… That's one of many tools made available to developers. Microsoft also has WinUI 3 templates in preview to streamline native app creation. Another Build session breaks down how to modernize apps with AI . …
… Microsoft claims that 90% of time spent on Windows on Arm PCs is spent within natively compiled apps . The tech giant appears eager to close that gap. A session at Microsoft Build focuses on how to port x86 apps to run natively on Windows on Arm by using AI. Agents are a major theme of Build 2026. …
… MAI-Transcribe-1 will be available on Microsoft Foundry alongside MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2 : "With this launch, MAI models will become broadly available for commercial use for the first time, enabling customers to evaluate and build with models across transcription, voice, and image generation,"… …
… As a result, AI developers are building experiences first or sometimes exclusively for Mac, leaving Windows users out in the cold. Naturally, this is concerning for Microsoft. …
… Recently, at Microsoft's annual Build conference, Nadella unveiled Project Solara , an OS designed to be invisible, hosting an Agent Shell that can dynamically load and tailor multiple cloud-based agents. The executive indicated that AI agents are evolving beyond just mere AI assistants. …
If Microsoft's just-concluded annual developer conference, Build 2026, has taught us anything, it is that generative AI is here to stay. …
… In 2023, Microsoft shipped the Windows Developer Kit, powered by a Snapdragon 8cx Gen3 with 32GB RAM, aimed at developers looking to build Windows apps for Arm. …
… Microsoft is building a team of app developers to fix Windows 11's app situation. The company held sessions at Build focused on two different types of native apps . Microsoft even announced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box to help developers make AI agents. …
… There's still a big question mark hanging over the AI build-out in general. The vast amount of hype, claims of mass job losses , and circular investments have seen Microsoft and many of its Big AI cohorts be accused of operating in a gigantic fiscal bubble primed to implode. …
… Earlier this year, Microsoft President Brad Smith highlighted the company's efforts to build "Community-First" AI infrastructure , which addresses some of the issues raised by communities themselves, including reducing its water consumption and promising not to increase electricity bills. …
