Microsoft Unveils 'Chip-to-Cloud' AI Platform at Build Conference

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a comprehensive 'chip-to-cloud' artificial intelligence platform at the company's annual Build developer conference, emphasizing a new era of AI agents powered by integrated hardware and software. 'We are moving into a world where AI agents will be as ubiquitous as applications are today, and our platform is designed to empower every developer to build and deploy these intelligent systems,' Nadella stated during his keynote address. This initiative represents a substantial investment in both custom silicon and advanced cloud infrastructure, intended to streamline the creation and operation of sophisticated AI models and applications across Microsoft's ecosystem, from