Why Microsoft bet on Surface

Today on the flagship podcast of open smart home standards: 

03:25 - Microsoft’s Pavan Devaluri, leader for Windows and Devices, joins the show to discuss the future of the AI PC and what’s next for Microsoft’s hardware

• Microsoft’s new Windows chief on the future of the OS, Surface, and those annoying ads
• Microsoft’s big bet on building a new type of AI computer 
• Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced

30:25 - The Verge’s Jen Tuohy and David Pierce discuss the latest updates in the smart home world in a segment called “Does Matter matter yet?”

• The Dyson WashG1 is the company’s first dedicated mop
• Amazon’s Matter Casting is shaping up so nicely, I want to use it everywhere
• Matter 1.3 arrives with new device type and features
• Smart lighting company Brilliant is looking for a buyer
• Google launches new Home APIs and turns Google TVs into smart home hubs 

01:13:20 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about AI-powered search engines. 

• Google is redesigning its search engine — and it's AI all the way down 
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai on AI-powered search and the future of the web

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