Microsoft Announces , New Surface PCs With AI Chips. On May 20, Microsoft announced that it will be releasing a Surface Laptop and Surface Pro tablet with Qualcomm AI chips, CNBC reports. . On May 20, Microsoft announced that it will be releasing a Surface Laptop and Surface Pro tablet with Qualcomm AI chips, CNBC reports. . Qualcomm's Arm-based chips deliver longer battery life. Other computer makers such as Dell, HP, Acer and more are also debuting AI-ready PCs that will offer Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot. PCs equipped with AMD and Intel chips that adopt the Copilot+ standard will be released at a later date, Microsoft said. . PCs equipped with AMD and Intel chips that adopt the Copilot+ standard will be released at a later date, Microsoft said. . Copilot+ computers will begin at $999. Pre-orders are currently being accepted. . The devices will be available in June. The new offering comes almost four months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on an earnings call that "in 2024, AI will become a first-class part of every PC." . The new offering comes almost four months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on an earnings call that "in 2024, AI will become a first-class part of every PC." . On May 20, Microsoft shares closed at $425.34, up 1.2%. Qualcomm increased 2% to $197.76, a record close
