WW 990: Don't Be Nostalgic for Stupid - The Doom & Gloom Watch

Windows - Microsoft quietly extends the Windows 10 Extended Security Update program one year to October 2027 for consumers Windows Insider - Windows Update is transitioning to the new Windows Insider experience by default - Plus, five new builds across Beta, Experimental, Beta (26H1), Experimental (26H1), and Experimental (Future Platforms) — new Taskbar size setting is the much-needed new feature Hardware - Apple raises prices on Macs, iPads, and more, easing pressure on PC makers - Microsoft quietly begins selling 8 GB Surface Pro/Laptop models - Microsoft reportedly kills Surface Go products right when we need them the most - The ASUS Zenbook A16 is nearly perfect, but it's unclear what you get with an X2 Elite Extreme chip AI - HP partners with OpenAI for its agentic makeover - Anthropic seizes on the "good enough" AI movement with Sonnet 5 - Proton Lumo 2.0 is here - Gemini personalized image creator is available for free in the US - Notion blames agentic AI for it killing Notion Mail Xbox and Gaming The 2026 Doom and Gloom Watch - Xbox Series X|S prices to go up again, by $150, on August 1 - and the 2 TB X is going away - Undead Labs and Arkane Lyon possible victims of pending closures - Latest rumor: Microsoft to layoff 2.5 percent of workforce next week - that's 5,500 people, less than expected, but that's because of the earlier voluntary buyouts, which apparently met internal expectations - Minecraft Bedrock edition gets closed captions - Sony will stop selling PS physical media in 2028 Tips and Picks - Tip of the week: Help or get out of the way - People who just complain aren't solving problems, they're just making noise and distracting us from the real problems. App Pick of the Week: Snapdragon Control Panel - If you have a Windows 11 on Arm PC on Snapdragon X or X2, you need this app to make games run as well as possible. - Plus - Settings > System > Display > Graphics for Auto SR and other settings and whatever is in each game RunAs Radio this week: AI-Accelerated Supply Chain Attacks with Mackenzie Duncan Brown liquor pick of the week: Rupert's Exceptional Canadian Whisky **Hosts:** Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Download or subscribe to *Windows Weekly* at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com The *Windows Weekly* theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin. **Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!** Support what you love and get ad-free audio *and* video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit **Sponsors:** - blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT - zscaler.com/security - cohesity.com/Resilience