Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion in AI data centers, urging increased funding for AI research and a national talent strategy.

Fresh job cuts are sweeping the technology sector with Microsoft the latest company to be making layoffs. The tech giant is cutting less than 1% of its employees, with the reductions based on performance,

Microsoft is set to double down on its generative artificial intelligence efforts in 2025 following the company's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith's recent announcement of the tech giant's plans to invest up to $80 billion in building data centers.

For this reason, a Microsoft executive is urging the US government to take action to prevent China from taking the lead in AI, as Huawei did with 5G. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s Vice Chairman and President,

Microsoft's President Brad Smith emphasises a national strategy for the US to lead in AI, focusing on R&D funding, education, and relaxed regulations.

Microsoft Corp. ($MSFT), a frontrunner in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, has doubled up its commitment to the technology. In a blog post published on Friday, Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft,

Over half of the investment is reserved for infrastructure. Microsoft President Brad Smith frames AI investment as key to economic growth.

Over half of Microsoft’s $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.

Nvidia has been all the rage among market watches recently, but the company has been around for over 30 years. CEO Jensen Huang was among the founders who initially aimed to develop graphics chips for personal computers.

Microsoft would like President-elect Donald Trump to make sure that U.S. artificial intelligence policy in the next four years will support its goals.

New research from Synergy Research Group estimates spend will grow 34% compared with 2023, thanks largely to a 48% rise in public cloud infrastructure spend – the sector accounts for more than half (55%) of the entire market.