We’re gearing up for a huge week of news from Microsoft! Before its Build developer conference kicks off on Tuesday, the company has invited media to its Redmond offices today for a launch event. We expect Microsoft to show off a new batch of Arm-powered Surface PCs for consumers, as well as how it plans to better integrate AI into these devices and across Windows and other products.
Can Microsoft finally escape the curse of Windows on Arm devices? Follow along with our liveblog here starting at 1pm ET to find out! (Curiously, Microsoft isn’t livestreaming this event, but we’ll be hitting all the news as it drops.)
Live8 updates
Mon, 20 May 2024 at 12:25 pm GMT-4
Devindra is looking at the stage right now!
A round stage with wooden floors and a curved screen in the back is showing rosy clouds and the Copilot logo overlaid. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)
Mon, 20 May 2024 at 12:15 pm GMT-4
A line of people waiting to get inside Microsoft’s event space. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)
Per Devindra, who has been sharing these pictures with our team, “their campus is so pretty.”
Mon, 20 May 2024 at 12:13 pm GMT-4
This Copilot logo is everywhere at the event space!
A panel with the Copilot logo at Microsoft’s campus. (Devindra Hardawar for Engadget)
Mon, 20 May 2024 at 12:10 pm GMT-4
Devindra is getting to the event space shortly and will likely need some time to set up. I hope he also gets a chance to sample Microsoft’s snacks. Tech event season is intense, but the food is the silver lining, I think? The event itself kicks off at 1pm ET, so you have some time to get lunch now.
Microsoft’s hardware approach might be a bit confusing. The company had an event earlier this year where it unveiled enterprise versions of the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. You can check out Devindra’s review of the Surface Pro 10 for Business to get a sense of what those devices were about. Today, though, we’re expecting something more newsworthy and consumer-centric.
Mon, 20 May 2024 at 11:02 am GMT-4
Anyway, our senior reporter Devindra Hardawar is on the ground in Redmond and will be bringing you all the news as Microsoft announces it. There is no livestream for this event, so I guess you’ll just have to stick around and read his words
Mon, 20 May 2024 at 11:01 am GMT-4
Hello everyone and welcome to our liveblog of Microsoft’s event this morning. We don’t quite know what to call it just yet — it’s one day ahead of the company’s Build developer conference. But we think it’ll have news around Surface and AI. So for now, it’s the Surface and AI event? Like it’s been for the company all year?
