026 - Microsoft BUILD 2026

Ryan, Kevin, and Travis recap Microsoft Build 2026 (June 2–3 in San Francisco), describing it as Microsoft’s “coming out party” as an independent AI platform spanning models, custom silicon, an “agent OS,” a new assistant (Scout), and a full developer stack positioning Windows and Azure as the home base for the agentic era. Key announcements include a developer-optimized Windows with built-in Linux containers and two local Windows AI models (Aon 1.0 Instruct and AI 1.0 Plan), Nvidia ARM-based Surface RTX Spark Dev Box and Surface Laptop Ultra capable of running ~120B-parameter models locally, Project Solara for agent devices (including an AI-enabled badge concept), seven in-house MAI models, Scout as a proactive M365 assistant, execution containers for sandboxed agents, Majorana 2 quantum chip updates, Foundry as an end-to-end agent platform with “IQ” data tooling, GitHub Copilot app, open governance frameworks (Assert), and Microsoft M-Dash for agentic threat hunting.00:00 Welcome to Build 202601:19 Big Picture Recap02:46 Reactions and Takeaways05:48 Windows Goes Developer First07:42 Local Models and Control11:11 AI Data Center at Every Desk14:04 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box18:25 Unmetered Intelligence and Token Costs22:03 Project Solara Agent Devices26:55 Jarvis Everywhere Vision31:19 Privacy Walled Gardens and Trust38:23 Solaris Three Pillars39:33 Agents Everywhere Future40:12 Seven New MAI Models42:05 Frontier Tuning Explained47:21 Satya Vision Ecosystem52:26 Scout Autopilot Assistant01:01:12 Execution Containers Security01:02:39 Majorana 2 Quantum Leap01:06:54 Day Two Foundry IQ01:11:23 Governance And Mdash01:15:17 Wrap Up And Takeaways This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aiunprompted.substack.com