Microsoft Debuts AI-Friendly Hardware and Windows Changes

On air: Chip Darnell on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 11:07 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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First reported by Ars Technica: “Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:07 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Chip Darnell.
Topics: Windows, Microsoft.
BBN covered this story before: RTX Spark Laptops Get Oct. 16 Date, ASUS Preorders Open (October 7).

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Ars TechnicaMicrosoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorArs Technica reports Microsoft held an event debuting new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes. More AI on your desktop.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining us via satellite is economist Priya Vanterpool-Mbeki.
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiChip, thank you. I predicted this, and I also predicted the exact opposite. My book covers both. It's called Right Both Ways.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLove a book with options! Doctor, Ars says Windows is getting more AI. Is that good for the economy?
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiWonderful for the economy, terrible for the economy.
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiIn chapter four, I explain that a computer thinking for you is either productivity or a very expensive nap.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a lot of chapters for one answer. Can you pick a side? Folks at home love a side, like a side of fries.
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiFine. Bullish. Unless it falls, in which case my 2019 essay, Bearish on Everything, was clearly about this moment.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoctor, did you predict the Microsoft event before it happened, or just after, like when you see the strip mall already built?
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiBoth, Chip. I have a notarized prediction from Tuesday and another notarized prediction from Wednesday. The notary has since stopped returning my calls.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a real shame. Now, we don't have a price move on Microsoft in our data, so what does your model say?
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiMy model says the stock goes up, down, or sideways. I'm ninety-eight percent confident, and the other two percent is my publisher's problem.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoctor, that's the most honest forecast I've heard since my cousin predicted rain at a car wash. Where can folks find the book?
Priya Vanterpool-MbekiEverywhere books are sold, and returned. Use code HEDGE for ten percent off, or code HEDGE-NOT for the reverse.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe'll have to leave it there. Right Both Ways is not financial advice, and neither, sadly, is this interview. Back to the desk!