Windows and Surface live blog: On the ground at Microsoft’s event
Microsoft is hosting an event in San Francisco to showcase the new RTX Spark platform, a collaboration with Nvidia aimed at enhancing local AI capabilities on laptops. The initiative seeks to improve Windows 11 performance and position Microsoft's hardware as a direct competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro.
Why it matters
This partnership signals a major shift in PC architecture, prioritizing local AI processing power to compete with Apple's silicon dominance.
We’re in San Francisco today to hear what’s next for Windows and Surface. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri will all be holding a “conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC.”
Microsoft and Nvidia have been working together on the new RTX Spark platform, which is focused on boosting local AI models, creative apps, and even gaming on a series of new laptops. Nvidia’s GPU expertise is getting squeezed into laptops like the Surface Laptop Ultra, and we’re about to find out exactly what it’s capable of.
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