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Microsoft stock plunges 10% as its worst day in years sees a $357 billion market cap wipeout

Quartz Staff / qz - Along with a brutal day for software stocks, Microsoft's wipeout helped drag down the tech-heavy Nasdaq about 0.7% for the day


Cloud challenges: slow growth and capacity


Comparative AI investments: Microsoft vs Meta


Sharp selloffs and market cap wipeouts

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Back to Top / Thursday, January 29, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 18545 / 15 stories in 5 wks


(PR) Microsoft Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results

techpowerup - Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:Revenue was $81.3 billion and increased 17% (up 15% in constant currency)Operating income was $38.3 …


AI & Cloud Investment Milestones


Earnings Highlights

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Gaming and Hardware Decline


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Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 18505 / 19 stories in 5 wks


Microsoft built a 750W AI chip to challenge Nvidia's dominance, claims 3x performance gains over Amazon

techspot - Microsoft recently announced Maia 200, a new AI accelerator specifically designed for inference workloads. According to Redmond, Maia 200 can deliver "dramatic" improvements for AI applications and is already deployed in select US data centers on the Azur…

#ai #cloud #hardware #semiconductors #ml #nvidia #microsoft #gpu #deeptech #azure

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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 18455 / 4 stories in 5 wks


Microsoft unveils new proprietary AI chip Maia 200

Berry Zwets / techzine - Microsoft introduces Maia 200, an AI chip that the company claims is significantly faster than competing products. The accelerator is specifically designed to run large AI models and offers 30 percent better performance per dollar. The chip is manufacture…


Business strategy and supply chain moves

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Microsoft vs Rivals: Head-to-head comparisons

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Technical specs and performance details

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Back to Top / Monday, January 26, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 18405 / 19 stories in 5 wks


Microsoft 365 Outlook down: Microsoft breaks silence on outage

mashable - Microsoft is sharing updates on the Microsoft 365 outage that took down Outlook and other services on Thursday, Jan. 22.

#cloud #saas #enterprise #microsoft #business #azure #productivity #updates #microsoft365 #office

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Back to Top / Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:20 pm / permalink 18306 / 11 stories in 6 wks


Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming May Soon Let You Stream Your Own Games for Free - If You Watch Ads

msmash / slashdot - Microsoft appears to be preparing an ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming that would let players stream games they've purchased digitally without needing a Game Pass subscription, according to a Windows Central report citing sources familiar with the p…

#cloud #gaming #microsoft #streaming #azure #xbox #ads #advertising

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Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 18171 / 9 stories in 6 wks


Microsoft Vows to Pay Full Cost of AI Data Centers After White House Pressure

James Maguire / techstrong - Microsoft has moved to blunt growing public opposition to its expanding data-center footprint, pledging to absorb the full cost of the electricity, water use, and local taxes associated with its AI infrastructure. The commitments mark the company’s most s…


Enhancing local sustainability with water, jobs, and more

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Navigating political pressure and regulatory demands

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Safeguarding community electric bills amid AI expansion

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Back to Top / Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 17831 / 22 stories in 7 wks


Microsoft Pledges Over $30 Billion for Sovereign AI in Canada and India

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has committed over $30 billion to Canada and India, launching "Sovereign AI" clouds to enforce strict data residency and local control.The post Microsoft Pledges Over $30 Billion for Sovereign AI in Canada and India appeared first on WinBuzzer.

#ai #cloud #dataprivacy #microsoft #aiethics #investment #canada #india #azure #technology

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Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16749 / 11 stories in 2 months


Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Falls as Azure Foundry AI Sales Miss Growth Targets

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Multiple Microsoft sales divisions missed growth targets for Azure Foundry AI product in fiscal year ending June 2025 Less than 20% of salespeople in one U.S. Azure unit met the 50% Foundry sales growth target Microsoft initially denied lowering quot…

#ai #cloud #ml #microsoft #aiethics #stockmarket #earnings #investment #business #azure

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Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16519 / 11 stories in 3 months


Microsoft Deepens AI Ties with Anthropic, NVIDIA in Major Cloud Partnership

Jon Swartz / techstrong - SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. announced a major cloud infrastructure partnership Tuesday with Anthropic and NVIDIA Corp. in a strategic shift from its exclusive relationship with OpenAI as the tech giant diversifies its artificial intelligence (AI) por…

#ai #cloud #chips #anthropic #microsoft #aiethics #business #azure #semiconductor

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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16083 / 6 stories in 3 months


Nvidia, Microsoft and Anthropic Commit to Roughly $45 Billion in AI Partnership

Elias Shisgall / wsj - Anthropic said it plans to purchase at least $30 billion of Microsoft Azure’s computing capacity to scale and train its Claude model. In addition Nvidia said it would invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic, while Microsoft pledged up to $5 billion.


45B Deal Announcements


Circular Investment Commentary


Investment & Capacity Details

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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16074 / 14 stories in 3 months


Ignite 2025: Microsoft Agent 365 is a New Management Platform for AI Agents

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Microsoft Agent 365 is a new platform designed to help organizations manage AI agents created with Copilot Studio and non-Microsoft platforms.The post Ignite 2025: Microsoft Agent 365 is a New Management Platform for AI Agents appeared first on Thurrott.c…


Agent 365 AI Workforce

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Enterprise Cloud & Copilot Tools


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Windows 11 & Security Twist

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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 16073 / 24 stories in 3 months


EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The EU is also probing whether the DMA in its current state is effective to govern the cloud sector.Read more: EU could hand Amazon, Microsoft ‘gatekeeper’ title for cloud services

#cloud #techpolicy #amazon #microsoft #antitrust #europe #azure #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

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Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16069 / 5 stories in 3 months


Microsoft Mitigated the Largest Cloud DDoS Ever Recorded, 15.7 Tbps

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Security Affairs: On October 24, 2025, Azure DDoS Protection detected and mitigated a massive multi-vector attack peaking at 15.72 Tbps and 3.64 billion pps, the largest cloud DDoS ever recorded, aimed at a single …

#cybersecurity #cloud #networking #infosec #cloudsec #microsoft #cybercrime #security #azure

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16052 / 4 stories in 3 months


Microsoft Inks $9.7 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal With IREN in New Outsourcing Push

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft continues its AI infrastructure outsourcing strategy, signing a $9.7 billion, five-year deal with IREN for NVIDIA GB300 GPU cloud capacity.The post Microsoft Inks $9.7 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal With IREN in New Outsourcing Push appeared fir…

#ai #cloud #enterprise #nvidia #microsoft #gpu #aiethics #business #azure #technology

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Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 15608 / 7 stories in 4 months


Microsoft Azure Meltdown Exposes Critical Cloud Risk

Datamation Staff / datamation - The outage disrupted major products from Xbox Live and Microsoft 365 to critical systems used by airlines, banks, and retailers.

#cloud #infosec #cloudsec #microsoft #europe #azure #xbox #technology #microsoft365

Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15539 / 4 stories in 4 months


Microsoft powers past estimates on a day its cloud stumbled, but shares still slip

Shannon Carroll / qz - Microsoft beat expectations with $77.7 billion in revenue and a 40% Azure surge, but shares slipped after hours as investors seemed fixated on margins

#ai #cloud #software #microsoft #aiethics #earnings #investment #business #azure #technology

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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 15527 / 9 stories in 4 months


Microsoft hit with Azure, 365 outage ahead of quarterly earnings report

cnbc - Microsoft users reported outages for Azure and 365 services a week after many customers of Amazon Web Services suffered hours of downtime.


Cloud Rivalry Analysis


DNS & Tech Failures

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Gaming Disruptions

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Widespread Service Outages

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Back to Top / Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 12:20 pm / permalink 15519 / 18 stories in 4 months


Microsoft adds Anthropic’s AI to Copilot

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Microsoft is integrating OpenAI rival Anthropic's AI into Copilot, marking another step towards the disentangling of Microsoft and OpenAI.

#ai #cloud #anthropic #microsoft #chatgpt #azure #productivity

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Back to Top / Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 14837 / 8 stories in 5 months


Microsoft invests billions in Wisconsin AI data center initiative

Microsoft is spending around $4 billion to build a cutting‐edge data center in Wisconsin designed to power advanced AI applications, including support for partners like OpenAI. The project is outlined in multiple reports highlighting the company’s drive to expand its AI infrastructure and meet rising computational demands.

#ai #microsoft #datacenter #azure

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Back to Top / Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 14694 / 3 stories in 5 months


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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

U.S. authorities are drafting new export rules requiring government approval for certain AI accelerators before overseas sales, aiming to limit adversaries’ access to advanced chips. The Commerce Department confirmed a tough approach that stops short of prior proposals but signals significant restrictions, forcing vendors and customers to navigate fresh geopolitical red tape. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...



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