Spring means keynote season in the tech world, and in 2024, that means “it’s time to show your artificial intelligence bona fides.” Google and OpenAI have revealed major new upgrades to Gemini and ChatGPT this month, and now it’s time for Microsoft to Build . The tech giant’s annual developer conference is scheduled for a keynote on Tuesday, May 21 at 12pm ET / 9am PT, which you can watch on YouTube (also embedded below) and the Microsoft website (registration required) Watch the entire event live). You may have heard what about the Microsoft Surface event? Well, it actually happened the day before: Monday, May 20th. Don’t worry, here’s our more in-depth summary of what to expect from Microsoft Build 2024: Surface events, Windows 11, and AI.
New Microsoft Surface products expected to launch: Monday, May 20
The day before the official Build keynote, Microsoft held a more private event for reporters, where it planned to showcase its “artificial intelligence vision across hardware and software.” The event will not be broadcast live, but Engadget will have full coverage.
Rumors strongly suggest we’ll see a new consumer-focused Surface PC. Unlike enterprise-focused models like the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 launched in March, these new models are likely to feature newer Qualcomm Snapdragon chips – Arm chips that run cooler and have longer battery life than their Intel and AMD counterparts more, but often at the expense of reduced application compatibility and processing speed.
Microsoft Build Keynote: Tuesday, May 21
Microsoft is thought to be following the template other tech giants have shown this season: releasing hardware first to clear the way for a full artificial intelligence demonstration at its developer conference. That’s what’s happened in recent weeks with Apple and Google, which released new iPads weeks before their WWDC event in June and new Pixel 8a phones just days before Google I/O.
What does Tuesday mean? Last year’s Build announcement gave you a glimpse: Microsoft’s Copilot AI (likely with even more impressive OpenAI-powered intelligence) is integrated into more of Microsoft’s DNA, possibly at the device level (Windows) all the way to the company’s massive cloud infrastructure.
While much of Tuesday’s news will come through the prism of Microsoft’s developer community, we’re looking forward to showing you what this all means for end users and how it lines up with the hardware announcements we’re expected to make on Monday. stay tuned.
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