Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending

The tech giants are keeping capital spending plans in line as DeepSeek raises questions about future computing needs.
Investors were looking to Microsoft and Meta to provide reassurance that they will keep spending heavily on Nvidia chips.
Meta and Microsoft are investing heavily in cloud and AI infrastructure, but face challenges from DeepSeek. Both focus on growth and optimization.
That was the combined capital spending by Microsoft and Meta Platforms last quarter, nearly double the same period the previous year. The bulk of it is going on chips and data centers to power generat ...
"We expect CapEx growth in 2025 will be driven by increased investment to support both our generative AI efforts and our core business. The majority of our CapEx in 2025 will continue to be directed ...
CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Photo credit: Getty The Fed is used to steering ...
Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle and ...
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