Microsoft Build 2026: the 7 biggest announcements
Microsoft's Build 2026 keynote focused heavily on AI, introducing new hardware like the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box and the always-on assistant Scout. The company also unveiled its own reasoning model, MAI-Thinking-1, and announced new developer-focused tools for Windows 11.
Why it matters
These announcements signal Microsoft's strategic shift toward proprietary AI models and hardware-integrated agents, aiming to reduce reliance on third-party providers like OpenAI while deepening AI integration into the Windows ecosystem.
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