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Meta sinks 8%, continuing record losing streak, while Microsoft jumps 15% as AI trade splits
Microsoft posted strong Azure and Copilot growth, while Meta missed revenue guidance forecasts as free cash flow plunged leading to diverging stock moves.
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I'm a founder and decadelong Microsoft engineer. Here's who I'd hire to lead the next stage of AI
Rob Collie, a veteran Microsoft engineer, offers tips on how to successfully integrate AI into your business and who to hire for the transition.
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Microsoft R&D jobs drop for second straight year as total headcount falls for first time in a decade
Microsoft's annual report shows the company employed 223,000 people as of June 30, down 5,000 from a year earlier and its first annual decline since 2016.
An update to Microsoft's insider trading policy makes clear that employees can't use confidential information to inform bets on prediction markets.
Microsoft bet big on agentic AI, and it seems to be attracting users.
Overall, for the fiscal year ended June 30, Microsoft's revenue increased 18%, or $50.1 billion, to $331.8 billion.
Like other big technology companies, Microsoft is hoping its aggressive spending on artificial intelligence is starting to translate into revenue.
Microsoft Corp. is giving investors clearer signs that it has multiple ways to turn its artificial-intelligence investment into revenue, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Gabriela Borges said, as the shares surged the most in almost 18 years.
Microsoft's Azure cloud business grew 43% last quarter — well past its own forecast — and topped $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time.
By Noel Randewich July 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday, with chip stocks jumping and Microsoft logging its biggest daily percentage gain in 18 years after the technology giant gave a stellar forecast that eased fears about massive spending on AI infrastructure.