:Microsoft shares fell 3.5 per cent in premarket trading on Thursday after the company issued a downbeat forecast for its cloud business, while Meta rose 2.6 per cent after beating quarterly revenue estimates. The chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended their hefty investments on artificial intelligen

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Microsoft's cloud growth in focus as doubts grow over AI spending

Microsoft has spent months touting a rebound in its Azure cloud business and its quarterly revenue forecast on Wednesday will show whether billion-dollar bets on artificial intelligence are propelling increased growth in its main profit engine.The software company emerged as a front-runner in Big Tech's A

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Microsoft's stock has badly lagged its tech peers in the past year as cloud growth has been basically stagnant in recent quarters.

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Microsoft's underperformance has investors looking to cloud for growth

Microsoft has forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down 4.5% in after-hours trading as investors worry about big spending, elusive artificial intelligence revenue and competition from cheaper AI models from China.

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Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI disappoint

The tech group is investing tens of billions of dollars in AI, raising high expectations for returns.

Le groupe technologique investit des dizaines de milliards de dollars dans l’IA, suscitant de fortes attentes en matière de rendement.

Microsoft réalise 24 milliards de dollars de bénéfice net au quatrième trimestre, mais son cloud déçoit

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Microsoft reports $24 billion in net profit in the fourth quarter, but its cloud disappoints

SAP SE reported fourth-quarter cloud sales that slightly beat analysts’ expectations, as Europe’s biggest technology company won customers with new artificial intelligence capabilities. The company also named a suite of new executives and said it plans to simplify its strategy.

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SAP Cloud Growth Tops Estimates as Clients Seek AI Capabilities

Microsoft reported earnings after the stock market closed on Wednesday.Adek Berry/AFP via Getty ImagesMicrosoft reported second-quarter earnings late Wednesday.The company's AI and cloud computing sales results were lower than analysts expected.Microsoft's stock was one of several hit after DeepSeek's AI model announcement on Monday.Microsoft's earnings on Wednesday showed strong growth in its AI business — just not enough to reassure investors.…

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Microsoft's AI business is booming. It's not enough to soothe investors.

Huawei is promoting its cloud artificial intelligence (AI) growth strategies by offering industry-specific solutions, while collaborating with universities to produce skilled graduates to address the shortage of skilled labour.

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Huawei focusing on AI growth strategies

The artificial intelligence giant, founded by Bill Gates, closes the fiscal year (second quarter) at 69.6 billion, better than analysts' expectations. Elon Musk's car company, which is betting on a low-cost model, is in trouble

Il colosso dell’intelligenza artificiale, fondato da Bill Gates, chiude l’esercizio fiscale (secondo trimestre) a 69,6 miliardi, meglio delle attese degli analisti. In difficoltà la società automobilistica di Elon Musk, che scommette su un modello a basso costo

Microsoft fa più ricavi. Problemi sul cloud. Bene Meta, ma l’IA cinese fa paura. Tesla soffre

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Microsoft makes more revenue. Problems on the cloud. Good Meta, but Chinese AI is scary. Tesla is suffering

By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Microsoft has spent months touting a rebound in its Azure cloud business and its quarterly revenue forecast on Wednesday will show whether billion-dollar bets on artificial intelligence are propelling increased growth in its main profit engine. The software company emerged as a front-runner in Big Tech’s AI race last year thanks to its early bet on OpenAI, but investor doubts have been growing about its ability to make…

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Microsoft’s cloud growth in focus as doubts grow over AI spending

Microsoft generated $69.6 billion in quarterly sales, of which it generated 24 billion in net profit, results slightly higher than expected, but its cloud, a growth engine and a key indicator of artificial intelligence (AI), disappointed the market on Wednesday....

Microsoft a réalisé 69,6 milliards de dollars de chiffre d'affaires trimestriel, dont il a dégagé 24 milliards de bénéfice net, des résultats légèrement supérieurs aux prévisions, mais son cloud, moteur de croissance et indicateur clef de l'intelligence artificielle (IA), a déçu le marché mercredi. ...

Microsoft réalise 24 milliards de dollars de bénéfice trimestriel mais son cloud déçoit

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Microsoft reports $24 billion in quarterly profit but its cloud disappoints

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Microsoft shares slide on dour cloud outlook, Meta rises on revenue beat

Microsoft shares slide on dour cloud outlook, Meta rises on revenue beat

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