<p>Satya Nadella gave up much of his CEO duties in 2025. Are we on the cusp of a new CEO? And does some money manager/political duo like Amy Hood and Brad Smith actually make more sense in this role than an engineer-type for the modern Microsoft?</p> <p>Microsoft is trying to win our hearts and minds on AI</p><ul> <li>After spending three years trying to jam AI down our collective throats, Microsoft has only met resistance. Now, the real marketing begins</li> <li>Governments and regulators: Microsoft will build out its AI infrastructure by actually paying for it and respecting the communities in which this happens</li> <li>Customers: Satya Nadella is blogging, and he wants us to stop complaining about AI. He's the wrong messenger</li></ul> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>First Patch Tuesday of 2026 brings security and bug fixes but no new features</li> <li>First update of 2026 brings Copilot-powered image descriptions in Narrator, new IT policies for Copilot, other changes to Dev & Beta</li> <li>Dev is about to switch to 26H1</li> <li>IDC says that PC sales rose 8.1 percent in 2025, warns again about 2026</li> <li>The good & bad of Paul's Panther Lake laptop</li> <li>Dell doesn't sell any PCs to consumers so it obviously has opinions about why consumers don't buy PCs for AI</li> <li>Microsoft will soon retire its Lens mobile app</li></ul> <p>AI</p><ul> <li>Apple predictably partners with Google to bring Gemini to Siri</li> <li>Samsung correctly points out we're all using AI already so there's no reason to complain about it</li> <li>We can't trust AI, so Microsoft is letting Copilot go shopping with our credit cards</li> <li>We can't trust AI, so OpenAI is giving ChatGPT access to our private health data</li> <li>Gmail is getting more AI because email is the low-hanging fruit of data collection</li></ul> <p>Xbox and gaming</p><ul> <li>Developer Direct returns on January 22 with <em>Fable </em>and <em>Forza</em> 6 gameplay</li> <li>Microsoft to bring <em>Avowed </em>to PS5 in February</li></ul> <p>Tips and picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Kick off 2026 with a security checkup</li> <li>App pick of the week: Microsoft Local Foundry</li> <li>RunAs Radio this week: Azure in 2026 with Jeremy Winter</li> <li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Don Julio 70</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://zscaler.com/security" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">zscaler.com/security</a></li> <li><a href="http://helixsleep.com/windows" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">helixsleep.com/windows</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2026-01-14 11:35:15