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Microsoft Announces New Surface PCs With AI Chips. On May 20, Microsoft announced that it will be releasing a Surface Laptop and Surface Pro tablet with Qualcomm AI chips, CNBC reports. Qualcomm's Arm-based chips deliver longer battery life. Other computer makers such as Dell, HP, Acer and more are also debuting AI-ready PCs that will offer Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot. PCs equipped with AMD and Intel chips that adopt the Copilot+ standard will be released at a later date, Microsoft said. Copilot+ computers will begin at $999. Pre-orders are currently being accepted. The devices will be available in June. The new offering comes almost four months after Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on an earnings call that "in 2024, AI will become a first-class part of every PC" . On May 20, Microsoft shares closed at $425.34, up 1.2%. Qualcomm increased 2% to $197.76, a record close. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT