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Introducing the Life Sciences Verification Program + Perplexity Portable Computer Is Now Available on Windows, Powered by NVIDIA RTX + model/tool watch in 5 minutes.

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Lessons from Microsoft’s own AI transformation

Microsoft is publishing a builder-relevant update across its AI stack.

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Friday, September 18, 2026
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Perplexity Portable Computer Is Now Available on Windows, Powered by NVIDIA RTX

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Lessons from Microsoft’s own AI transformation

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Introducing the Life Sciences Verification Program

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#1Company Updates

Lessons from Microsoft’s own AI transformation

Microsoft is publishing a builder-relevant update across its AI stack.

Why it matters: This is one of the AI stories people are most likely to see, share, or need context on today.

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Introducing the Life Sciences Verification Program

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Perplexity Portable Computer Is Now Available on Windows, Powered by NVIDIA RTX

As local models become more capable, AI agents can handle more work directly on a PC while keeping sensitive information on the device. Portable Computer is a local version of the agent Perplexity Computer that plans...

Why it matters: Useful tools can change daily workflows faster than big model announcements.

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AI for Societal Impact

Explore this collection to see how experts and local leaders are using AI breakthroughs to ensure everyone can share the opportunity of AI.

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Microsoft Discovery lowers barriers to chip design

Microsoft is outlining infrastructure and inference changes that can affect serving cost, latency, and deployment architecture for builders.

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