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Welp, Azure crashed on Microsoft’s earnings day, the cloud’s weakest link exposed just as AI investments hit mind-boggling numbers. And 2.5 years into the AI era, things are still moving quickly, and there are extreme opinions on both ends of the spectrum. But Paul finally found a source for a good way to evaluate AI and figure out where it works and where it does not. It came from an unexpected place. Windows 11 • Week D arrives with a massive Preview Update for 24H2 and 25H2 - including the new Start menu, finally • Copy & Search, Voice typing improvements, Proactive Memory Diagnostics, more in Dev and Beta • Copilot Vision in Copilot app updated with text input and output across all Insider channels • Intel earnings are great unless you understand how numbers work Microsoft 365 • Australia regulator sues Microsoft over misleading Microsoft 365 consumer pricing • Copilot is being integrated into the People, Files, and Calendar companion apps for Microsoft 365 commercial • On the day Microsoft will report earnings, Microsoft 365 and Azure went down. Hilarious! AI • OpenAI completes its transition to a for-profit owned by a non-profit • Microsoft’s stake is 27 percent. A lot has changed in the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership agreement • WSJ finally calls out Microsoft for its lack of financial reporting transparency. Paul's been complaining about that for over a decade - Big Tech has became a shell game. These companies are managing money they don’t even have and actual products and services and “real” value be damned • Big Copilot feature dump for consumers with a human touch: Mico, Copilot Groups, memory improvements, connectors, Proactive Actions in preview, Copilot for Health, Copilot in Edge improvements, and Copilot in Windows updates from last week • Microsoft 365 Copilot is getting App Builder and Workflow agents • GitHub Copilot to support third-party AI agents • Grammarly rebrands as Superhuman Xbox and gaming • Credible report claims Microsoft requires Xbox/Microsoft Gaming to deliver 30 percent profit margin • That is impossible and this is clearly coming from Amy Hood and has led to the ensh*ttification of Xbox as a platform • As Microsoft launches first gaming handhelds, all anyone wants to talk about is the next-generation Xbox console. It started with Sarah Bond last week - “very premium” console with “curated” experience • Phil Spencer discusses it this week, who implied Windows at the heart of console • The rumor mill churns up - Will be Windows, as we’ve said, will drop multiplayer paywall that debuted in 2002 • Now Satya Nadella is commenting on the next console, confirms publisher focus for this business • Halo: Campaign Evolved is coming in 2026, new features, new Unreal Engine graphics, new PS5 compatibility • Also, The Outer Worlds 2 is now available. Yes, on PS5 too • Amazon relaunches Luna, and the new Amazon layoffs point to a new focus on casual gaming Tips and picks • Tip of the week: Understand where AI works and where AI is just a marketing term used to hype something that doesn’t work • App pick of the week: Tiny11 Builder • RunAs Radio this week: AI for DBAs with Grant Fritchey • Brown liquor pick of the week: Redbreast Dream Casks Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Windows Weekly episode 956 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/... Sponsors: • framer.com/design promo code WW • auraframes.com/ink • ventionteams.com/twit • cachefly.com/twit Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetca... TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook:   / twitnetwork   Instagram:   / twit.tv   X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok:   / twittok   LinkedIn:   / twit-llc   #microsoft #azure #windows11 About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.