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Microsoft brings a DeepSeek model to its cloud

Microsoft has brought one of DeepSeek's models to its cloud, and says that 'distilled' versions of the model will come to Copilot+ PCs soon.

Business Insider · 7h

Microsoft Boosts Azure with DeepSeek’s Powerful AI Model

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) launched the highly popular DeepSeek R1, a powerful AI model, on its Azure cloud platform GitHub for developers.

USA Today · 15h

Microsoft rolls out DeepSeek's AI model on Azure platform

Microsoft MSFT.O has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday.

Microsoft shares dip

Bloomberg on MSN · 4h

Microsoft Cloud Growth Constrained by Data Center Shortage

Microsoft Corp. said its cloud-computing business will continue to grow slowly in the current quarter as the company struggles to build enough data centers to handle demand for its artificial intelligence products.

Channel NewsAsia Singapore · 4h

Microsoft shares dip as cloud growth misses estimates but spending grows

Microsoft reported slower-than-expected growth in its crucial Azure cloud business on Wednesday despite beating estimates for overall quarterly revenue and increasing use of its cloud services for artificial intelligence.

USA Today · 10h

Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint

Microsoft has tested Wall Street's patience by plunking down huge amounts of cash in pursuit of profits from AI that have yet to satisfy investors.

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The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Microsoft, AWS Could Face U.K. Watchdog Probe Into Cloud Services Market

Microsoft and Amazon Web Services could face an investigation by U.K. regulators after an independent enquiry found that competition isn’t working in the cloud services market.

Engadget · 1d

UK seeks greater regulatory power over Microsoft and Amazon Web Services' cloud computing services

It found that there are alternative cloud suppliers face significant barriers to enter and expand in the market. Also, that "technical and commercial barriers" limit customers' ability to switch providers,

The Financial Times · 2d

Microsoft stifling competition in cloud services market, finds UK regulator

The UK antitrust regulator has singled out Microsoft for using its dominance in software to stifle rivals in the £9bn UK cloud services market, as the watchdog warned competition “is not working”. An independent panel acting for the Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday that a lack of competition in cloud services was “likely to be leading to higher costs,

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Microsoft Q2 cloud revenue falls short of expectations, sending stock lower

“We are innovating across our tech stack and helping customers unlock the full ROI of AI to capture the massive opportunity ...

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Microsoft Azure earnings disappoint, company blames data center capacity constraints

Following the recent $500bn "Stargate" data center initiative announced by OpenAI, Microsoft is no longer the AI company's exclusive cloud provider though retains the "right of first refusal (ROFR)" ...

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Microsoft sees earnings growth but slowdown in cloud services and continued spending on AI worry investors

The Windows maker’s revenue rose 12% year-on-year to $69.6 billion in Q2 FY25, with net profit surging 10% to $24.1 billion.

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MSFT Earnings: Microsoft Stock Falls on Weak Cloud Computing Growth

Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) are down after the technology giant reported Fiscal second quarter financial results that showed ...

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Microsoft sees Azure growth at 31% to 32% in fiscal third quarter

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood said the company expects its Azure cloud- services business to grow at about 31% to 32% in the fiscal third quarter. Wall Street has been expecting Azure growth of 31.7% for the ...