Microsoft Build 2026 preview — all the big announcements to expect

Microsoft Build 2026 should be a showcase for the company's latest and upcoming AI efforts. Here are some of the big announcements we expect to see.

8 Expert-Approved Microsoft Project Alternatives (2026)

Looking for Microsoft Project alternatives? Check out the top 8 tools that offer more flexibility, cost savings, and improved ...

Microsoft’s new responsible tech lead on how to humanize high-speed AI development

Flurrie, head of Microsoft's Trusted Technology Group, says responsible tech is: How do we build it right? And how do we keep ...

Microsoft, EY to spend $1 billion on helping customers buy agentic AI

Microsoft’s AI doesn’t (yet) deploy itself, so the company is assigning its “forward-deployed engineers” to help EY staff ...
TMCnet

Microsoft 365 Copilot Deployments Risk Scaling Inconsistency Instead of Value, Says Info-Tech Research Group

Organizations are moving quickly to bring Microsoft 365 Copilot into daily work, but adoption alone does not create ...
TheServerSide

Learn Maven tutorial for beginners

Java developers absolutely must learn Maven. Maven is the most popular and pervasive build tool in the Java world. Even if you don't use Maven directly, alternatives such as Gradle, Jenkins or Ivy ...
ZDNet

Apple, Google, and Microsoft join Anthropic's Project Glasswing to defend world's most critical software

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Project Hail Mary’ Offers 4 Lessons Hollywood Should Learn — But Won’t

From assuming audiences are smart to using practical effects, here are some lessons from the blockbuster sci-fi epic. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Project Hail Mary blasted off to a spectacular ...
Engadget

Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027

Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix, to game studios starting sometime next year. "We're sending alpha versions of Project Helix to ...
IGN

Microsoft Reveals Project Helix Features at Next-Gen Xbox GDC Talk, Alpha Versions to Be Sent to Devs in 2027

Microsoft has revealed early features of Project Helix, its next-gen Xbox, while confirming plans to send alpha versions of the hardware to developers in 2027. At a 30-minute GDC 2026 keynote attended ...
PC World

Microsoft outs Xbox Project Helix: ‘We want to break down the artificial barriers between PC and console’

PCWorld reports Microsoft’s Project Helix console aims to eliminate barriers between PC and console gaming through a unified player-first experience. The next-generation Xbox will feature advanced ...
IGN

Microsoft's GDC 2026 Keynote — Everything Announced on the Future of Xbox and Project Helix

Microsoft's Game Developers Conference 2026 keynote has finished, and we have everything announced below, including new details on the next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Helix. 'Building for the Future ...