Technology Record - Issue 41: Summer 2026

16 caption... Xernatibus et officto bernam, sum quae. Optatem nim dis eaquunt, MARKETWATCH Microsoft has launched Project Solara, a new ‘chip-to-cloud’ platform designed to run AI agents rather than traditional apps. Unveiled at the annual Build 2026 developer conference in San Francisco, the platform is built on the Android-based Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform and allows organisations to extend their agents onto purpose-built form factors. “This is not just about bringing intelligence to the PC, the browser, or the phone – it is about bringing intelligence into the places where people need it most: in the flow of work, in the environment, and closer to the task at hand,” said Steven Bathiche, who leads the Applied Sciences Group at Microsoft. Project Solara “establishes hardware and software requirements that will meet enterprise needs for manageability, security and privacy, while ensuring critical user experiences are delivered,” says Bathiche. There will be three pillars to the platform: enterprise-readiness, with privacy, security, control and trust; an agent-driven interaction model with ‘just-in-time UI’ so developers do not need to redesign Microsoft launches Project Solara to support agent-first devices Platform will ‘bring intelligence into the moments and places where people need it most’ Photo: Microsoft Microsoft is working with MediaTek on a desk companion concept and with Qualcomm for a wearable employee badge

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