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Microsoft says Windows 11 is 20% more responsive; the one 8GB test found no change
Microsoft says Windows 11 can now keep up to 2GB more active data in memory instead of moving it to slower storage, and that this makes a "meaningful difference" on 8GB PCs.
Microsoft's Maia 300: 96 chips per rack, 40% more tokens per megawatt than GPUs
Microsoft's Maia 300 packs 96 chips into each data center rack, double the Maia 200's count, and Microsoft says a rack can process up to seven times more AI tokens than its predecessor.
Microsoft's Maia 300: 40% more tokens per megawatt, but not until 2027
Microsoft said Maia 300, its third-generation in-house AI chip, will deliver 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU-based systems, per cloud chief Scott Guthrie.
Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra: $2,599, Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, ships Oct. 16
Microsoft priced the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599 on Wednesday, opened pre-orders the same day and set an Oct. 16 release.
Microsoft publishes 37-page AI code barring 'superintelligence' it can't control
Microsoft AI released a 37-page draft of its 'Humanist AI Code of Conduct' on September 14, 2026, stating it will not compete to build 'general superintelligence' that escapes human control.
