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Microsoft Build 2026 kicked off with a keynote presentation that introduced some developer-focused Windows updates, an OpenClaw-based AI assistant called Scout, the new Majorana 2 quantum computing chip, and a Surface mini PC designed for AI developers. Microsoft also rolled out a new Android-based OS called Project Solara that’s designed for gadgets that run AI agents.
Build will continue through June 3rd, and we’ll have all the updates on Microsoft’s announcements here.
Follow along here for the latest news and updates.
- Know your audience, I guess.
- A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box
- Microsoft Build 2026: The 7 biggest announcements
- Microsoft’s next-gen quantum chip cuts timeline to useful quantum computing
- Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here
- Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw
- Microsoft launches its Command Line blog during Build 2026.
- Microsoft makes it more secure to run OpenClaw on Windows.
- Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets
- Microsoft’s AI agent OS: Project Solara.
- Nvidia’s CEO dials into Build.
- The new Surface mini PC is here.
- Build kicks off with Windows.
- Microsoft’s new developer-optimized Windows embraces Linux even more
- Microsoft created the mini Surface dev box that Qualcomm couldn’t
- Microsoft Build 2026 is about to begin.
- How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2026 conference
- Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
- Microsoft’s big developer conference returns to San Francisco in June