Surface VP sitdown: How is AI going to change Microsoft’s PCs?

Microsoft Surface was the brand of devices Microsoft launched to lead the way into the PC market, showing its PC partners what could work in new categories of devices. Now it’s evolving into a new generation, led by AI and Copilot+ laptops. So what does this mean for Microsoft, Surface, and the evolution of the PC? We sat down with Brett Ostrum, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Surface devices, this week at the Microsoft Build conference in Redmond and Seattle and asked him to explain it all. This interview has been slightly modified for length and clarity. It took place on May 20, the day Microsoft launched the new Surface Pro and Laptop. PCWorld: Thanks for the time today. We now have new leadership in the Surface division. What direction is Surface now going in? What do we need to know? Ostrum: Great reflection. While true that Panos [Panay] left — Panos and I started the team together back in 2010, and Pavan [Davuluri], Stevie [Bathiche, who designed the first Surface table] have been part of that Surface journey since the very beginning. I think the easy thing for me to say in terms of what’s next for Surface I said in the keynote: we are committed to Copilot+. While the first generation is on Snapdragon and Qualcomm, Intel and AMD have been part of our roadmaps historically, and we will continue to pick silicon that makes the most sense for our customers. Yusuf [Mehdi, executive vice president and chief consumer officer] mentioned... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2024-05-23 14:14:58 UTC ]
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BookMachine has announced a new editorial board, with some former members stepping down to make way for change, to better reflect the diversity it hopes to see in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Your DNA didn’t change, Ancestry.com’s science did

Where did you come from? It’s a question many people never consider, but some are curious and the best answer to that, aside from lots of time in archives, historical societies, libraries and cemeteries, is a DNA test. You have multiple options, but the leader is Ancestry.com and it is always... Continue reading at Betanews

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Some will refuse a coronavirus vaccine. Can anything change their minds?

Jonathan M. Berman explores the history and influence of the anti-vaccination movement. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Libraries need change from the top

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A civil rights case from Louisiana that changed America’s justice system

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Lockdown diaries: changing times

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AI Storytelling Game May Expand Publishing’s Horizons

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NBCC Members Push for Change In New Letter

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Bloomsbury steals Alam's 'electrifying' race, class and climate change novel

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Microsoft’s TikTok deal: bargain of the decade or a $50bn blunder?

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Big Changes for Publishing in W3C

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Fairfax County, Va., changes high school’s name from Robert E. Lee to John Lewis

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NBCC Board Rebuilt as Members Seek Change to Culture

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MJ wins auction for Van Rensburg's 'game-changing' debut

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'Change is not happening fast enough': UK publishers promise to tackle inequality

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Coalition Presses Tattered Cover to Make Changes

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