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At Microsoft Build 2026, the company announced Linux developer tools, a new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box desktop, and several AI-focused products including the OpenClaw-based Scout agent and new Mai models.
Microsoft Build 2026 featured major announcements including a new Surface dev box with Nvidia Arm chip, Windows improvements like native Linux utilities and Intelligent Terminal, an AI assistant called Scout, and seven new in-house AI models including the reasoning model MAI-Thinking-1.
Microsoft announced Scout, an always-on AI agent for Microsoft Teams that can automate tasks like scheduling and drafting messages. It is part of Microsoft's agent-first transformation and is rolling out to select customers.
Microsoft Build 2025 will host an Open Source Zone featuring four open source AI projects: OpenClaw, AutoGPT, Open WebUI, and prompts.chat, highlighting their roles in personal agents, autonomous agents, local AI platforms, and prompt engineering.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will keynote Microsoft Build 2026 on June 2, 2026, sharing updates on AI, agents, and more.