Microsoft FINALLY brings Windows 11 on Arm support to Apple Silicon Macs

• A new Release Preview build shows us what the next Moment update will look like
• New Beta channe builds are a bit less interesting
• More PC maker fallout with Lenovo revenues down 24 percent in Q4

Bing AI

• Bing AI is a lying liar who lies. Questions about Microsoft releasing it in this state continue
• After many Bing AI freakouts, Microsoft limits the length of chats... and then it bumps up the length a bit just a few days later.
• Microsoft brings Bing AI to Bing, Edge, and Skype mobile apps

Microsoft 365

• Microsoft IS releasing Teams 2.0 in March.

Dev

• Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2022 17.5, and it's a big update
• Microsoft releases .NET 8 Preview 1
• Visual Studio gets an integrated .NET Upgrade Assistant... previously only a command line tool
• Paul examines WinUI 3 and the Windows App SDK.
• Microsoft is moving File Explorer from XAML Islands to Windows App SDK.

Xbox

• Microsoft defends the Activision Blizzard acquisition in court.
• Microsoft inks 10-year deal to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo
• Microsoft's PC games are coming to NVIDIA GeForce Now
• Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Friends & Family Plan comes to 6 new countries, none of which are your country
• As suspected, we're getting a third Xbox Game Pass title drop this month

Tips & Picks

• Tip of the week: 2FA all the things
• App pick of the week: Craiyon
• RunAs Radio this week: Migrating to Windows 11 with Michael Niehaus
• Brown liquor pick of the week: The Macallan Estate

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