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Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes

Microsoft used its first live Surface event in two years to unveil the Surface Laptop Ultra and a high-end RTX Spark Dev Box, both designed for local AI workloads, and to preview a set of Windows 11 updates focused on on-device models and agent-driven workflows. The company detailed new hardware specs and prices, a reworked Copilot with agent support, a sandboxing framework called Microsoft Execution Containers, and a 'Hybrid Intelligence' strategy emphasizing local AI.