Big Boy Teams - Snipping Tool and Word updates, Snapdragon X Leak

Windows 11
• Patch Tuesday
• Windows 11 gets those stupid lock screen widgets
• Snipping Tool is being updated with emojis and QR code scanning
• Microsoft is testing widgets in the Windows 11 Start menu
• New Dev and Beta builds
• Dell PCs based on Snapdragon X leak
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Word gets a long-overdue overhaul to default paste
AI
• OpenAI kicks off the week with its Spring Update
• Google I/O follows up with a Microsoft-style keynote
Xbox
• Microsoft to launch Xbox mobile games store in July
• Xbox consoles will support game update pre-loads, finally
• Microsoft discounts Xbox 360 titles ahead of Store closure
• We have another round of Game Pass titles and you’re never going to believe what we didn’t get, again
• Starfield May Update is here with 60 fps support on Series X
• Xbox Cloud Gaming supports keyboard and mouse with 26 games
• Xbox app gets more improvements tied to handheld gaming PCs
• Sony has now sold almost 60 million PS5s, roughly even with PS4 at this point in
time
Tips and picks
• Tip of the week: Remote Desktop is another feature semi-broken by MSA sign-ins
• App pick of the week: VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are free
• RunAs Radio this week: MLOps + DevOps + Kubernetes with Annie Talvasto
• Brown liquor pick of the week: Lagavulin 16
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