Microsoft is making it clear it can stand on its own as a competitor in the AI arena.
Today at its annual Microsoft Build developer conference, the company made a flurry of announcements that move it further away from the shadow of its complicated relationship with partner OpenAI.
Among the products announced:
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Nvidia-powered Windows PCs: theSurface Laptop Ultra andSurface RTX Spark Dev Box.Seven new homegrown AI models: MAI Image-2.5,** MAI Image-2.5-Flash**,** MAIN Transcribe-1.5**,** MAI Thinking-1**,** MAI Voice-2**,** MAIN Voice-2-Flash**, and** MAI Code-1-Flash**.** Majorana 2**, the company’s next-gen quantum chip.** Microsoft**, an integrated always-on agent built on OpenClaw.** Scout**, an AI gadget operating system.** Project Solara**
Investors were unimpressed, however, as shares were down over 4% after the announcements.
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Nvidia-powered Windows PCs: theSurface Laptop Ultra andSurface RTX Spark Dev Box.Seven new homegrown AI models: MAI Image-2.5,** MAI Image-2.5-Flash**,** MAIN Transcribe-1.5**,** MAI Thinking-1**,** MAI Voice-2**,** MAIN Voice-2-Flash**, and** MAI Code-1-Flash**.** Majorana 2**, the company’s next-gen quantum chip.** Microsoft**, an integrated always-on agent built on OpenClaw.** Scout**, an AI gadget operating system.** Project Solara**
Investors were unimpressed, however, as shares were down over 4% after the announcements.