Perplexity just launched Personal Computer for Windows, bringing its autonomous agent out of the browser and straight into your local desktop environment. It can directly edit local Word and Excel docs, organize messy downloads, and pull real-time web and enterprise data into local workflows. It is available now for Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers.
NVIDIA and Microsoft just unveiled RTX Spark, a new superchip purpose-built for personal AI agents on Windows PCs. Packing up to 128GB unified memory and 1 petaflop of AI compute, it can run 120-billion-parameter models locally. RTX Spark laptops and desktops from Asus, Dell, and Lenovo will arrive this fall.
Microsoft just rolled out Copilot Actions to Windows Insiders, letting the AI agent complete tasks directly across local files. Running in a separate, isolated Agent Workspace desktop, it can sort messy downloads, organize vacation photos, or pull data from PDFs while you monitor or take over at any time. Why it matters: It turns Copilot from a side-panel chatterbox into a hands-on assistant that actually does PC chores for you.
A Microsoft VP just shared his vision for Windows in 2030, predicting that future PCs will interact primarily through voice and multimodal AI. Computers will see and hear what users do, making mouse clicks and typing feel as outdated as MS-DOS.
Microsoft just started rolling out a "Hey, Copilot" hands-free wake word to Windows Insiders. As long as your PC is unlocked, you can start a voice chat without touching a keyboard or mouse. The wake word detection runs locally on-device and is opt-in, but it's currently English-only.
Microsoft's Surface chief Panos Panay just made a shock departure right before the company's hardware showcase. Consumer marketing lead Yusuf Mehdi and silicon chief Pavan Davuluri are splitting his responsibilities, alongside a new team focused on AI web experiences for Windows. Why it matters: Microsoft is steering its PC and hardware roadmap away from risky hardware bets and fully toward AI integration.
Microsoft just expanded its AI partnership with Meta, becoming the preferred cloud partner as Meta makes Llama 2 commercially available. Azure developers can now deploy and fine-tune 7B, 13B, and 70B models with built-in safety tools, while Windows devs get native optimization via ONNX Runtime and DirectML to run models locally.
