.
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Build Blogger Bash
- App pick of the week: DesktopGPT
- Plus: Proton Pass gets much-needed account protection features.
- RunAs Radio this week: Identity Governance with Jef Kazimer.
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Shelter Point Cask Strength Single Malt.
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| 0:00.0 | This week on Windows Weekly, Paul Thuron and Richard Campbell talk about Microsoft's new commitment to security, |
| 0:05.8 | just like they're old to secure, don't get it right, give them a chance. |
| 0:10.1 | We'll also talk about Apple's M4 with regard to the Qualcomm Snap Dragon Elite. |
| 0:17.0 | Did Apple push out that M4 just to beat them to it? |
| 0:21.0 | And Microsoft shuts down some more Xbox Studios. It's all coming up next and |
| 0:27.9 | a lot more on Windows Weekly. |
| 0:29.3 | Podcasts you love from people you trust. |
| 0:35.0 | This is Twit. |
| 0:38.0 | This is Twitter. |
| 0:40.0 | This is Windows Weekly with Paul Thirada and Richard Campbell. |
| 0:47.0 | Episode 880 recorded Wednesday, May 8, 2024, BC in a bottle. |
| 0:55.0 | It's time for Windows Weekly, the show we cover the latest news from Microsoft |
| 1:00.0 | and we're getting perilously close to build an event and all sorts of stuff but fortunately |
| 1:07.4 | our peerless prognosticators |
| 1:10.1 | our panel of peerless prognosticators is present. |
| 1:13.2 | Did I get enough peas in there? |
| 1:15.2 | That's a lot of peas. |
| 1:16.2 | See you? |
| 1:17.2 | Run this radio and not go to the bathroom. |
| 1:19.7 | I'll be right back. |
| 1:21.2 | Very suggestible, aren't we? |
| 1:24.0 | Popless peas though, I appreciate that. |
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