Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
… And Nvidia is teasing new hardware as well; the company posted about a “new era of PC” on Friday in a post that also included coordinates pointing to Taipei. …
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Windows Update will soon automatically roll back faulty drivers
… Right now, Windows 11 users have to manually roll back a driver or hardware vendors have to publish a new one to work around any problems, but this new feature aims to make this process automatic. “When a driver is identified as having quality issues during our shiproom evaluation process, Microsof… …
Microsoft’s Project Solara is an OS for AI agent gadgets
Microsoft just announced “Project Solara,” a new OS designed for gadgets that run AI agents, at Build 2026. The company is calling it “a new platform built from the ground up to power agent-driven experiences.” It’s built on Android, not Windows. …
Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs
… Memory costs have followed a broadly similar trajectory.” They said that “we need a new business model and partnerships for hardware as we remain committed to Helix.” Sharma and Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball have been hinting at “radically different” console business models this week, and the me… …
Xbox exploring ‘radically different’ console business models
The RAMageddon crisis has got Microsoft rethinking its Xbox console hardware business. …
Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
… Microsoft 365 Copilot saw growth as well, with paid seats jumping from 15 million in the previous quarter to 20 million. Microsoft has continued building out its productivity suite with new AI features, including the launch of “vibe working” features across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. …
Microsoft is giving its Xbox employees an Xbox email address
… The new Xbox email address will replace an existing @microsoft.com address as the default way to send new emails, and employees will be able to opt-out and keep their Microsoft email address as the default send-from address instead. …
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is ‘reevaluating’ exclusive games
… The joint memo also discusses Xbox’s “master plan” and about being “honest about where we are.” Microsoft’s new “north star” for Xbox progress is now daily active players, and the priorities are hardware, content, experiences, and services. …
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2026 conference
… There’s also the possibility of new hardware being showcased at the event. Microsoft recently announced that it’s releasing a new Surface Laptop Ultra this fall that’s powered by Nvidia’s new RTX Spark superchip, so we may get a closer look at it. …
Inside the return of Xbox
… Despite making these changes, Microsoft revealed that the new Run prompt will open faster than the existing one across a variety of hardware. …