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The Sams Report: Xbox Gives, Microsoft Takes

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Brad Sams

BlogPodcastsThe Sams ReportPost On this edition of the Sams Report, Microsoft to cut more, Xbox to give more, and the perfect question this week. Windows Intelligence In Your InboxSign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday — and get free copies of Paul Thurrott's Windows 11 and Windows 10 Field Guides (normally $9.99) as a special welcome gift! "*" indicates required fields PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
First Ring Daily 1780: AMD Spills It

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Brad Sams

Subscribe to the Podcast On this episode of First Ring Daily, AMD shares more details, Paul gets Boston’d, and we slide into the weekend. Windows Intelligence In Your InboxSign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday — and get free copies of Paul Thurrott's Windows 11 and Windows 10 Field Guides (normally $9.99) as a special welcome gift! "*" indicates required fields EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
AMD Hints At Xbox's Quick Resume Feature Coming to Other Platforms

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

Microsoft announced earlier this week that it was once again working with AMD to build a next-generation gaming lineup that will include consoles, handhelds, PCs, cloud gaming, and accessories. There was a first video from Xbox President Sarah Bond detailing the company’s work with AMD to create a next-gen gaming experience that isn’t restricted to Xbox consoles and the Microsoft Store.
Android Users Can Now Open Shared Office Documents Without a Microsoft Account

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

Android users can now open shared Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without being logged into the Office apps with a Microsoft account. This new Anonymous file sharing experience works for Office files shared from a personal Microsoft account, and it was previously made available for iPhone and iPad users in March. The Office apps allow users to share files using web links with granular options for editing features.
Microsoft Drops New Windows 11 Builds for Canary and Release Preview Testers

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

Microsoft has just released two new Windows 11 preview builds for Insiders on the Canary and Release Preview Channels. The Canary build 27881 brings various new features that Microsoft previously tested on other Insider Channels, including Speech recap in Narrator and the ability to edit images from the Windows Share window. The 24H2 build 26100.4482 for Release Preview testers, however, brings a new option to automatically resize taskbar icons to fit more apps, and more.
First Ring Daily 1799: Rock, Paper, Cuts

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Brad Sams

Subscribe to the Podcast On this episode of First Ring Daily, Microsoft has cuts, OpenAI has a contract, and Notion gets talked about. Windows Intelligence In Your InboxSign up for our new free newsletter to get three time-saving tips each Friday — and get free copies of Paul Thurrott's Windows 11 and Windows 10 Field Guides (normally $9.99) as a special welcome gift! "*" indicates required fields CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
ChatGPT Record Mode Start Rolling Out to Pro, Enterprise, and Edu Users

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

OpenAI is starting to roll out the new record mode in ChatGPT to Pro, Enterprise, and Edu users. Record mode was made available earlier this month for ChatGPT Team users, and the feature remains exclusively available to the macOS desktop app. With this new record mode, ChatGPT paid users can easily capture voice notes, brainstorming sessions, and meetings, and have them automatically transcribed and summarized. ChatGPT can also turn transcripts into follow-up actions, code, and more.
YouTube Users Will Soon Be Able to Create AI-Generated Shorts Videos

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

Google is planning to make Veo 3, its state-of-the-art video generation model, available for YouTube Shorts creators very soon. This will make it possible for content creators to generate short videos with real-world physics and audio, AI-generated backgrounds, and more for free. Google announced its latest Veo 3 model at its I/O 2025 developer conference last month, and users can try it now with a Google AI Pro plan.
Google's AI Mode Now Supports Voice Chats With New 'Search Live Feature

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

Google is launching an experimental Search Live feature in its new AI mode that lets mobile users search with their voice. Search Live in the Google mobile app uses a custom version of Google’s Gemini chatbot, and it can keep working in the background when users switch to another app. Google’s new AI Mode is currently available for all US users via the company’s Search Labs portal.
Report: Microsoft to Lay Off Thousand of Employees Early Next Month

1 week ago | thurrott.com | Laurent Giret

Microsoft is reportedly planning to lay off thousands of employees early next month following the closure of its 2025 fiscal year. According to a report from Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter, the layoffs will mostly impact sales team, though the timing of the announcement could still change. In May, Microsoft already laid off 3 percent of its workforce, with the job cuts affecting approximately 6,000 people.