<p>Microsoft's Patch Tuesday blunder triggers emergency fixes, surprise layoffs ripple through Amazon, and the crew debates whether rapid AI advances spell the end of traditional apps. Also, password managers do a lot more than manage passwords, so there's one thing everyone needs to get right.</p> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>Dev splits from Beta, tests what will surely be 26H1 - After last week's show, Microsoft did issue that same Beta build in the Dev channel for some reason</li> <li>Dev and Beta get same fixes in different builds, but no new features</li> <li>24H2 and 25H2 Release Preview update(s) are a peek at the next Patch Tuesday, lots of changes</li> <li>January Patch Tuesday update was so terrible it required two emergency fixes, the second of which went out late Sunday</li></ul> <p>Earnings/industry</p><ul> <li>Intel falls flat in Q4, full year 2025 despite U.S. "investment"</li> <li>Amazon lays off 16,000 employees</li> <li>Microsoft, Apple, earnings this week, Alphabet, Amazon are next week</li></ul> <p>AI</p><ul> <li>Microsoft announces Maia 200 AI datacenter processor</li> <li>Like Baldric in Black Adder, Apple has a cunning plan for an AI Siri</li> <li>With AI costs soaring, cheaper new AI plans appear somehow</li> <li>OpenAI was last week with big expansion of ChatGPT Go</li> <li>Google does the same this week with AI Plus plan</li> <li>OpenAI, Anthropic (this week), others are adding "apps" to their chatbots</li> <li>Microsoft is exposing app features as AI Actions in Windows 11</li> <li>Paul opined that this semantic/programmatic capability was the end of apps</li> <li>But we can now essentially vibe-code our own custom apps - this is vaguely reminiscent of the home computer/DIY era, but without the technical knowledge requirements</li> <li>The age of native apps is over, at least on desktop. Will mobile fall next?</li></ul> <p>Dev</p><ul> <li>Microsoft introduces the Windows App Development (winapp) CLI. For some reason</li></ul> <p>Xbox and gaming</p><ul> <li>Microsoft refreshes the Xbox Cloud Gaming web experience — bigger changes coming?</li> <li><em>Fable </em>is coming to Xbox, PC, PS5 in late 2026</li></ul> <p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Choose a single password manager, make your life easier</li> <li>App pick of the week: Proton Pass</li> <li>RunAs Radio this week: Business Process Automation in 2026 with Ian Cooper</li> <li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Tullibardine 18<br /> </li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>Windows Weekly</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>The <em>Windows Weekly</em> theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/carlfranklin.bsky.social" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!</strong><br /> Support what you love and get ad-free audio <em>and</em> video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://trustedtech.team/windowsweeklyCSS" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">trustedtech.team/windowsweeklyCSS</a></li> <li><a href="http://joindeleteme.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="http://bitwarden.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">bitwarden.com/twit</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2026-01-28 19:35:39