WW 933: Live from Build - Protestors, AI agents, Edit, Doom: The Dark Ages

Agentic AI is the theme of the show this year, and this time its multi-agent with orchestration! But first, we need to discuss the protestors. Paul and Richard have stories. So many stories!

Build 2025

• New Microsoft 365 Copilot features are rolling out now because it's a day that ends in y • Tuning is the unexpected Build Bingo center square term - rolling out to agents • GitHub Copilot is open source in VS Code, more • Win32 app support improvements, no more fees in Microsoft Store • A shift in making Windows 11 the best place for developers - some things said, some left unsaid • Edge gets new AI features too of course • New native app capabilities in Windows App SDK, React Native • And, pre-Build, 50 million Visual Studio users • Copilot for consumers does image generation now. Fun tip: You can Minecraft-ize photos • OpenAI has a coding agent too, obviously • And OpenAI is buying Jony Ive!

Windows

• Administrator Protection is coming soon - And not just for businesses. This feels very much like the firewall in XP SP2, it's going to be disruptive • New 24H2 features in Release Preview: New text actions in Click to Do, a lot more • New 24H2 features in Dev and Beta: AI actions in File Explorer, Advanced Settings, Search improvements, more • New 23H2 features, Windows 10 features in Release Preview • Surface Laptop Studio RIP • Calendar companion app for Windows 11/M365 • Microsoft may finally put the Teams antitrust issue in the EU behind

Xbox

• Fortnite returns to the Apple App Store • Apple blocked it first, Epic complained to judge • And Microsoft files a legal motion against Apple and for Epic Games • Qualcomm job listing confirms Xbox plans to some degree • What happens when you combine Qualcomm NPU with Nvidia GPU? • Xbox May Update arrives and it's a big one • Retro Classic Games for Xbox Game Pass • Game Bar updates, Edge Game Assist, GeForce now etc. on PC • Custom Xbox gift cards • More streaming of your own games Hellblade II • is coming from Xbox to PS5 • Many more games coming to Xbox Game Pass across platforms

Tips and Picks

• App pick of the week: You can try Microsoft's command line editor now • Game pick of the week: Doom: The Dark Ages • RunAs Radio this week: PowerShell 7.5 and DSC 3.0.0 with Jason Helmick • Brown liquor pick of the week: Tamnavulin Sherry Cask

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