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AI is democratizing the making of things, from bespoke/custom apps to websites, designs of all kinds, and everything else you might imagine. It’s a new world, and it’s time to create. Plus, Helium is a new Chromium-based web browser that’s completely open source, lightweight, secure, and private. There’s a native version for Windows 11 on Arm, too. Also, Firefox 150 arrives with over 270 security fixes! Windows 11 • Reports of a Recall security vulnerability are, once again, bogus, Microsoft says • New builds on all channels, still on the old system • Xbox Mode is now available in all channels • Release Preview shows us the May Patch Tuesday updates: Xbox Mode, File Explorer improvements, Haptic improvements, Drop Tray renaming, Agents on the Taskbar • Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x - Snapdragon X2 Elite, 14-inch display impressions • Lenovo IdeaPad 5x - Snapdragon X2 Plus, 15.3-inch display impressions Microsoft 365, Surface, more • OneDrive now supports Markdown natively • New Surface PCs with Intel chips coming soon • Microsoft is making changes to its Rewards program AI • GitHub Copilot moves to token-based billing in a sign of the true cost of AI • Claude Design democratizes visual design on the heels of Claude Opus 4.7 • OpenAI Codex moves into productivity • OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 • Chrome AI Mode gets a big update • Mozilla announces Thunderbolt, sovereign AI for businesses • Google brings vibe coding to Android apps with Android CLI Xbox and gaming • Microsoft drops Xbox Game Pass prices (!), but also drops Call of Duty from Day One • Plus, Xbox teases a Game Pass Discord perk • More Game Pass titles for April: Kiln, Vampire Crawlers, more • Xbox April Update is here with that Quick Resume feature we all want • There’s an ID@Xbox event on April 23 to highlight indie games • Xbox is selling Forza Horizon 6 limited edition controller and headsets • Starfield is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 • A Call of Duty movie will finally arrive in 2028 • Try out the Modern Warfare remake on Game Pass, it’s a reminder of COD’s gritty past • PS5 Digital is down to its $399 launch price temporarily Tips and picks • Tip of the week: Just make it • App pick of the week: Helium • RunAs Radio this week: The Life and Death of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with Michael Niehaus • Brown liquor pick of the week: Ned Australian Whisky Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Richard Campbell Windows Weekly episode 980 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly/episodes/980 Sponsors: • http://webroot.com/twit • http://threatlocker.com/twit Download or subscribe to Windows Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly *Gandalf thumbnail courtesy of Joe Esposito 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 Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twittok LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twit-llc #gamepass #windows #microsoft About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.