Windows Weekly 930

YOU ARE THE PRODUCT! But... are you? In Russia, Windows 11 uses you! Plus, something happened to Paul on the way to dual-booting Ubuntu 25.04 on Surface Laptop 7, but all is well! Also, you should be using Brave. But if you don’t like/trust Chromium, Firefox 138 finally added profile management support.

Windows

• Windows 11 24H2 preview update for April finally arrives
• Now we know why Microsoft waited: It wanted to announce the “general availability” of Recall, Click to Do, and “improved Windows Search” (we’re still struggling with a name for that one)
• Dev and Beta (24H2) builds add a profanity filter, a Pen shortcut for Click to Do, improved Windows Search for work and school accounts, Accessibility flyout in Quick settings
• Microsoft (sort of) explains why Windows Insider Preview channels don’t follow a logical order anymore
• Microsoft deprecates Map app in Windows 11
• That makes sense. But also VBS Enclaves in pre-24H2 versions, which is interesting

Corporate

• Microsoft says it will defend EU companies against US government
• Alphabet/Google is doing just great, thanks
• Intel earnings are flat, and that’s as good as that news gets
• Samsung posts record revenues on strong S25 series sales

Dev

• Build and Google I/O are coming in hot
• Google is holding a separate Android event for the first time, ahead of I/O
• What about Surface? At Build last year, the company announced Copilot+ PC

AI

• Microsoft has an OpenAI problem - duh and/or hello
• Microsoft is part of an AI unholy quaternity on new Moto phones
• Duolingo announces controversial “AI first” strategy - And then announces 148 new AI-based courses
• Apple on Apple Intelligence: Just kidding!
• OpenAI on GPT-4o: Just kidding!
• ChatGPT goes shopping and OpenAI improves Deep Research
• Google updates NotebookLM audio overviews with support for over 50 languages
• YouTube starts testing AI overviews for videos - and Spotify is using AI for playlists
• Adobe updates Firefly models, adds third party support
• DuckDuckGo’s Duck.ai now supports real-time model switching
• Meta launches a standalone AI app that no one should want

Xbox

• Xbox-exclusive game Towerborne is here in preview on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the week: Be prepared
• App pick of the week: Firefox 138
• RunAs Radio this week: Modern Work in 2025 with Karoliina Kettukari
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Highwayman Whisky Abbey 2024

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• Transcripts: Windows Weekly 930 Transcript

Links

• Firefox 138 Brings Profile Management, More
• When You Use Windows 11, Are You the Product? (Premium)
• Microsoft Belatedly Delivers Windows 11 24H2 Preview Update for April
• New Windows 11 Insider Builds Bring Voice Typing and Click to Do Improvements
• There hasn't been a specific order for a long while now. There isn't a progression like we had with rings. That's why we moved to channels.
• Microsoft Deprecates Maps, More in Windows 11
• Microsoft Announces New Digital Commitments to Europe
• Alphabet/Google Revenues Jump 12 Percent to $90.2 Billion
• Intel Reports Flat Earnings in Q1, and That’s the Good News
• Samsung Reports Record Revenues on Strong S25 Sales
• Google Announces The Android Show: I/O Edition Livestream on May 13
• Altman and Nadella, Who Ignited the Modern AI Boom Together, Are Drifting Apart
• Motorola Partners with Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Perplexity on AI Features in New Phones
• Duolingo is Going “AI-First”
• ChatGPT Search Gets New Shopping Features
• ChatGPT Raises Usage Limits for Deep Research and Brings it to Free Users
• NotebookLM Now Supports Audio Overviews in 50+ Languages
• YouTube Starts Testing AI Overviews in Search Results
• Spotify Brings its AI Playlist to Premium Users in 40+ New Markets
• Adobe Introduces New Firefly Models, Third Party Model Support
• DuckDuckGo’s Duck.ai Now Supports Model Switching
• Meta Launches Standalone Meta AI Mobile App
• Xbox-Exclusive Towerborne Launches in Preview on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass
• A Recovery Story (Premium)
• A Recovery Sequel (Premium)
• Modern Work in 2025 with Karoliina Kettukari
• Casa de Vinos
• Highwayman Whisky
• Whisky Abbey