Briefing Findings · Microsoft is accelerating agentic AI hardware and
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Platform Project Solara is presented as a “chip-to-cloud” platform for agent-first enterprise devices.
Hardware Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is a Nvidia-powered mini-PC aimed at preparing for “agentic Windows.”
Copilot pricing impact Github Copilot customers report up to 100-fold price hikes after switching to usage-based pricing.
Security claim A VS Code zero-day is reported after a researcher lost trust in Microsoft’s disclosure process.
What to Watch
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Watch follow-up reports from Github Copilot customers on usage-based billing changes and any mitigations for “price hikes.”
Tom's Hardware
What Changed
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Microsoft CEO says new AI data centers use as little water annually as a restaurant — closed-loop cooling system aims to slash consumption from millions of gallons as AI infrastructure faces mounting environmental scrutiny
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Researcher Drops a New VS Code Zero-Day After Losing Trust in Microsoft’s Disclosure Process
Neowin
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Surface Laptop Ultra targets 110W TDP for RTX Spark Superchip — Microsoft reveals power budget of its high-end 15" system in hands-on session
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Windows extractor is too slow, I made my own lol
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- Microsoft CEO says new AI data centers use as little water annually as a restaurant — closed-loop cooling system aims to slash consumption from millions of gallons as AI infrastructure faces mounting environmental scrutiny
- Surface Laptop Ultra targets 110W TDP for RTX Spark Superchip — Microsoft reveals power budget of its high-end 15" system in hands-on session
