Windows Weekly 855: Live From Ignite!

Paul and Richard are at Microsoft Ignite 2023 and just watched the keynote! Leo Laporte chats with them to discuss the clarified rebranding of Copilot, some new AI features in Windows 365, Microsoft Loop's availability, the release of .NET 8, two decades of Patch Tuesday, a neat Xbox Series bundle discount for Black Friday, and more!

Microsoft Ignite

(Final) Copilot rebranding clarifies the naming changes announced in September
Copilot for Microsoft 365 adds plug-in support, more
Windows 11: Windows AI Studio announced, Dev Home and WSL are updated
New AI capabilities in Windows 365
Microsoft Loop is now available
New Teams now GA, 320 million users - Mesh in Jan 2024
Clipchamp and Microsoft Designer come to Microsoft 365 commercial
Microsoft announces its first custom AI chipsets for the Azure datacenter

Dev: .NET Conf

Microsoft releases .NET 8 with .NET Aspire

Windows 11

Microsoft releases 23H2 for the fourth time?
One tiny bit of OneDrive de-ensh*ttification does not address the bigger issues
Patch Tuesday turns 20, Microsoft couldn't care less
The new Outlook: People, we have a roadmap!
Microsoft Store now lets you decide where to install games
Copilot in Microsoft Shopping, AI review summaries come to Bing and Edge

Microsoft, more AI

Microsoft will not challenge its gatekeeper designation in the EU
Google brings generative AI search to 120+ new countries
Google will ID AI-based videos in YouTube
Google Photos gets some cool AI organizational features

Xbox

Xbox Series X|S are discounted by $50 for Black Friday
Halo Infinite goes retro too, adds Halo 3 playlist
Here are more titles coming to Xbox Game Pass
Here comes the OLED Steam Deck
PS5 "Slim" is now available in the US - Sony unlikely to hit PS5 sales targets
Amazon lays off gaming staff, will refine Prime Gaming perks

Tips & Picks

Tip of the week: Google's Black Friday sale looks solid
App pick of the week: Microsoft Loop
RunAs Radio this week: Microsoft Entra Security Service Edge with Richard Hicks
Brown liquor pick of the week: Makers Mark Cellar Aged

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell

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