Extra AI and new {hardware} could possibly be in retailer at Microsoft’s developer convention.
With Google I/O 2026 within the books, it is now Microsoft’s flip to please (or terrorize) the general public with new AI options. Microsoft’s Build 2026 developer conference begins Tuesday, June 2 at 12:30PM ET / 9:30PM PT with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella. You’ll be able to watch the keynote reside by way of the Youtube stream embedded on this article or comply with together with Engadget’s liveblog as we react and recap the occasion because it occurs. For much more info, Microsoft says it will even be updating its own blog with particulars of what it declares as Construct goes on.
Microsoft’s yearly convention tends to be drier than those held by its rivals Google and Apple as a result of it is geared in the direction of builders. Nadella’s keynote is meant to give attention to the alternatives the corporate is creating for that neighborhood on this “period of AI,” an concept which may not imply the identical factor in 2026 that it did in 2025. Microsoft has publicly acknowledged a rising backlash to Home windows 11 and it has been adjusting a few of its AI technique accordingly. The corporate and OpenAI have transitioned into a more open partnership as of April 2026, and Microsoft has each redesigned the enterprise version of Copilot and removed the AI assistant from some apps. Agentic AI will undoubtedly nonetheless be a part of Microsoft’s pitch, however the fashions the corporate makes use of and the place its options can be found might look very completely different.
Construct may also be a chance to unveil new {hardware}. NVIDIA is rumored to be engaged on its own Arm chips to rival the likes of Qualcomm, and Microsoft looks like it could possibly be a potential companion. Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s Government Vice President of Home windows and Gadgets, recently teased that the corporate would have “one thing new for builders” at Construct, alongside a picture of the rounded nook of some new piece of {hardware}. Individually, each the NVIDIA and official Windows accounts posted the coordinates of Computex, a commerce present in Taiwan that begins the identical day as Construct, with the phrase “a brand new period of PC.” That is not fairly a smoking gun, however clearly one thing is up.
One thing new is coming for builders. And no, it isn’t a brand new OS model 😅. See you at Construct subsequent week! pic.twitter.com/gfY90ZyjZl
— Pavan Davuluri (@pavandavuluri) May 29, 2026
Microsoft Construct 2026 runs from June 2 by means of June 3. A full schedule of the talks, demos and labs Microsoft has deliberate is available on the company’s website.
