Copilot, new Surface devices and Windows 11

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We’re gearing up for a huge week of news from Microsoft! Before the Build developer conference begins on Tuesday, the company invited the media to its offices in Redmond today for a kick-off event. We expect Microsoft to show consumers a new batch of Arm-powered Surface PCs, as well as how it plans to better integrate AI into these devices and across Windows and other products.

Can Microsoft finally escape the curse of Windows on Arm devices? Follow our liveblog here beginning at 1 p.m. ET find out! (Oddly enough, Microsoft isn’t live streaming this event, but we’ll be hitting all the news as it drops.)

Live30 updates

  • Copilot+ PCs run on 40+ TOPS and have also redesigned Windows 11 to optimize performance and battery life. This is what helps make these the fastest computers ever. They claim to be 58% faster than the MacBook Air M3. (Especially not MacBook Pro chips.)

  • Copilot+ computers are the most powerful computers ever made, and of course they will rely more on Copilot AI.

  • With Copilot+, they say they’ve redesigned the PC from the inside out. “Even with all this power, these new computers are incredibly thin, light and beautiful.”

  • So far, we have seen Windows AI computers that can reach TOP 10 (trillions of operations per second). He estimates that over 50 million AI computers will be purchased in the next 12 months alone.

  • Today, he says, Microsoft is reshaping the platform of the way we work.

  • “Every day we wake up excited about our mission to help people do more,” he says.

  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduced Copilot+ computers in Redmond. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduced Copilot+ computers in Redmond.

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduced Copilot+ computers in Redmond. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)

  • Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft EVP and Consumer Chief Marketing Office, enters the scene next.

  • Nadella says his first developer conference was the Win32 conference. He believes this shift towards artificial intelligence computers is just as important. “We’re bringing real joy and a sense of wonder back to PC creation.”

  • Partners include AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, as well as major OEMs such as Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo.

  • They take a partner-first approach when bringing these Copilot+ computers to life.

  • MS is rethinking these PCs from a silicon and system level, just like Windows itself.

  • They talk about devices that can turn the world itself into an AI challenge. “For us, that vision starts with our most popular and widely used Windows canvas, Windows. That’s why we’re introducing a whole new class of Windows PCs…Copilot+ PCs.”

  • Just as Moore’s Law has driven the information revolution, he believes the laws of scaling will determine how fast we move in the AI ​​revolution.

  • “We have this new reasoning ability that helps us complete complex tasks.” He goes on to say that we are entering an era where computers can predict our needs. “Copilot enables every person and organization on the planet to be more informed, more productive and more creative.”

  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on stage at the event in front of the Microsoft logo.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on stage at the event in front of the Microsoft logo.

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on stage at the event in front of the Microsoft logo. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)

  • He points out that since the dawn of computing, the quest has been to create computers that understand us. They think we’re close.

  • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella takes the stage, says today reminds him of another defining moment for Microsoft: Windows 95.

  • Back to the music playlist, which is suitably boisterous and energetic so as not to keep us all awake. Shout out to DJ and artist SassyBlack

  • Frank Shaw, head of communications at Microsoft, welcomes us to the event. We’re apparently getting our first look at Microsoft’s campus update.

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