The Morning After: Microsoft introduces its AI-centric Copilot PCs

It just revealed a bunch of new hardware and plans for Windows. Copilot PCs were the big announcement, designed to run generative AI processes locally instead of in the cloud. Of course, Microsoft had new Surface devices to showcase these features, but the usual PC suspects also have new laptops that meet the spec requirements -- and include Copilot in their name for added chaos. The company also claims Copilot PCs are 58 percent faster than the M3-powered MacBook Air. We'll drill into some other announcements down below.