WORLD WAR AI
- OpenAI announces ChatGPT Plus
- Google responds to ChatGPT with Bard
- Microsoft announces AI-powered Bing and Edge.
- Google hosted its own AI event and it announced multi-search, Maps improvements, and Translate improvements, and discussed how AI can make life better
- Semi-related: Paul was let into the Notion AI beta
Windows
- Paul has some thoughts about Windows 12 and what an AI-based Windows could look like
- Ads are coming to the Microsoft Store. FINALLY
- New Insider build for the Beta channel. No new features, but a new policy that lets IT admins customize how Search looks on the Windows 11 Taskbar
- Microsoft is integrating Adobe Acrobat PDF with Microsoft Edge, but only on Windows 10 and 11 for now
Microsoft 365
- Native Apple Silicon version of Skype is 3X faster. What took so long?
Hardware
- Microsoft says it's still committed to HoloLens 2 and MR, tries not to laugh
- Samsung is working on XR hardware with Qualcomm and Google.
Dev
- Microsoft updates its .NET language strategy. Nothing has changed, other than they way they document their .NET language strategy
More Big Tech Earnings
- Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Meta earnings
- Zoom just showed us the way to handle layoffs
Xbox
- Sony is fighting Microsoft subpoena in AB case. It's fighting the FTC subpoena, too
- UK CMA says AB deal is "anti-competitive" but would accept some concessions
- New Game Pass titles announced for the middle of February
- Sony says the PS5 is immune to the downturn
- Nintendo says Switch is not immune to the downturn, but it's still dominating
Tips & Picks
- Tip of the week: Protect your privacy in Windows 11
- App pick of the week: Microsoft Edge Dev
- Brown Liquor of the week: Mackmyra
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