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Microsoft gears up to unveil AI-powered Surface lineup at October 7 event

Microsoft will host a San Francisco event on October 7, 2026 to spotlight local AI shaping the PC, with Satya Nadella and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri in attendance alongside NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang. The show is expected to center on RTX Spark—the chip powering Surface Laptop Ultra and the RTX Spark Dev Box—while pricing and availability remain undisclosed, and it may also touch on Project Zenith, a developer-focused device family.

via Windows Central|

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technology1 month ago•111 min saved

Project Zenith: Microsoft's out-of-the-box Windows 11 for developers

Microsoft’s Project Zenith defines a new class of developer-ready Windows 11 devices that ship preconfigured for coding, with out-of-box settings and preinstalled developer tools (like Visual Studio and Copilot). Zenith devices must meet a baseline of 64GB unified memory and 250GB/s memory bandwidth and will launch on machines powered by AMD Ryzen AI Halo chips, with other chipmakers to follow. The goal is to reduce setup time and position Windows as the primary platform for on-device AI and app development, while users can manually configure existing Windows 11 PCs to Zenith-like defaults to achieve similar efficiency.

via Windows Central|

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technology1 month ago•2 min saved

Microsoft launches Zenith: a distraction-free Windows 11 Pro setup for developers

Microsoft announced Project Zenith—a pre-configured, distraction-free Windows 11 Pro setup on select high-end PCs for developers, bundling tools like Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys and more, plus UI tweaks to reduce clutter and enable local AI workloads (30B parameters) with 64GB RAM and 250 GB/s memory bandwidth; it's not a new Windows SKU, and open scripts can replicate Zenith on any PC, though first devices will be AMD Ryzen AI Halo-based.

via TechSpot|

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technology1 month ago•134 min saved

Project Zenith: Windows 11 gets a built-for-developers, distraction-free mode

Microsoft’s Windows 11 is adding Project Zenith, a developer-focused experience that preinstalls core tools (Terminal, VS Code, Copilot, PowerToys, WinAppCLI, Windows Dev Skills) and enables settings tailored for coding. On dev-class hardware (minimum 64 GB unified memory and 250 GB/s bandwidth), devices will run large models locally (30B+ params) and ship with a ready-to-code environment, initially debuting on AMD Ryzen AI Halo devices before expanding to other systems. The aim is to cut setup time and clutter for developers, while noting that such preconfigurations may feel crowded for everyday users and underscoring a broader push to tailor Windows 11 to different use cases, like Xbox Mode.

via Windows Central|

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Microsoft’s Zenith: a distraction-free Windows for developers

Microsoft unveiled Project Zenith, a developer-focused Windows experience for new devices with 64GB+ unified memory. The setup ships preconfigured for development with curated tools (Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, WinAppCLI, Windows Dev Skills) and enables running 30B+ parameter models locally on AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo chips, reducing reliance on cloud tokens while removing OS distractions to streamline coding.

via The Verge|

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