The PC Pro Podcast Episode 777: Ejecting the Copilot?
Feb 5, 2026
They debate Microsoft pulling back Copilot integrations and why businesses are wary of built-in AI. New UK rules on automated decision-making and what that means for data and compliance get unpacked. The panel explains why 8K TVs failed to catch on and how energy rules finished them off. Rumors of Google’s Aluminium OS and a Notepad++ backdoor incident round out the tech roundup.
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UK-EU Data Transfer Wording Shift
- The UK changed the test for international data transfers from 'essentially equivalent' to 'not materially lower'.
- The EU still regards the UK's rules as adequate despite this semantic shift.
Clarify Subject Access Requests
- Clarify ambiguous subject access requests before processing and pause the clock while waiting.
- Use the new right to ask for clarification when requests are AI-generated or nonsensical.
8K TVs Lose Momentum
- 8K TV demand collapsed because there's no broadcast content, high bandwidth needs, production costs and strict EU energy limits.
- Power rules and compression realities make 8K commercially and environmentally impractical in Europe.