Pessimism Pays - AI for the consumer client, HoloLens request rejected, Azure DevOps
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AI for the consumer client side, HoloLens request rejected, Azure DevOps Layoffs Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella informs employees of 10,000 layoffs Is Surface on the cutting block? Amazon to layoff 18,000 Welcome to the AI era Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirms Microsoft's AI moves: Azure Open AI service, ChatGPT APIs, and infusing AI across the entire Microsoft stack This is a much bigger deal than Microsoft's pivot to the cloud 20 years ago because it infuses everything that it does. When Wall Street latched onto Azure and cloud computing and made Microsoft the second biggest company in the world, the software giant effectively ignored personal computing because no one wanted to hear about legacy. That era is over. Windows 11 New Insider Preview build for the Dev channel adds a developer feature, OneDrive storage quote display New Insider Preview build comes to the ... Release Preview channel? This one is interesting. Now we know the full story of the bloodbath that was PC sales in Q4 2022: a 28.3 percent drop in unit sales YOY. Yikes Intel ships its first 6 GHz CPU, reminding us again that this—and not efficiency—is what Intel is good at 12 years after Windows 8 and Surface, Apple is adding touchscreens to the Mac. Devices US Congress nixes Army purchase of more HoloLens units Xbox Google and NVIDIA voice concerns about Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard EU likely to issue warning on Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Public support for the acquisition is strong. Even about PlayStation users! Google turns the Stadia controller into a normal Bluetooth controller Tips & Picks Tip of the week: The OneDrive storage upgrades you didn't know about App pick of the week: MSEdgeRedirect Enterprise pick of the week: Azure DevOps Whisky pick of the week: Glenlivet Nadurra Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. Sponsors: CDW.com/LenovoClient tanium.com/twit
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