• Daniel Oberhaus Interview
• Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
• CNN Challenges Claim AI Will Eliminate Half of White-Collar Jobs, Calls It 'Part of the AI Hype Machine'
• Indian AI Startup Worth Billions Turns Out to Be Biggest Scam Ever
• AI Humanizer & Detector – Make AI Text Undetectable | Walter AI
• This study used Reddit's AITA to test how sycophantic AI is
• More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds
• The OpenAI Board Drama Is Turning Into a Movie - Slashdot
• Google's NotebookLM now lets you share your notebook — and AI podcasts — publicly
• AI Hallucination Cases Database – Damien Charlotin
• 5 AI bots took our tough reading test. One was smartest — and it wasn't ChatGPT.
• Morgan Stanley Says Its AI Tool Processed 9 Million Lines of Legacy Code This Year And Saved 280,000 Developer Hours
• Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleges Unauthorized Use of Site's Data
• Most new cars in Norway are EVs.
• David Cope, Godfather of A.I. Music, Is Dead at 83
• Fake My Run
• The Nest (1988)

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Richard Campbell is out this week! Microsoft continues to make changes to Notepad as it tests 'lightweight text formatting' in Notepad. 22H2, 23H2, and 24H2 got preview updates. And Microsoft has reportedly delayed its first-party Xbox / Windows gaming handheld.

Windows

THE GREAT NOTEPAD CONTROVERSY OF 2025

• Microsoft announced it was testing "lightweight text formatting" in Notepad.
• This is one of MANY changes its made to Notepad in recent years.
• The community has collectively lost its s#$t - most thought this was RTF support - it's not.
• Everyone is wrong. In defense of Notepad.

24H2

• Last Tuesday, 22H2/23H2 got a preview update in Week D, but 24H2 did not.
• The 24H2 update appeared later, with a ton of new features as expected - it's possible an out-of-band update requirement is responsible for the delay.
• Now we know for sure what's coming on Patch Tuesday next week.
• Windows Insider updates
  • Today, in Canary: Energy saver in Intune, re-rollout of Phone companion, more.
  • Dev and Beta (24H2): Quick machine recovery, Phone Link improvements - Plus, more just in Dev.
  • Canary: Voice access and some bug fixes.
• Microsoft makes more DMA changes to Windows 11/Edge
  • We all need these changes.
  • Apple needs to pay attention.
  • Also, hilarious: Apple copies what Microsoft did in the 1990s. Twice.
• Earnings:
  • HP
  • Dell
  • Nvidia

Microsoft 365/AI

• Microsoft announces (internally) its third major AI reorg in 15 months - Too ... slow?
• Microsoft is killing password management/autofill in the Microsoft Authenticator app (announced previously, but now a warning is showing up in the app).
  • Good, you should use a third-party password manager anyway. Also, it's really an identity manager. Also, wake up.
  • When/why to use Microsoft Authenticator.
  • And why you should also use Google Authenticator.
• June 2025 update for the new Outlook adds tons of new features.
• Research and Analyst AI agents are now GA in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• You can experiment with short, phone videos on your phone with Bing Video Creator.
• FU, OpenAI! NYT licenses its content to Amazon.
• Samsung may drop Gemini for Perplexity.

Xbox/Gaming

• Microsoft has reportedly delayed its first-party Xbox/Windows gaming handheld.
  • Xbox continues to be in a holding pattern on hardware - Theories include an Arm revolution in waiting and Amy Hood getting serious about trying to make this business profitable.
  • Are handheld gaming PCs the next Netbook or mini-tablet ... or this is market real, sustainable, and big enough to matter?
  • SteamDeck/Linux could be a problem here - related to this, Nvidia news.
• Microsoft reaches its first-ever agreement with a game studio union.
• Semi-related: J Allard is one of about 100 former Microsoft execs at Amazon now, and we have an update.

Tips and picks

• Tip of the week: You can replace OneDrive/Google Drive with a NAS.
  • My Synology NAS is better than expected as a Little Tech replacement for OneDrive and Google Drive. This changes everything
• App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge 137
  • Edge 137 has quietly emerged as the biggest release of this browser since its inception.
  • Edge 137 adds PIP and business improvements, removes Wallet Hub and some truly pointless features.
  • It adds Windows 11 App action support to PWAs.
  • It brings Game Assist for Game Bar to everyone.
• Photoshop for Android is here and it's free

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• Pwn2Own 2025, Berlin results.
• PayPal seeks a "newly registered domains" patent.
• An expert iOS jailbreak developer gives up.
• The rising abuse of SVG images, via JavaScript.
• Interesting feedback from our listeners.
• Four classic science fiction movies not to miss.
• How OpenAI's o3 model discovered a 0-day in the Linux kernel

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Apple gives a 'Sleek Peek' to WWDC 2025 next week. Is Apple changing its naming convention for its OSs? Slowly, more content is being released for Apple's Vision Pro. And is Apple looking to acquire streaming rights to MLB Sunday Night Baseball?

• Apple shares new 'Sleek Peek' teaser ahead of WWDC 2025 next week.
• Apple developer event will show it's still far from being an AI leader.
• Apple to launch iOS 26, macOS 26 in major rebrand tied to software redesigns.
• Shortcuts app to get revamp with Apple Intelligence integration.
• Google Gemini integration in Siri might be a bigger deal than we initially thought.
• Apple acquires RAC7, its first-ever video game studio.
• "Stories of Surrender" is spectacular (and somewhat immersive).
• TIME Studios and TARGO unveil WWII doc for Apple Vision Pro.
• Apple appeals EU law that requires it to share sensitive user data with other.
• 28 Years Later director Danny Boyle goes big with the horror sequel: 'If you're widescreen, the infected could be anywhere'.
• Apple could buy Apple TV+ with MLB Sunday Night Baseball streaming rights.

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: Phoenix Slides
• Alex's Pick: Sensibo
• Jason's Pick: Theater by Sandwich

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• YouTube Is Swallowing TV Whole, and It's Coming for the Sitcom
• Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
• Trump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASA
• Xbox co-founder J Allard is working on 'breakthrough' devices at Amazon
• GitHub Users Angry at the Prospect of AI-Written Issues From Copilot
• Using technology may sharpen aging brains, not harm them
• We Bought a 'Peeing' Robot Attack Dog From Temu. It Was Even Weirder Than Expected
• Humanoid Robots for $3000, Hugging Face

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• Interview with Adam Becker
• Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor: AI as Normal Technology
• Joanna Sterns stars in WSJ Veo film
• Wow: So this is all AI-generated. (with Veo)
• Business Owners Are Using AI-Generated 'Concerned Residents' To Fight Proposed Bus Line In Toronto - Slashdot
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• Google's Veo 3 AI video generator is a slop monger's dream
• Duolingo CEO Clarifies AI-First Plan After Backlash, Says AI Won't Replace Employees
• The reverse-centaur apocalypse is upon us
• Nvidia results
• "Just Count the Server Racks"...
• Why one of the world's major AI pioneers is betting big on Saudi Arabia
• Henry Blodget is the only employee in an AI newsroom
• Claude's System Card
• Film and Television Script Archive
• David Lynch auction
• A new season of Taskmaster!
• Mountainhead

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Microsoft shakes up Windows Update with third-party app integration while AI features flood into Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool. Plus, the browser wars heat up as Arc pivots to agentic AI and Opera launches Neon, while Richard calls in from Cape Town with whiskey wisdom.

Windows 11

• It's Week D! Microsoft issues preview updates for 23H2/22H2 - Windows Key + C for Copilot, Drag tray, FAQs in Settings, Lock screen widget customization, IT admin controls for Taskbar
• Windows Insider Program
  • Canary - Microsoft adds support for asymmetrical key encryption that won't be vulnerable to quantum computing attacks
  • Beta (24H2) - New Microsoft 365 text actions in Click to Do, Lock screen widget customization, multiple dashboards in Widgets, App recommendations in Open with dialog, PC to PC migration experience in Windows Backup
  • New Paint, Notepad, and Snipping Tool features in Canary and Dev - Paint sticker generator and Object select tool, Snipping Tool perfect screenshot and color picker, Notepad writing tools (draft from prompt, rewrite text, etc.)
  • Now Windows Update is going to update third-party apps too. Thoughts? Many misunderstand this to negatively impact the Microsoft Store.
  • As promised last week, Notion is now available in the Microsoft Store
  • Signal will explicitly prevent Recall from screenshotting the app
  • Related: Why is Lenovo doing so well financially?
    • Also related: IDC predicts 4.1 percent growth in PC market this year to 274 million units

AI and Web Browsers, Oh My

• Browsers go agentic
  • The Browser Company says it will no longer offer functional updates to Arc as it focuses on Dia
  • Opera announces Neon, its agentic AI web browser
• Hand-wringing as OpenAI buys Jony Ive's newish company
• Duck.ai if you ask it nicely (and use the right model)
• Yes, Google is going to put ads in Search AI Mode
• Vivaldi 7.4 arrives for desktop and for mobile
• Firefox 139 is a minor update - maybe it's time to move to a 6 week schedule?

Xbox and Games

• Xbox's Copilot for Gaming Launches on iOS and Android in Beta
• FTC drops its bid to unwind Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
• Sony discounts PS5 and peripherals temporary to undercut Switch 2

Tips and Picks

• Tip of the Week: 'Fear and Loathing in Seattle' and 'More Fear and Loathing in Seattle'
• App Pick of the Week: Instapaper
  • Plus: Fences 6 is GA on Windows 11
• RunAs Radio This Week: How to Talk to Security with Sarah Young
• Brown Liquor Pick of the Week: Aerstone 10 Sea Cask

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Google Pixel 5, Amazon One, AppleTV+

• Google's Launch Night in was a snooze
• Amazon Sidewalk will join your neighborhood together - or invade your privacy
• Amazon wants your palm print. Will you give it to them?
• James Bond delayed to 2021: Movie theaters are dying
• Subway sandwiches are not made with bread in Ireland, and their chicken is less than 50% chicken, but Popeye's is the best
• Apple TV+ is about to lose a whole lot of subscribers - what should we watch?
• How soap operas are filming during the pandemic
• Prime day is October 13th - will you shop?
• Libraries are being squeezed by publishers over ebooks and audiobooks
• Google TV is good, but Google seems to have lost interest like they lose interest in everything
• MIxer screws Ninja over; Ninja makes bank
• Sonos sues Google for multi-room audio patents
• Facebook merges Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook logins
• US judge saves TikTok; Fleetwood Mac rejoices
• The Social Dilemma is Reefer Madness for 2020
• If you pay ransomware, the Treasury Department will come after you
• H1-B visas cut off; tech giants cry out

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