Windows Weekly 870: The Return of the Copilot

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss a new Windows 11 23H2 rollout phase, lots of hardware news from MWC, new Copilot GPTs, more AI, Xbox, and much more.

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Windows

Windows 11 version 23H2 enters a new rollout phase – the “you’re getting it whether you want it or not” phase

Windows Insider

• Canary: Wi-Fi 7 support, 16 new actions for Windows Copilot (+13 there already), separates from Dev channel again
• Photos app to get generative erase functionality

Hardware:

• Snapdragon X Elite destroys Intel Core Ultra in AI performance tests. Is this finally the year of Windows on Arm?
• Intel rolls out vPro versions of Core Ultra for businesses
• Lenovo imagines transparent displays, ships actual ThinkPads
• HP brings NPUs to its consumer PCs
• Samsung Galaxy Book4 series is now available in the U.S. with unique Copilot features

Semi-related: Microsoft lays out its 2024 event calendar, and Ignite is in Chicago in November!

AI

Microsoft (quietly) adds four GPTs to Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft partners with Mistral AI

• And gets immediate regulatory notice

GitHub Copilot Enterprise is now available with organizational GPTs

Google pauses Gemini image creation after, um, some issues

Help Me Write is now in Google Chrome

Brave Leo now supports PDFs and Google Drive

Xbox

Xbox will attend GDC, and will discuss DirectSR

Microsoft starts testing Game Hubs in Xbox app for PC

Lots of Age of Empire releases this year

GeForce Now Free is adding pre-roll advertising

Tips and picks

Tip of the week: Turn off Microsoft Start in Widgets

Widget is finally closer to what most people will want.

App pick of the week: Microsoft Copilot Pro

This is about as close to a no-brainer as AI can be these days. Come for the image creation, stay for the Office integration … and then wait for the GPT Builder and your own internal Copilot.

RunAs Radio this week: Copilot Governance with Martina Grom

https://runasradio.com/Shows/Show/921

Brown liquor pick of the week: Isle of Skye 21

https://www.ianmacleod.com/isleofskye