Microsoft will spend $80 billion on AI data centers

Microsoft unveils $80B plan to build data centers
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Microsoft is spending $80 billion on data centers this year
Microsoft has published a lengthy piece talking about its vision for artificial intelligence development over the next four years, under the incoming Trump administration. In the piece, the company has revealed that it's spending a total of $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in 2025.
Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025
Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday.
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Microsoft to spend $80B on data centers in 2025
Microsoft (MSFT) plans to invest $80 billion in artificial intelligence data centers throughout 2025, with nearly half earmarked for US infrastructure development. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley analyzes Microsoft's expansion plans and efforts to capitalize on what the company calls "the electricity of the modern age.
Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025
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.
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Microsoft reveals plan to spend $80B building AI data centers in fiscal 2025
Microsoft Chair and Vice President Brad Smith wrote that more than half of the money will be spent on data centers in the U.S. The company’s fiscal year ends in June, which means that its spending plans are well under way.
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Microsoft is set to invest $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to expand its AI datacenter capabilities, Brad Smith, the company's president and vice chairman wrote in a blog post. Microsoft sees artificial intelligence as the next industrial revolution and wants to participate in it.
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Microsoft has announced plans to allocate approximately $80 billion (around Rs. 6,86,200 crore) in fiscal year 2025 to expand its data centre infrastructure, Reuters reported. This investment aims to support the training of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and facilitate the deployment of AI-driven and cloud-based applications,
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