CNBC's Deirdre Bosa reports on news regarding AI.
France's antitrust agency is investigating Microsoft over concerns that it is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Microsoft has offered to widen the price differential between its Office product sold with its chat and video app Teams and its software sold without the app in a bid to avert a possible EU antitrust fine, according to three sources.
EDP Renewables North America said on Monday it has delivered three utility-scale solar projects and signed a long-term virtual power purchase agreement with tech giant Microsoft.
Other big technology companies have been boisterous in their courtship of the new administration. But Nvidia and Microsoft have avoided the Washington spotlight.
Microsoft's Q2 FY25 results show strong AI monetization, with Azure AI services growing 157% YoY and contributing significantly to overall growth. DeepSeek's $6 million training cost is misleading; real costs are higher due to extensive infrastructure and prior research investments. Microsoft's strategic AI infrastructure, partnerships, and diversified revenue streams provide a competitive edge and robust financial performance.
The past week or so have been rough for Microsoft (MSFT 0.61%). The company's massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure came under scrutiny following Chinese start-up DeepSeek's revelation that it has developed AI models at a fraction of the cost that the tech giant has spent so far.
Eight American technology companies joined the exclusive $1 trillion club since Apple blazed the trail in 2018, but only three have gone on to amass valuations of $3 trillion or more:
The $4 trillion club is still awaiting its founding member, and although there is no way to know for sure which company will get there first, the following three names likely have the most realistic chance:
Microsoft's (MSFT 0.22%) quarterly results contained several offsetting factors to the mostly good figures overall.
Expert stock analyst and media personality Jim Cramer has announced his top stock picks for February.
The pressure is on Amazon.com to deliver on lofty expectations for cloud computing in its fourth-quarter results on Thursday, after Microsoft and Google's lackluster reports jolted investor faith in Big Tech's billion-dollar investments in AI.