Microsoft's record-breaking Patch Tuesday unleashed nearly a thousand fixes, but the bonus story is in the chaos that followed as out-of-band updates and AI-driven bug hunts left admins scrambling to keep up.

Windows

Patch Tuesday was so buggy Microsoft had to release an emergency fix to address all the issues
New Release Preview builds for 24H2/25H2 - I guess we're moving past the features that are also in the initial 26H2 release - New Copilot key remapping feature, they will get it right eventually
Five builds across Experimental and Beta channels - All over the map as you'd expect
Google releases the Gemini app for Windows
Adobe released Photoshop and Premiere Elements 2027
AnyType is a top-tier Notion alternative and it's about to get very interesting
Microsoft previews an October Windows + Surface event that's clearly all about Nvidia - but is this also tied to 26H2 release?
HP announces a new Ryzen-based portable workstation with an interesting detail about unified memory
Apple announced iPhone 18 Pros, iPhone Duo, Watch 12 + Ultra 4, AirPods 5, and then released its '27 OS updates - And sure whatever

AI

AI fear-mongering reaches new heights (or new lows): Is this just PR from Big AI to keep the money rolling?
Bill Gates says Gates Foundation will donate $1+ billion to solve AI inequality
Big AI could solve the PR problems by actually doing something positive for mankind. Just a thought
Copilot Work and Copilot Studio get app building capabilities
Google will bring MCP to Google Home, in early preview now
Mozilla and Mistral partner on Firefox Smart Window AI

XBOX and gaming

Gears of War: E-Day and more is coming to Game Pass in the second half of September
XBOX is going to the Tokyo Game Show and a nice surprise for Kojima fans
Valve opens up Steam Frame preorders and it's only $1060!
Amazon Prime Gaming and Luna are having a pretty g26ood September
Apple is reportedly making an iPhone game controller for some reason

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: There's a new MSA bypass for Windows 11 Setup
App pick of the week: Google Dreambeans
RunAs Radio this week: Patching in 2026 with Susan Bradley
Brown liquor pick of the week: Art of the Spirits Honored to Serve

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