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Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
The Build 2026 keynote was almost all about AI.
The Build 2026 keynote was almost all about AI.
Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft’s in-house AI models.
If you didn’t watch the event live, you can catch up on all the latest news in the roundup below.
A mini Surface PC designed for AI development
The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is geared toward developers who want to run local AI models on their device, serving as a substitute for Qualcomm’s canceled dev kit. It comes equipped with Nvidia’s new Arm-based Spark RTX chip and 128GB of unified memory, along with preinstalled apps like Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box also has a preconfigured version of Windows 11 Pro with dark mode enabled by default, a simplified taskbar, and no widgets.
Microsoft hasn’t revealed pricing or the full list of specs yet, but the device will be available in the US later this year.
Developer-optimized Windows updates
Microsoft is taking steps to make Windows more developer-friendly. That includes the addition of Coreutils, which the company describes as “Linux-like command-line utilities that run natively” on Windows 11. It’s also launching the ability to create, run, and interact with Linux containers through its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), along with a new Intelligent Terminal that provides context to a developer’s preferred AI-powered agent.
An OS designed to connect AI agents across devices
We got a glimpse at Project Solara, an Android-based operating system designed to run agents across a variety of devices. Microsoft partnered with Qualcomm and MediaTek to develop the system, which could eventually work as a companion to a PC or hand off tasks between devices. During the keynote, Microsoft showed off a couple of sample devices that the tech might run on: a desktop hub and a digital badge.