Microsoft opened Build 2026 with a keynote led by CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. The event includes announcements spanning new Surface hardware, an always-on personal assistant, and updates across Microsoft's in-house AI models. The article is framed as a quick roundup of seven major announcements for readers who missed the live event, but the provided excerpt does not list them individually.
Microsoft has revealed the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a miniature Surface PC aimed at developers. It uses Nvidia's new Arm-based RTX Spark chips, the same platform found in the recently announced Surface Laptop Ultra. The device is optimized for sustained workloads and local AI tasks, although the provided excerpt does not disclose detailed specifications, pricing, or availability.