Nov 22nd 2023
Windows Weekly 856
Sunglasses For Your Whiskey
Altman returns to OpenAI, Windows Hello vulnerabilities, Half-Life turns 25
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On this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo, Paul, and Richard dive deep into the latest OpenAI/Microsoft partnership drama involving Sam Altman's position. They also discuss upcoming EU regulations and their impact on Microsoft products, evaluate NVIDIA's record-breaking Q3 earnings, and reminisce about the classic PC FPS Half-Life.
And you thought AI was already controversial...
- On Friday, OpenAI’s board suddenly and unexpectedly fired CEO Sam Altman, kicking off several days of unprecedented high drama
- OpenAI president and board chairman Greg Brockman announced that he was quitting in protest
- Microsoft announced it had hired Altman and Brockman over the weekend
- 95 percent of OpenAI employees threatened to quit if Altman did not come back
- Altman began negotiating his return to OpenAI (and major governance changes)
- Altman is once again CEO of OpenAI
- Key takeaway: No matter what happens, Microsoft wins
- Wrong takeaway: Nothing changed
Windows
- Windows 11 is about to get awesome in the EEA
- WHY IS WINDOWS 11 ONLY GOING TO BE AWESOME IN THE EEA???
- Microsoft confirms that Copilot is coming to Windows 10 too. “No new features, my ass!”
- Copilot begins rolling out to Windows 10 in Insider Program
- Release Preview: Copilot in Alt + Tab and on other displays, limited Copilot with local account, DMA compliance, Windows Spotlight changes
- Canary: Disable Phone Link in the Bluetooth settings, display Teams contacts in the Windows share window when signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID
- Dev: Narrator improvements, File Explorer fixes (wait for it)
- Redmond, we have a problem. With Windows Hello
Earnings learning
- NVIDIA continues to soar on AI (Winner)
- Zoom has settled back down to reality
- HP stumbles through its fourth quarter and FY2023: AI PCS FTW in late 2024!
- Lenovo stumbles too, but explicitly predicts industry recovery
Antitrust
- Apple, ByteDance, and Meta contest their DMA gatekeeper designations
Xbox
- Half-Life turned 25 last weekend and Valve finally remembered it exists
- Nvidia’s GeForce Now adds Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+ integration - over 1700 games now
- Amazon Luna comes to France, Italy, and Spain
- Next Call of Duty leaks!
Tips and Picks
- Tip of the week: Ignite’s over, but the videos are forever
- App pick of the week: Half-Lif
- RunAs Radio this week: Azure Operator Nexus with Jennelle Crothers
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Willett Wheated 8 Year Bourbon
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Links
- Sam Altman Ousted from OpenAI
- Former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is Joining Microsoft
- Nearly 500 OpenAI Employees Threaten To Quit Unless Sam Altman Comes Back
- Report: Sam Altman is Negotiating a Comeback With OpenAI’s Board
- Sam Altman is Returning to OpenAI as CEO With New Board Members
- Microsoft Details Upcoming Windows Changes to Comply With EU’s Digital Markets Act
- Will the Windows I Want Only Be Available in the EEA? (Premium)
- Microsoft is Bringing its Copilot Assistant to Windows 10
- Copilot on Windows 10 Starts Rolling Out to Insiders
- Microsoft is Testing Copilot, DMA Compliance, More in Windows 11
- New Windows 11 Builds Are Available for Insiders in Canary and Dev Channels
- Security Researchers Discover Multiple Vulnerabilities in Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
- Nvidia’s Revenues Tripled in Q3
- Zoom Revenue Growth Slows to Single Digits
- HP Revenues Fell 6.5 Percent in Quarter, 14.6 in Fiscal 2023
- Lenovo Stumbles Again But Sees Imminent Industry Recovery
- Apple, ByteDance, and Meta Contest Their DMA Gatekeeper Designations
- Original Half-Life is Free This Weekend to Celebrate 25th Anniversary
- Nvidia GeForce Now Adds Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and Ubisoft+ Integration
- Amazon Luna Launches in France, Italy and Spain
- Keynote and session videos are on the Ignite website (in many cases with transcripts, slides, more) and YouTube
- Amanda Silver Interview: Platform Engineering in the Age of AI (Audio)
- Gaurav Seth Interview: .NET 8 (Audio)
- Half-Life
- All HL games are on sale this week with DEEP discounts
- Azure Operator Nexus with Jennelle Crothers
- WILLETT WHEATED 8 YEAR BOURBON