Scoop: First Windows PCs powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week

The company best known for powering the AI boom is coming for the PC: Nvidia is expected next week to debut the first Windows computers that use its chips as the main processor, sources confirm to Axios. Why it matters: Microsoft's first AI PC push stumbled , but Nvidia's arrival gives it a second chance, this time with the world's hottest chipmaker attached. Driving the news: Nvidia and Microsoft will unveil their joint work and the first computers running the chips at two key industry conferences — the Computex trade show in Taiwan and Microsoft's Build developer conference in San Francisco. Nvidia-powered PCs are expected both from Microsoft's homegrown Surface brand as well as other computer makers, including Dell, sources confirmed. Microsoft is also expected to debut software that makes it easier for people to have AI agents do work locally on their Windows computer. A Microsoft representative declined to comment. Dell declined to comment. Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Catch-up quick: Nvidia, which got its start making PC graphics chips, has been working on entering the PC processor business for years now, though only recently has it become clear that the debut was imminent. "A new era of PC," Nvidia teased in a Friday post on X, pointing to coordinates that match a location in Taiwan. Meanwhile. Windows head Pavan Davuluri engaged in his own vagueposting. "Something new is coming for developers," he said on X. "And no, it's not a new OS version. See you at Build next week!" The big picture: The move comes as Microsoft is trying to reposition Windows to take advantage of the massive momentum behind AI. Microsoft's first effort at an AI PC, the Copilot+ PC, was marred by a series of setbacks, including a lengthy delay and security concerns over its signature feature, Recall. However, the move toward agents that can automatically perform tasks on local PCs has provided what it sees as a fresh op...

Original source: Axios