Windows Weekly 885

C-Day: The Copilot+ PC countdown enters its final phase

• Microsoft responds to the Recall drama, will make changes
• Security researchers high-five each other, but if you look at what changed, it’s mostly not about their complaints. The biggest change: Recall is actually going to be opt-in, not optional, which is what they said it would be at the launch.
• This is a win for users and a rare example of Microsoft scaling back from dark patterns
• Microsoft “pauses” rollout of 24H2 in the Release Preview. This is clearly tied to Recall changes - 24H2 “delayed” until June 18
• Expect the day-one experience for Copilot+ PCs to include a big update during OOBE
• AutoSR video game upscaling will only work on Arm-based Copilot+ PCs
• Slack is native on Arm64
• Arm v. Qualcomm is still a thing, could get ugly
• /Reuters confirms Qualcomm exclusivity on WOA, says AMD and Nvidia will
  offer WOA-based chips in 2025. And now MediaTek as well.

Windows 11

• Patch Tuesday arrives. Windows 11 gets a Taskbar fix
• Windows 11 24H2 does not get an update - delayed until next Tuesday, which is C-Day. Weird
• New Dev and Beta builds: Snipping Tool Update that introduces automatic save for screen recordings, Narrator improvements, Share in Start search for some reason, Suggested replies in Phone Link
• Canary: New account management interface in Start, Store improvements

AI

• Apple has its AI day in the sun
• Apple Intelligence is coming to Mac, iPhone, iPad - on-device AI with ChatGPT-powered cloud when needed
• Apple got right what Microsoft did not, suddenly it doesn’t look so behind
• Key takeaway here: Microsoft’s overly aggressive AI push has always felt weird, Apple’s general approach sometimes feels plodding, but it looks like
  they’re getting it right with AI
• Apple Intelligence is, in many ways, Recall but with cloud component. And Google is working on its own version of Recall
• WTF!? Microsoft is removing Custom GPT building from Copilot Pro
• Adobe: Seriously, we’re still not training Firefly AI on your content
• Opera provides a new AI benchmarking tool
• DuckDuckGo AI chat will use popular AI chatbots anonymously. Like Apple with Apple Intelligence
• NVIDIA market cap hit $3 trillion last week, surpassed Apple (until WWDC)

Microsoft 365/Cloud

• Microsoft is killing several Outlook.com features to improve security. We’re going to see a lot of these SFI-justified changes
• Patent troll sues Microsoft for Azure infringements, seeks billions

Xbox

• Xbox Game Showcase!
• Best selection of Xbox games maybe ever
• Phil Spencer agrees Xbox needs a handheld gaming console - Plus more games coming to PS, of course
• Microsoft announces three Xbox Series X|S refreshes. Not as good as last year’s leaked refreshes. Why?
• Sony will ship a PS5 Pro this year. Not coincidentally, it’s removing the 8K logo from current PS5 packaging
• Microsoft reportedly remastering OG Halo yet again, will come to PS5
• Microsoft delivers the Xbox June Update
• June’s first Game Pass drop came a bit late

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: Operation ELOP
• App pick of the week: PC Game Pass & Firefox 127
• RunAs Radio this week: Copilot in your Intranet with Susan Hanley
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Ballindalloch 2016 Benelux
   

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Links

• Microsoft Pauses Release Preview Rollout of Windows 11 Version 24H2
• Microsoft Provides Update on Recall, Addresses Complaints
• What Did Microsoft Really Concede with Recall? (Premium)
• Auto SR Video Game Scaling Will Only Work on Snapdragon X-Based Copilot+ PCs
• Slack Launches ARM64 Version in Beta
• Arm v. Qualcomm Looms Over Snapdragon X Launch
• Microsoft Releases June 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates
• Report: MediaTek Will Release an Arm Chip for PCs in 2025
• Microsoft Drops New Windows 11 Insider Builds for Dev and Beta Testers
• Windows 11 Canary Build 26231 is Out With Voice Access Improvements
• Windows 11 Insider Build 26236 Lands on the Canary Channel
• Patent Troll Seeks Billions of Dollars From Microsoft Azure
• Trust, But Verify (Premium)
• Google is Working on a Recall Feature for ChromeOS
• Microsoft is Removing ChatGPT Builder from Copilot Pro
• Adobe Reiterates It Does Not Train Firefly AI on Customer Content
• Opera AI benchmarking
• DuckDuckGo AI Chat Promises Anonymous Access to Popular AI Chatbots
• Nvidia Market Cap Surpasses $3 Trillion, Behind Only Microsoft
• Microsoft is Killing Several Outlook.com Features to Improve Security
• Xbox Reveals Doom: The Dark Ages, Gears of War: E-Day, and More
• Phil Spencer Teases Xbox Handheld and More PS5 Ports
• Microsoft Announces All-Digital Xbox Series X and 2TB Special Edition Model
• Feeling Xboxed In (Premium)
• Sony Removes “8K” Logo From PlayStation 5 Boxes
• Report: Microsoft is Considering Bringing Halo on PS5, Starting With Halo: CE Remaster
• Xbox June Update Improves Dynamic Backgrounds and WiFi Password Saving
• June’s First Game Pass Drop Includes Octopath Traveler II and The Callisto Protocol
• Operation Elop
• Firefox 127 Can Auto-Start When You Sign in to Windows
• Copilot in your Intranet with Susan Hanley
• Ballindalloch 2016 Benelux