The annual Microsoft Build developers officially conference kicks off today — but the tech giant has already revealed a laundry list of AI-centric hardware news. In a jam-packed Monday press conference, Microsoft unveiled one of the biggest changes to the Windows PC landscape in a long time. Copilot+ PCs, led by new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro models, are a promising new line of computers powered by Qualcomm Arm chips that enable significantly improved battery life without (if Microsoft is to be believed) the performance and compatibility compromises that have afflicted earlier Windows-on-Arm iterations over the past dozen or so years. Read our full wrap-up of the Surface/Copilot+ event for the details.  

So what else does Microsoft have up its sleeve this week? Even more AI news, no doubt. With the hardware and Windows 11 news already on the board, CEO Satya Nadella and crew can provide even more detail on how the company’s OpenAI partnership will further develop, and how Redmond will continue to counter Google’s Gemini upgrades which were announced just last week.

You can follow along in real-time when the Build keynote starts Tuesday, May 21 at 12 PM ET/9 AM PT, and is scheduled to run for two hours. Watch the entire event live on YouTube (which is also embedded above) and at Microsoft’s site (registration required).

If you want even more in-depth Microsoft Build news, there’s also a second keynote session on Wednesday entitled Next generation AI for developers with the Microsoft Cloud. That one is scheduled for 11:30 AM ET/8:30 AM PT on May 22 and slated to run for 90 minutes.

Microsoft Build 2024 news so far

• Microsoft Surface and Copilot Event: Everything announced including new Surface laptops, Copilot+ PC and more

• Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot+ hands-on: Slimmer bezels and AI smarts

• The Surface Pro Flex is Microsoft’s revamped keyboard for 2-in-1s

• Here are Dell’s five new Copilot+ PCs

• HP Omnibook X hands-on: Vintage branding in the new era of AI

• ASUS’ first Copilot+ PC locks when you walk away and unlocks when you return

• Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs will be available this fall

• The Yoga Slim 7x is Lenovo’s attempt at a MacBook Air

• Microsoft rebuilt Windows 11 around AI and Arm chip

• AI isn’t the star of Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC push — improved Arm support is

• With Recall, Microsoft is using AI to fix Windows’ eternally broken search

• Here are all of the just-announced Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X Chips

• Microsoft Paint is getting an AI-powered image generator that responds to your text prompts and doodles

• Microsoft unveils Copilot for Teams

• Microsoft teams up with Khan Academy to make the Khanmigo AI teaching assistant free 

This story was originally posted earlier and has been updated to reflect Monday’s Copilot+, Surface and Windows 11 announcements and Tuesday’s pre-keynote Build news.

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