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Windows 11 is getting a macOS-like Handoff feature between phone and PCWindows 11 is getting a macOS-like Handoff feature between phone and PC
Microsoft blames Apple for its delayed Xbox mobile storeMicrosoft blames Apple for its delayed Xbox mobile store
Microsoft’s AI security chief accidentally reveals Walmart’s AI plans after protestMicrosoft’s AI security chief accidentally reveals Walmart’s AI plans after protest
Palestinian developer disrupts Microsoft keynote: ‘my people are suffering’Palestinian developer disrupts Microsoft keynote: ‘my people are suffering’
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Is Panos working on an Amazon foldable?

Former Surface chief Panos Panay left Microsoft for Amazon nearly two years ago, and now rumors are emerging that Amazon is in the early stages of creating a “large-sized foldable device” that might compete with Huawei’s folding laptop. That’s the rumor from Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who says the device, if development progresses, is “projected to enter mass production in late 2026 or 2027.” Perhaps the Surface Neo will finally become an Amazon reality.

Microsoft is putting AI actions into the Windows File ExplorerMicrosoft is putting AI actions into the Windows File Explorer
Victoria Barrios
Victoria Barrios
Watch the Build keynote in 15 minutes.

The big focuses of Microsoft’s Build 2025 keynote were AI agents, the open agentic web, and Copilot upgrades that aim to solve coding bugs in a pinch. Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry is also expanding its model list to include Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini from Elon Musk’s xAI. Check out our video for more.

Microsoft’s Edit on Windows is a new command-line text editorMicrosoft’s Edit on Windows is a new command-line text editor
Microsoft employee disrupts Satya Nadella’s keynote with ‘Free Palestine’ protestMicrosoft employee disrupts Satya Nadella’s keynote with ‘Free Palestine’ protest
Microsoft is opening its on-device AI models up to web apps in EdgeMicrosoft is opening its on-device AI models up to web apps in Edge
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web: letting every website run AI search for cheap

NLWeb starts by offering ChatGPT-level search to any site or app, with just a few lines of code. It’s a new vision for the web.

David Pierce
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it

One of Microsoft’s top AI leaders on the future of agents, web search, and AI art.

Nilay Patel
Microsoft Build 2025: news and announcements from the developer conferenceMicrosoft Build 2025: news and announcements from the developer conference
GitHub’s new AI coding agent can fix bugs for youGitHub’s new AI coding agent can fix bugs for you
Windows is getting support for the ‘USB-C of AI apps’Windows is getting support for the ‘USB-C of AI apps’

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