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Microsoft is hosting a special press event on May 20 in Seattle, where the company is expected to unveil new Surface hardware powered by Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Series SoCs, as well as detail how it plans to add next-generation AI experiences to Windows 11 this year. Unfortunately, the event is not being streamed live, but we will be on the ground to cover the announcements as they happen. So, to follow the event along with us, bookmark this page and return here on May 20 at 10 AM PT (1 PM ET) for our complete event coverage. We will be posting snippets, quotes, and images from the speakers. Refresh 2024-05-13T09:58:10.604Z We will be on the ground bright and early on May 20 at Microsoft's headquarters in Seattle to bring you all the announcements. The event will begin at 10 am PT (1 pm ET) and last about an hour. What are we expecting to see? New Surface hardware is a Surface Pro and Surface Laptop powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Series chips. Both devices should have updated displays and, on the laptop side, a new keyboard deck with a haptic touchpad. We're also expecting to see new Windows 11 features, many of which will be tied to Microsoft's AI efforts. A new "AI Explorer" feature will enable several next-generation AI experiences, such as Recall and Snapshots, which will record everything you do on your computer and store it as a memory for you to recall later using natural language. AI Explorer will also be able to see what's currently on screen and provide contextual prompts and suggestions based on what it can see with a feature called Screen Understanding. You can learn more about AI Explorer and its planned feature set in my in-depth write-up. 2024-05-17T15:00:06.468Z Looking for an in-depth write-up about what to expect from Microsoft's event on May 20? Be sure to check out our expectations post. Spoilers ahead! 2024-05-19T19:46:31.173Z We're just one day away from Microsoft's big event. Tomorrow, we're expecting Microsoft to unveil its vision for a new era of the Windows PC. Microsoft and Qualcomm have worked together over the last three years to bring to market an experience that hasn't been possible in the Windows space before. We will see hardware and software come together to enable incredible new AI experiences, and Windows on Arm will be the foundation of this new generation of Windows devices. The Windows PC is about to get good, and Windows on Arm is about to have its moment in the spotlight. 2024-05-20T09:08:13.877Z Microsoft isn't the only company we're expecting to see new Qualcomm-powered hardware from today. The leaks started pretty early, and one of those laptops we're hoping to get a closer look at is the Snapdragon X-powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7. Fingers crossed! 2024-05-20T10:16:12.904Z Windows on ARM is going to be a big focus today. It's been around for a while, but with the arrival of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform, it's finally getting a real kick in the pants. But what the heck does it all mean anyway? We've got a full explainer on Windows on ARM for you to catch up with all the backstory to this point. 2024-05-20T11:28:34.838Z Windows on ARM is going to become a huge deal, finally, but there will be folks that are worried about making the switch. Especially when it comes to using their regular applications. Will they work OK? Will you need to make any changes to how you work? The good news is that you don't need to worry. Even Google Chrome is native for ARM now. We've got an explainer that'll tell you everything you need to know. 2024-05-20T12:34:06.239Z Want to catch up on what Microsoft should be announcing today? We first saw leaks of a new Snapdragon powered Surface Pro back in April. Today's the big Microsoft event, so, you know, we'll soon know how accurate this was. 2024-05-20T16:23:24.436Z We're in. Just getting seated in the venue. Looks fancy! 2024-05-20T16:25:13.394Z Where the magic happens... 2024-05-20T16:29:56.652Z 30 minutes until kick off. We're expecting a new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, both powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips. The Surface Laptop is expected to feature a new design, the first design refresh the Surface Laptop line has ever seen... 2024-05-20T16:43:00.296Z We're also expecting to hear more about AI. Microsoft is expected to unveil some next-gen AI features for Windows 11 today, which will be exclusive to new PCs launching with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chip, at least at first. 2024-05-20T16:56:52.305Z Looks like we're about to begin! Satya Nadella now on stage 2024-05-20T16:58:13.238Z 2024-05-20T16:58:42.295Z Satya is setting the stage. Telling us that PCs will soon be able to anticipate what we want, and our intent. And it starts with Copilot. 2024-05-20T16:59:36.999Z "It's pretty early still on this platform shift. The fundamental driving force behind this AI wave are these scaling laws." 2024-05-20T17:00:21.313Z Today, we're going beyond the cloud, to the device. AI functionality on your PC is happening. 2024-05-20T17:01:04.158Z Microsoft announces "a new category" of devices. An entirely new class of Windows Pcs, engineered to unleash the power of AI: Copilot+ PCs! 2024-05-20T17:01:41.096Z Copilot+ PCs are the combination of Windows, Systems, and Silicon coming together to deliver unique AI experiences. 2024-05-20T17:03:41.930Z Yusef Mehdi now on stage to talk more about what makes a PC a "Copilot+" PC. 2024-05-20T17:05:30.850Z "We've made a huge leap forward in technology with these PCs. They are the most powerful PCs ever built." 2024-05-20T17:06:02.159Z Copilot PCs have an NPU that can run 40 trillion operations per second. 2024-05-20T17:06:17.834Z 58% faster than MacBook Air M3! 2024-05-20T17:06:29.340Z Copilot PCs have batteries that can last "all day." 2024-05-20T17:08:02.811Z Copilot is being integrated across Windows. In File Explorer, Edge, Notifications, Settings, and more. 2024-05-20T17:08:28.688Z 2024-05-20T17:09:16.226Z Microsoft is now demoing a "phone call" between you and Copilot. You can ask Copilot to help you out in a task. In this example, the user is playing Minecraft and is asking how to create a sword. Copilot is able to see what's in his inventory. 2024-05-20T17:09:55.534Z Copilot here is contextually and visually aware. You can ask it to help with whatever is on-screen. 2024-05-20T17:11:28.805Z Microsoft announces Windows Recall. It's a feature that uses AI to help you find everything you've done on your computer, using natural language. 2024-05-20T17:12:52.705Z Recall leverages the power of AI to make it possible to access anything you've seen on your PC. 2024-05-20T17:13:08.618Z Windows Recall is exclusive to Copilot+ PCs. 2024-05-20T17:13:39.742Z Windows watches everything you do, but it's all handled on device. Nothing is sent to the cloud. 2024-05-20T17:15:28.404Z Recall is able to bring up snapshots based on your specific search criteria. If you're trying to find a dress you were looking at a few days ago in Edge, you can just describe the dress to Recall and it will bring you back to the moment when that dress was on-screen. 2024-05-20T17:16:34.475Z 2024-05-20T17:17:16.509Z Recall includes a timeline interface that lets you scroll back in time depending on whether your search criteria has multiple results. 2024-05-20T17:17:58.295Z Everything Recall does is handled locally on the device. Microsoft will not use any of the data it's captured to train its AI models. It's all yours, and nobody elses. 2024-05-20T17:18:23.438Z Pavan Davluluri now coming on stage, likely to talk about Surface. 2024-05-20T17:20:19.308Z "We're weaving AI through every layer, from chip, to system, to cloud." 2024-05-20T17:20:43.393Z We're now getting another Recall demo, this time with a break down of how the technology works. 2024-05-20T17:21:07.282Z There are a number of different models built into Windows 11 to make this happen. These are deeply integrated, not bolted on, Pavan Davuluri says. 2024-05-20T17:21:43.725Z There's an incredibly robust approach to privacy. You can pause, stop and delete captured content. You can even filter out specific apps or websites so Recall can't see it. 2024-05-20T17:22:50.067Z There are more than 40 AI models here that bring Recall and the Windows Copilot Runtime together. 2024-05-20T17:23:26.426Z The Windows Photos app can now understand what it's seeing. It will suggest things to edit based on the photo you have open. 2024-05-20T17:24:47.644Z Now getting a demo of Copilot being able to help during gaming. You can ask it for tips and, based on what it can see, will suggest things. 2024-05-20T17:26:06.430Z We're now hearing from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm about how everyone is coming together for Copilot+ PCs. 2024-05-20T17:26:19.173Z 2024-05-20T17:26:47.671Z "Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD are all in." 2024-05-20T17:27:11.426Z 16GB RAM minimum on these Copilot+ PCs. 2024-05-20T17:27:54.032Z Notably, only Qualcomm is ready with a Copilot+ chip right now. Intel and AMD's Copilot+ chips seemingly won't be here until later. 2024-05-20T17:28:37.190Z Microsoft says it's rebuilt Windows 11 inside out for Arm. 2024-05-20T17:28:51.689Z Now touting incredible performance, beating the MacBook Air M3. 2024-05-20T17:29:10.523Z Microsoft is highlighting how most of the apps you probably use are now natively compiled for Windows on Arm. 2024-05-20T17:29:41.534Z Announcing Prism, a new emulation layer for Windows on Arm that is 20% faster. 2024-05-20T17:30:28.952Z Brett Ostrum now on stage. It's Surface time. 2024-05-20T17:31:50.780Z New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro announced. 2024-05-20T17:33:49.862Z As expected, the new Laptop has a new design. Thinner bezels, haptic touchpad. 2024-05-20T17:34:22.817Z It's 80% faster than Surface Laptop 5. 2024-05-20T17:35:37.867Z The new Surface Laptop beats the MacBook Air in battery life benchmarks. Incredible! 2024-05-20T17:37:45.087Z 2024-05-20T17:39:19.795Z Now getting a demo showing how the Surface Laptop beats the MacBook Air in pretty much all tasks. 2024-05-20T17:40:14.721Z Adobe is bringing more of the creative cloud to Windows on Arm soom, including Premiere Pro. 2024-05-20T17:41:32.546Z 2024-05-20T17:41:39.538Z 2024-05-20T17:44:15.987Z Curiously, no time spent with Surface Pro yet. 2024-05-20T17:44:34.590Z Now talking about Live Captions, which is now able to translate languages in real-time from live or pre-recorded audio. 2024-05-20T17:46:11.953Z Now it's time for Surface Pro! 2024-05-20T17:47:35.289Z Surface Pro is 90% faster than Surface Pro 9. Crazy. 2024-05-20T17:48:00.949Z Confirmed: The new Surface Pro has an OLED display with HDR. 2024-05-20T17:48:08.654Z And a quad-HD camera! 2024-05-20T17:48:27.428Z The keybord is now called Surface Pro Flex Keyboard. It can be used attached or detached. 2024-05-20T17:48:52.550Z 2024-05-20T17:50:13.761Z 2024-05-20T17:51:18.779Z Now talking about image generation on Windows. Cocreator, lets you "explore the full range of your imagination." 2024-05-20T17:51:31.565Z You can use Cocreator to bring to life a sketch. 2024-05-20T17:55:33.262Z Just as an aside, the new Surface Pro still has that venting gap around the chassis. That means it's using the same chassis as the Surface Pro 9, and not the thinner Surface Pro X chassis. 2024-05-20T17:56:14.794Z Quick demo of CapCut, using the NPU to remove the background in a video. This is now three times faster on the new Pro compared to Pro 9. 2024-05-20T17:57:34.454Z Surface Pro and Surface Laptop are just the start, says Brett Ostrum. 2024-05-20T17:57:44.643Z Although it doesn't appear we're getting any more Surface hardware today. 2024-05-20T17:58:52.803Z All the major Windows hardware makers are on-board with Copilot+. Many shipping new hardware this summer with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chips. 2024-05-20T18:00:53.308Z Now getting a tour of some of the new OEM devices 2024-05-20T18:01:01.500Z They all look like laptops... 2024-05-20T18:02:03.004Z Lenovo, Dell, Acer, ASUS, Samsung are all shipping Copilot+ PCs. 2024-05-20T18:02:39.805Z Copilot+ PCs start at $999. 2024-05-20T18:03:54.643Z And that's a wrap! To recap: New next-gen AI features, new Surface Pro, new Surface Laptop, all powered by Arm. Pretty exciting stuff. This is the era of the Copilot+ PC. We'll have hands-on with the new Surface devices shortly.