Microsoft Build decoded: Solara, Scout, AI models, GitHub’s woes and more with Mary Jo Foley

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we break down the news from Microsoft Build from Project Solara and the Scout agentic assistant to Microsoft's push to rely less on OpenAI and Anthropic, and the mounting pressure on GitHub. Read More

Microsoft Build decoded: Solara, Scout, AI models, GitHub’s woes and more with Mary Jo Foley
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks onstage at Microsoft Build 2026 in San Francisco. (Photo by Dan DeLong for Microsoft)

Microsoft’s Build conference was a firehose: in-house AI models, agent-first devices, new coding tools, and a Copilot “super app” that got teased but not yet shown.

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re joined by Mary Jo Foley to understand what’s ready and what’s not quite yet fully baked, from Project Solara and the Scout agentic assistant to Microsoft’s push for AI self-sufficiency and the mounting pressure on GitHub.

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