The Dev Box looks a little like a cartoon anvil or piano fell onto an Xbox Series X and flattened it. Its aluminum casing was designed “to double as a heatsink,” and its preloaded version of Windows 11 Pro will include a “purposeful” set of developer-centric default settings and preinstalled tools.

At a Windows Insider meetup in San Francisco, Microsoft previewed a few upcoming enhancements to the OS, including a way to shut off web search from the main search function.

The company's CEO is expected to present for two and a half hours and cover a lot of ground, and we believe Windows and Copilot will be on the agenda.

For a while now, the PC industry has been waiting for its next big moment. Faster processors and better battery life have helped, but they have not exactly sparked a major upgrade cycle. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) seem to think artificial intelligence (AI) could change that.

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.

Microsoft announces major Windows 365 upgrades with AI agents, ready-to-code Cloud PCs, GPU plans, and developer tools.

Microsoft launched the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's N1X chip and RTX Spark platform just before Computex. It's a powerful 15-inch laptop that replaces the Surface Laptop Studio and other premium devices.

At the Build conference, Microsoft announced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a mini-PC built for local AI development, training jobs, and agentic pipelines. Powered by Nvidia’s new Spark ARM processor and an embedded Blackwell GPU, the device leverages a ...

Microsoft has announced a major expansion of local AI capabilities on Windows, introducing new on-device AI models, expanded Windows AI APIs, and broader support for local agentic workflows.