Microsoft brought Windows, AI, and Arm processors together at a Surface event on May 20th, and we’re tracked all the announcements here or go back and check out our live updates and reactions. The big news of the day was Microsoft’s new class of PCs, dubbed Copilot Plus PCs. These computers have processors with NPUs built in so they can do more AI-oriented tasks directly on the computer instead of the cloud. The AI-oriented tasks include using a new Windows feature called Recall.
That means they should be thinner, lighter, and have better battery-life while also handling AI and processor heavy tasks. And Microsoft wasn’t the only one at the event showing off new laptops. HP, Asus, Lenovo, Dell, and other laptop makers all have new Copilot Plus PCs. We’ll have to find out if thinner laptops that get better battery life can combine with AI tools like Copilot to change what we expect from Windows PCs.