This is another example of Microsoft's "agentic" approach to AI, as Discovery is intended to let researchers create virtual teams of AI agents that can be instructed with specific data and guidelines to function as, for example, a "molecular properties simulation specialist" that can then assist with R&D and learn over time.

Surprising no one, Microsoft's Build 2025 conference is mostly centered around its Copilot AI. Today, the company announced that it has begun rolling out its "Wave 2 Spring release," which includes a revamped Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

Microsoft announced during its Build 2025 keynote that it will open source GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and add several new features.

Microsoft's Build conference showcased a strong AI push, featuring GitHub Copilot's evolution into an autonomous coding agent and the Windows AI Found

The new features arrive as part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring updates. Many of the capabilities are available now, though some will start rolling out in the near futu

Microsoft's Build conference will take place from May 19 to May 22. Two other tech events are also taking place around that time: Google's I/O conference from May 20 to 21 and the Computex computer expo in Taiwan from May 20 to 23. Update, May 19, 11:21AM ET: Updated to include link and basic information for the day 2 keynote.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the artificial intelligence platform shift is “getting into the middle innings” and touted his company’s systems-based strategy of meet

Microsoft started off the event by introducing a number of AI-powered features designed to enhance the software development experience.

GitHub has launched a powerful AI coding agent in Copilot that writes code, fixes bugs, and opens pull requests.