A team inside Microsoft has been quietly building a platform for devices that run AI agents instead of apps, based on Android instead of Windows.

There's a ton of AI announcements at Microsoft Build. This new AI agent is a big one.

AI agents are getting their own search engine ...

Microsoft Project Solara previews agent-first enterprise devices built on MDEP, with badge and desk concepts that raise IT questions around identity, privacy, and management.

Microsoft open-sources RAMPART and Clarity to improve AI agent safety engineering. RAMPART turns red-team findings into repeatable AI safety tests for CI pipelines. Clarity helps developers validate ...

Microsoft's new Intelligent Terminal brings AI agents to the command line without changing the Windows Terminal experience ...

Major enterprise upgrade: Microsoft's May 2026 Copilot Studio update adds computer‑using agents, a redesigned AI-native workflow canvas, and governance tools, with staggered general availability ...

Unlike Gemini Spark, which aims to be a 24/7 AI agent for everyone, Microsoft is aiming its always-on Scout agent directly at the workplace.

At Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled a new containment framework for autonomous AI agents, expanded its MDASH vulnerability ...

Microsoft just unveiled Project Solara at Build 2026, an AI-powered wearable badge built for office workers. Here's what it does, who's testing it, and what it means for workplace tech in 2026.

The open-source AI agent platform is exciting—but also intimidating. Microsoft wants to make it safer and more approachable. Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In.

Microsoft has open-sourced two new tools aimed at bringing AI safety checks much earlier into the agent development lifecycle. The tools, called Rampart and Clarity, were announced this week as part ...