Microsoft Build 2026 - Top Announcements

Microsoft Build 2026 was all about one idea: agent-first — a shift from software you operate to agents that do the work for you. I've cut through the 100+ announcements to the key announcements that actually matter for business users and decision-makers, with a plain-English "what it is and why it matters" for each. ------------------------------ Thank you for supporting my channel: ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lisacrosbie 📘 Get my book - Copilot Studio Step by Step: https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/store/microsoft-copilot-studio-step-by-step-customizing-copilot-9780135491539 (Also available on Amazon) 🤝 Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-crosbie/ --------------------------- In this video: The "agent-first" theme and the Copilot journey: Chat → Cowork → Code → Autopilots Autopilots — a brand-new category of always-on agents that work in the background, within your security and compliance Microsoft Scout — the first Autopilot, a personal agent living across Teams, Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint Work IQ APIs — the intelligence layer behind Microsoft 365, opened up to any agent (GA June 16, 2026) Cost Management — a new admin-centre dashboard to see and control AI spend Frontier Tuning — teaching AI how your business actually works, inside your own compliance boundary Project Solara — a platform and devices built for agent-first work (desk device + wearable badge) Web IQ — fresh, verifiable web grounding for agents Who this is for: business leaders, IT decision-makers, and anyone trying to make sense of what Build 2026 means for the way their teams work. 🔗 Key links Microsoft Build 2026 hub: https://build.microsoft.com/(opens in new window) Official keynote recap (covers the full IQ family, Web IQ, Cost Management & Solara): https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/06/02/microsoft-build-2026-be-yourself-at-work/(opens in new window) Introducing Microsoft Scout: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/06/02/introducing-microsoft-scout-your-always-on-personal-agent/(opens in new window) Work IQ — production-ready intelligence for every agent: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/work-iq-production-ready-intelligence-for-every-agent/(opens in new window) Work IQ on GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/work-iq(opens in new window) Frontier Tuning explained: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/frontier-tuning-teaching-ai-to-work-the-way-you-do/