In this week's episode, Paul is in Germany in preparation for IFA 2024. Some of the big PC players have made timely hardware announcements, including Intel launching their Core Ultra 200V series processors, Qualcomm revealing an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus chip, and Dell listing a new XPS 13 laptop for preorder. Plus, does the Wall Street Journal have something for Intel? A suspiciously-timed gaming article might suggest so. Tune in for more news on all the related companies, from HP and NVIDIA to Proton and Google! IFA begins (just kidding) Microsoft comes clean on Copilot+ PC features on non-Snapdragon X PCs: Next-gen AMD and Intel systems will get Copilot+ PC features in November, but will not be called Copilot+ PCs Intel formally launches Lunar Lake as Core Ultra processor Series 2 Dell announces Lunar Lake-based XPS 13, pre-order now Qualcomm launches 8-core Snapdragon X Plus processor Google Drive is going native on Arm - And ExpressVPN and NordVPN are live on Arm now! Richard got an email from Arrow Electronics about his Snapdragon Dev Kit (and what happens next will shock you!) Surface Pro 11, Surface Pro 7 for Business - plus 5G coming to Surface Pro 10 for Business Is the recent WSJ piece an Intel hit job? Windows Windows 11 version 24H2 - Some clarity? Come on! Everyone announces that you'll be able to remove Recall from Windows 11. You won't New Canary and Beta builds (last week) - lots of things in both, for a change Vivaldi is fully optimized for Windows 11 on Arm HP earnings: Slim growth, thanks to PCs AI Copilot Wave 2 event is coming soon. The great rebrandening? UK CMA OK's Microsoft "acqui-hire" of Inflection. Oh, and it's a merger ChatGPT now has 200 million active users Firefox 130 offers third-party AI chatbots More Apple Intelligence in latest betas Proton Scribe is available to consumers now too Antitrust Microsoft complains to UK CMA about Apple App Store fees, licensing Plus, Apple keeps getting passive aggressive with those that complain about its business practices Yelp finally sues Google Intel is considering breaking itself up to survive - will likely take baby steps first NVIDIA seems to be OK, but next year will be interesting. Oh wait, the stock just cratered Xbox Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Early access is here More Game Pass titles appear, none from Activision Blizzard PlayStation 5 Pro design leaks Sony has its Redfall moment, launches and then kills Concord Tips and Picks Tip of the week: Looking for a cheap gaming laptop? App pick of the week: Windows App RunAs Radio this week: Evolving Generative AI with Alison Cossette Brown liquor pick of the week: Cley Whisky Palo Cortado 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: flashpoint.io 1password.com/windowsweekly Melissa.com/twit lookout.com