Microsoft previews AI-enabled wearable and desk cube for office work

TL;DR
Microsoft unveiled two AI-enabled hardware concepts—a desk-sized touch/voice-activated cube and a wearable AI access badge—designed to let office workers interact with AI agents beyond a laptop; pilots with a few hundred employees will inform future form factors, and the badge includes a camera, raising privacy questions.
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