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… A mini Surface PC designed for AI development Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is geared toward developers who want to run local AI models on their device, serving as a substitute for Qualcomm’s canceled… …
… Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, another speaker known for working closely with OpenAI, appeared via video call to tout how Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip is fueling Microsoft’s AI agent goals. “I could be traveling and I’m on the phone and I can text my PC … and it would fire up the tools on the PC,” Huang said.… …
… Microsoft’s new publication has a familiar name and is aimed at developers, kicking off with information about the launch of Project Solara , its agentic AI hardware-focused platform. …
… He wants to turn PCs into devices that work for you, eliminating that idle time when PCs are switched off or you’re not using them. “In the future, if I need my laptop to do something, I just text it with WhatsApp,” said Huang earlier this week. “You don’t want to necessarily run everything in the … …
… Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/verge-google-beam-ai-agent.jpg?quality=90&strip=all Google is experimenting with AI agents for Google Beam After renaming Project Starline to Google Beam last year, Google is now experimenting with lifelike AI agents that can d… …
… Image: “Personal AI” for Windows. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/image-3.png?quality=90&strip=all Nvidia suggested that, for example, a esports streamer could get their PC to automatically turn off their lights, mute their microphone, and change their broadcasting … …
… As more shoppers use AI chatbots to research products to buy or get recommendations, getting surfaced in AI search platforms is becoming more and more urgent for retailers and brands, which are already tweaking their online presence to try to get chatbots to mention them. …
… Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs. Microsoft has started slowly rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, similar to Steam’s Big Picture Mode. …
… Nvidia calls it a “superchip” and “the most efficient PC chip ever built,” while Microsoft is billing its Spark-equipped Surface Laptop Ultra as “the most powerful thing we’ve ever made.” Image: The initial batch of RTX Spark laptops expected for the fall. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/u… …
… Xbox mode is nearly here for all PCs. Microsoft just added its Xbox mode to the Release Preview version of Windows 11. That means the Xbox mode, which adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, is just days away from being available on all PCs. …