Agentic AI is the theme of the show this year, and this time its multi-agent with orchestration! But first, we need to discuss the protestors. Paul and Richard have stories. So many stories!
Build 2025
- New Microsoft 365 Copilot features are rolling out now because it's a day that ends in y
- Tuning is the unexpected Build Bingo center square term - rolling out to agents
- GitHub Copilot is open source in VS Code, more
- Win32 app support improvements, no more fees in Microsoft Store
- A shift in making Windows 11 the best place for developers - some things said, some left unsaid
- Edge gets new AI features too of course
- New native app capabilities in Windows App SDK, React Native
- And, pre-Build, 50 million Visual Studio users
- Copilot for consumers does image generation now. Fun tip: You can Minecraft-ize photos
- OpenAI has a coding agent too, obviously
- And OpenAI is buying Jony Ive!
Windows
- Administrator Protection is coming soon - And not just for businesses. This feels very much like the firewall in XP SP2, it's going to be disruptive
- New 24H2 features in Release Preview: New text actions in Click to Do, a lot more
- New 24H2 features in Dev and Beta: AI actions in File Explorer, Advanced Settings, Search improvements, more
- New 23H2 features, Windows 10 features in Release Preview
- Surface Laptop Studio RIP
- Calendar companion app for Windows 11/M365
- Microsoft may finally put the Teams antitrust issue in the EU behind
Xbox
- Fortnite returns to the Apple App Store
- Apple blocked it first, Epic complained to judge
- And Microsoft files a legal motion against Apple and for Epic Games
- Qualcomm job listing confirms Xbox plans to some degree
- What happens when you combine Qualcomm NPU with Nvidia GPU?
- Xbox May Update arrives and it's a big one
- Retro Classic Games for Xbox Game Pass
- Game Bar updates, Edge Game Assist, GeForce now etc. on PC
- Custom Xbox gift cards
- More streaming of your own games
- Hellblade II is coming from Xbox to PS5
- Many more games coming to Xbox Game Pass across platforms
Tips and Picks
- App pick of the week: You can try Microsoft's command line editor now
- Game pick of the week: Doom: The Dark Ages
- RunAs Radio this week: PowerShell 7.5 and DSC 3.0.0 with Jason Helmick
- Brown liquor pick of the week: Tamnavulin Sherry Cask
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