WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.600 Wouldn't it be better if instead of me telling you the tech news, 00:00:03.600 --> 00:00:07.040 I just told it to other James and he told it to you. So go ahead. 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:11.280 So he's saying that I'm the act is a bit of a mess. You know what, forget it. 00:00:11.280 --> 00:00:14.960 At Microsoft's Ignite 2024 conference kickoff yesterday, 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:18.480 the company introduced the Windows 365 Link, 00:00:18.480 --> 00:00:22.560 a Mac mini looking PC with a bunch of ports for $349. 00:00:22.560 --> 00:00:27.840 Wow, cheap. Well, that's because Microsoft says this is a new class of device 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:31.520 that is curiously very similar to an existing class of devices 00:00:31.520 --> 00:00:34.960 called thin clients PCs intended for the enterprise sector 00:00:34.960 --> 00:00:43.360 that serve as terminals for cloud or network computing. But this one is the first cloud PC device for Windows 365. 00:00:43.360 --> 00:00:48.080 If you're not counting the other computers, that can also use Microsoft's cloud PC service, 00:00:48.080 --> 00:00:53.520 which is all of them. The selling point for this device seems to be that it's capable of even less 00:00:53.520 --> 00:00:57.360 than existing client PCs, which actually have Windows installed, 00:00:57.360 --> 00:01:05.280 which is probably good news to many IT people. In bad news for anyone who hopes Microsoft might untie the Gordian knot 00:01:05.280 --> 00:01:09.760 that is their product branding, the icons for Microsoft 365 apps, 00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:14.560 which is what they call office now, not to be confused with Windows 365, 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:20.080 their cloud PC service, stay with me. The app icons are not only getting little co-pilot badges, 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:26.400 the Microsoft 365 logo is being changed into the co-pilot logo 00:01:26.480 --> 00:01:31.760 with a little M365 badge, something I think all of us have been waiting for a long time. 00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:35.600 To the new Microsoft 365 co-pilot icon. 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:46.880 The rebranding comes alongside new cross app customizable co-pilot AI agents 00:01:46.880 --> 00:01:50.000 making their debut in Microsoft 365. 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:54.640 You can summon them in Microsoft Teams where they can do things like take notes during calls 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:58.560 and the interpreter agent can generate live translated audio 00:01:58.560 --> 00:02:03.200 so you can quit nodding like an idiot as if you understand what that new investor is saying. 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:08.400 Synergy, yeah. Windows 11 will be getting what the company calls 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:11.520 Microsoft 365 companions, 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:15.520 which are shortcuts to contacts files or calendars pinned to the taskbar 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:18.960 that kind of expand the start menu, kind of like phone link. 00:02:18.960 --> 00:02:22.800 Microsoft is also launching the Windows Resiliency Initiative, 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:26.800 tightening some of the screws to prevent another crowd strike. 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:31.920 Every PC in the world is Borked situation, as well as giving Windows 11 Enterprise customers 00:02:31.920 --> 00:02:35.440 the ability to hot patch systems without rebooting. 00:02:35.440 --> 00:02:42.160 But let's end on something actually kind of cool. MetaQuest 3 and 3s headsets will be getting a public preview 00:02:42.160 --> 00:02:45.280 in December allowing users to use Windows 11 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:49.360 streamed from either a local PC or a cloud PC 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:52.720 in 3D space, placing multiple monitors where you want. 00:02:52.720 --> 00:02:57.360 And with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you could just set up a multi-monitor workstation in Starbucks. 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:00.720 I mean, think about how many people you could irritate. 00:03:00.720 --> 00:03:06.320 The US Department of Justice is certain now that it wants to knock Chrome off the Google tree 00:03:06.320 --> 00:03:13.120 and has asked Judge Amit Meta, who ruled that Google was playing Monopoly with search back in August, 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:16.800 to force Google to sell off the world's most popular web browser. 00:03:17.760 --> 00:03:21.040 Chrome. Sorry, I could tell there were a few of you 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:25.120 who are thinking C-Monkey. It's a bit of a weird angle to take 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:30.640 since the anti-competitive aspect here is more related to Android and Google search. 00:03:30.640 --> 00:03:34.560 And to Google, that's putting it lightly. In a response given to press, 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:39.040 the tech giant said the DOJ continues to push a radical agenda, 00:03:39.040 --> 00:03:44.080 and that putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers, 00:03:44.160 --> 00:03:46.640 and American technological leadership. 00:03:47.440 --> 00:03:50.800 Does Google think they're being forced to sell Chrome to China or something? 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:54.320 Look, we get TikTok, you get Chrome. Oh, this is a bad deal. 00:03:54.320 --> 00:03:58.080 I mean, come on, DOJ, give Google a break. They're cracking down on websites, 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:02.800 gunking up search results with SEO slop generated by a third-party company. 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:06.080 The websites hired to take advantage of the SEO system 00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:10.320 Google made in the first place. Come on, you gotta admit that's good, Dodge. 00:04:11.040 --> 00:04:11.840 I call him Dodge. 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:17.360 No more middleman. I'm gonna give the quick bits to you straight 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:22.400 in just a second. Microsoft is allowing Game Pass Ultimate subscribers 00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:29.200 to stream some games that they own even if that game isn't part of the Game Pass catalog. 00:04:29.200 --> 00:04:34.000 Previously, you could only stream such games via remote play from your actual console. 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:39.280 So this is great news for people who own a game but don't have it installed on their Xbox 00:04:39.280 --> 00:04:43.520 because they don't want to play it that bad. The feature's in beta now and was announced 00:04:43.520 --> 00:04:48.080 a day after Sony launched a beta giving their PS portal handheld, 00:04:48.080 --> 00:04:51.920 which only supported remote play for games installed on your PS5, 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:55.280 the ability to stream PS5 games from the cloud, 00:04:55.280 --> 00:05:00.320 which should help the product make a bit more sense to people who weren't part of the surprisingly 00:05:00.320 --> 00:05:04.240 large group of die-hard fans. They already thought the portal was perfect. 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:08.960 They're losing their shit over this. I'd like to address any Apple people who watch this show. 00:05:08.960 --> 00:05:12.080 First off, you are resilient, kudos. 00:05:12.080 --> 00:05:15.760 Second, update your Macs, your iPhones, and your iPads. 00:05:15.760 --> 00:05:19.200 Cupertino has issued a patch for multiple vulnerabilities. 00:05:19.200 --> 00:05:23.360 It's not a virus because biologically, Macs don't get those. 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:26.560 There are flaws in JavaScript Core and WebKit, 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:30.320 which are currently being actively exploited in Intel-based Macs, 00:05:30.320 --> 00:05:35.200 which are apparently still out there for some reason when the Windows 365 link is sitting right there. 00:05:35.200 --> 00:05:38.560 A successor to Valve's Steam Controller may be on the way soon, 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:43.120 according to Valve data miner Brad Lynch, who says the Steam Controller 2, 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:46.880 codenamed Ibex, is being tooled for mass production, 00:05:46.880 --> 00:05:50.080 along with a separate controller design, codenamed Roy, 00:05:50.080 --> 00:05:54.880 which is reportedly intended for use with Valve's long-rumored Deckard headset. 00:05:54.880 --> 00:05:58.000 The original Steam Controller didn't have a lot of staying power, 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:03.680 despite representing Valve's big dreams for enabling mouse and keyboard-style gameplay on TVs. 00:06:03.680 --> 00:06:07.120 I can only hope the new one won't be lost in time, 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:10.240 like tears and rain. Well, what'd you think of that? 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:13.680 It was original. Sony is in talks to acquire the parent company 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:17.600 of From Software, makers of Elden Ring, the Dark Souls series, 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:22.160 and Sekiro, first reported by Reuters and then confirmed by the company itself, 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:27.520 called Kadokawa. The purchase, at least to former Blizzard boss Mike Yabara, 00:06:27.520 --> 00:06:30.800 would be a top two acquisition NVIDIA gaming. 00:06:30.800 --> 00:06:34.800 The only thing bigger would be buying Valve or Nintendo, 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:39.600 which Mike doesn't see happening because frankly, if anyone buys Nintendo before Phil Spencer can, 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:44.080 they're liable to get an Xbox to the head, and he will be smiling as he kills. 00:06:44.080 --> 00:06:47.840 And a group of USC students have broken the altitude record 00:06:47.840 --> 00:06:50.880 for non-governmental, non-commercial entities, 00:06:50.880 --> 00:06:56.400 sending the aftershock 2 rocket to a height of 470,000 feet, 00:06:56.400 --> 00:06:59.520 beating the previous record of 380,000 feet, 00:06:59.520 --> 00:07:02.960 set back in 2004 by the civilian space exploration team. 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:07.680 I really just wanted to have this in here to say good job, students. 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:12.720 And because I like imagining Jeff Bezos yelling about how these kids built a record-breaking rocket 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:17.360 in a cave with a box of scraps, USC funding has dried up a bit. 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.960 Fun fact, we build these videos in a cave with a box of scraps 00:07:20.960 --> 00:07:24.160 three times a week, so come back on Friday for more tech news. 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:27.520 I might be lying, but it's a green screen, you wouldn't know.