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The Verge | Microsoft Build Event in 25 Minutes

Microsoft just wrapped its annual Build conference for 2026. Along with agent-first Windows updates, we got a look at the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, powered by Nvidia’s new Arm-based RTX Spark chips.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang then dialed in to talk about their collaboration on the new Dev Box and Surface Laptop Ultra.


Plus, we got a look at the AI agent Project Solara, which is made to run AI agents on devices taking the form of everything from smart speakers to security badges and earbuds.


Here’s everything you missed.


00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Nvidia RTX Spark

01:14 - Surface RTX Spark Dev Box

02:10 - Developer-optimized Windows features

03:14 - UI Demo of Windows for developers

03:55 - File Explorer is Git-aware

04:06 - Intelligent Terminal

04:56 - RTX Spark token usage

05:12 - Voice commanding terminal

05:42 - Finding all log files in terminal

06:18 - Oops all datacenters

06:39 - Maia 200

07:02 - Cobalt 200 VMs preview

07:53 - Project Solara

08:58 - Project Solara portable on stage

10:24 - Azure Horizon DB

11:10 - Web IQ

14:17 - Microsoft Execution Containers

14:40 - OpenClaw on Windows

17:12 - GitHub CoPilot appzap

20:26 - Agent 365 SDK Updates

20:41 - The Chainsmokers (for some reason)

21:20 - Scout

22:12 - New MAI Models

23:40 - Microsoft + Mayo Clinic Health Model

23:50 - Majorana 2


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