Microsft Build 2024: Announcements

Here is a comprehensive list of announcements made at the Microsoft Build 2024 event:

1. Microsoft Copilot+PCs:
   • AI-first PCs with advanced NPUs delivering over 40 trillion operations per second, launching with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series of chips on June 18th.
2. Windows Copilot Runtime:
   • Integral part of Windows 11 designed to support AI experiences with the Windows Copilot Library and APIs powered by on-device models.
3. Phi-Silica Model:
   • Designed specifically for NPUs and Copilot+PCs, offering fast on-device inferencing.
4. Native Support for PyTorch on Windows:
   • PyTorch now natively supports DirectML, allowing integration with Windows and leveraging over 100 million RTX AI GPUs.
5. WebNN for Web Developers:
   • A web-native machine learning framework to build performant AI experiences in web apps.
6. Azure AI Enhancements:
   • Expansion of AI infrastructure with more data center regions globally and new models in the Phi-3 family, including Phi-3 vision.
7. Azure AI Studio:
   • End-to-end development environment for building and fine-tuning AI models responsibly, with new features for AI safety.
8. Copilot for Teams and Microsoft 365:
   • Expanded Copilot capabilities across productivity apps and introduction of Team Copilot for enhanced team collaboration.
9. Copilot Studio:
   • Customization of Copilot with data sources, actions, and knowledge tailored to specific domains.
10. Copilot Connectors:
    • Public preview of connectors to integrate third-party data and applications into Copilot.
11. Developer Tools and Experiences:
    • GitHub Copilot extensions for enhanced integration, new features in Teams like Syntax formatting, co-editing with Microsoft Loop, and a compact mode for greater information density.
12. Partnership with Meta:
    • Making Windows a first-class experience on Quest devices, enabling Volumetric Apps.
13. Custom Models in Azure AI:
    • Ability to train custom models unique to specific domains.
14. Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric:
    • Empowering instant actionable insights on streaming data.
15. Partnership with Khan Academy:
    • Using Phi-3 models to make math tutoring more accessible and providing Khanmigo AI assistant free to all US teachers.
16. Expanded Partnership with Hugging Face:
    • Bringing more models from Hugging Face to Azure AI Studio.
17. Copilot Architecture and Extensibility:
    • Extensibility features for building Copilot extensions at various layers, including data and experience layers.
18. Azure Maia AI Accelerators:
    • Introduction of the Azure Maia hardware, bringing powerful AI acceleration to Azure services.
19. New Microsoft Fabric Features:
    • Introduction of the Fabric Workload Development Kit for easier integration of Fabric with third-party applications.
20. Enhanced AI Capabilities in Microsoft 365:
    • Introduction of over 150 new Copilot capabilities across Microsoft 365 apps, with a focus on enhanced productivity and integration with third-party services.
21. Windows 365 Enhancements:
    • Deepening partnership with Meta to bring Windows 365 capabilities to Quest devices.

These announcements reflect Microsoft's continued focus on integrating AI into its products, expanding developer tools, and enhancing its cloud infrastructure to support advanced AI capabilities .

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