Microsoft's AI investments reveal a bizarre financial loop where billions pour into infrastructure, yet profits remain elusive. The hosts break down why the industry's most hyped tech might just be a high-stakes game of circular accounting. Plus, a developer has resurrected Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a to run natively on Windows 11! Lastly, Stardock's latest utility replaces Alt + Tab for $7.99.

Windows

25H2: new touchpad gestures, Windows Hello ESS improvements, Widgets improvements, Windows Search improvements, more
26H1: Windows Update calendar-based pausing, Picture Password EOL, Point in time restore, multi-camera support, user folder customization in Setup, etc.
Over 420 bug fixes, but that's over 200 less than last month
Follow-up on Microsoft's AI spending. It's much worse than we knew - And also much worse than we know now
Yes, Microsoft Edge is going all-in on Manifest V3
Proton Drive - Now with a CLI and business features, and it's coming soon to Linux
A developer ported Word for Windows 1.1 to x64

AI

Gemini now has one billion users. But how many pay? - Plus the new Pixel phones are one step sideways, one step back
OpenAI brings ChatGPT to Linux (!)

Xbox and gaming

A new Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leak shows it will have a mini display
Microsoft tests new console features with Xbox Insiders
Id Software brings a new episode to Quake to mark 30th anniversary!
Minecraft is coming to Switch 2
Here comes GTA VI
A Valve partner was hacked, Steam Machine customers warned
Nintendo revenues decline 9.5 percent to ¥518 billion

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: View Git status directly in File Explorer
App pick of the week: AltTabby
RunAs Radio this week: The Content Management System Landscape with Matt Garrepy
Brown liquor pick of the week: Sideshow Lincoln Straight Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon

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