Microsoft held its first live event in two years, introducing the Surface Laptop Ultra powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark SoC, starting at $2,599 with up to 128GB of unified memory and shipping October 16. The device targets developers and enthusiasts, leveraging unified memory for AI and gaming, demonstrated by running Gears of War: E-Day. Alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft unveiled the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box priced at $5,999, delivering one petaflop of AI compute with 128GB unified memory and a developer-optimized Windows 11 build.
Windows 11 updates include a Copilot overhaul with Home, Code, and Autopilot tabs, enabling AI-assisted coding and agent orchestration. A new Windows Search experience will allow natural language execution of system tasks from the taskbar. These changes reflect Microsoft’s push to integrate local AI and agentic workflows into personal computing for both developers and home users.
Source: Ars Technica · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing