GoKawiilMicrosoft Build 2026 kicks off on Tuesday, June 2. Microsoft/Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET
It's software conference season, and this week, it's Microsoft's turn. At Microsoft Build 2026, the company is expected to unveil a slate of new updates to its many software products, including Copilot and Windows.
CEO Satya Nadella is kicking off the event on Tuesday. While conferences like Microsoft Build are primarily aimed at developers, there are often a lot of announcements that affect anyone who uses those developers' products. In Microsoft's case, that's a lot of us. Undoubtedly, there will be news about AI. Microsoft plans to transform its AI, named Copilot, from merely a chatbot to "async coworkers that can execute long-running tasks across key domains," Nadella said in an earnings call last week.
Our CNET team is on the ground in San Francisco to cover the event live. Follow along as we track every major announcement.
How to watch the Microsoft Build keynote
You can follow along with all the AI news by tuning into the YouTube livestream here. You can also tune into the CNET livestream and talk with us in the chat as the event goes on. Nadella's keynote is expected to begin at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST) on Tuesday, June 2.