Microsoft’s AI revenue run rate reaches $13B annually as tech giant tops earnings expectations
AI revenue run rate reached $13 billion, as the company reported $69.6 billion in revenue for the December quarter, up 12%, with earnings of $3.23/share, topping Wall Street's expectations by both measures.
Microsoft, Meta Talk Up Their Big AI Ambitions and Spending Plans
The tech giants on Wednesday talked up their AI strategies and said they are sticking with ambitious investments in the technology despite the investor panic this week over the ri
Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.

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Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint
Microsoft’s cloud sales disappoint as it struggles to meet AI demand
Microsoft’s vast cloud division posted slower growth than Wall Street forecast as the tech group struggled to keep pace with customer demand for artificial intelligence-related services. The Seattle-based software group beat analysts’ expectations for revenue and net income in the quarter ending in December,
Microsoft shares dip as cloud growth misses estimates but spending grows
Microsoft’s AI business is booming — Xbox, not so much
Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses are doing pretty well — and their impact is being felt across the company. In its Q2 2025 earnings, Microsoft announced revenue of $69.6 billion for the quarter, up 12 percent year-over-year, and net income of $24.1 billion, which is up 10 percent year-over-year.
Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates, Azure growth slows
Microsoft reported slower-than-expected growth in its crucial Azure cloud business on Wednesday despite beating estimates for overall quarterly revenue, sending its shares down 4% in extended trading.
Microsoft Continues to Spend Big on A.I. as Profit Grows 10%
The tech giant’s revenue was up 12 percent to $69.6 billion, but investors are showing their nerves after a long boom for tech stocks.
Microsoft Ramps Up Data Center Push In Malaysia With New Johor Land Deal
Microsoft is doubling down on its investments in Malaysia with the acquisition of an additional plot of land near the Singapore border from Crescendo Corp.—a real estate developer controlled by palm oil tycoon Gooi Seong Lim—as the U.
Microsoft just added DeepSeek R1 to Azure AI Foundry and GitHub
Microsoft made DeepSeek's groundbreaking R1 AI model available on the Azure AI Foundry platform as well as GitHub.
Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data
In its own research, DeepSeek said it had “distilled” models from its R1 system based on other open-source systems. Unlike OpenAI’s closed systems, some models such as Meta’s Llama are open-source and freely available for use.
Microsoft rolls out DeepSeek's AI model on Azure platform
Microsoft MSFT.O has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday. The AI model will be available in the model catalog on the platforms and will join more than 1,800 models that Microsoft is offering.
Microsoft Windows 11 is getting a feature like iPhone Mirroring
Microsoft is testing a better integration between iPhone and Windows 11 PCs. Here is what the iPhone Mirroring-ish feature will look like.