Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
By Aditya Soni and Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.
Zuckerberg says Meta won't slow down AI spend despite DeepSeek's breakthrough
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said China-based DeepSeek has created a powerful artificial intelligence model, but it won’t likely curb Meta’s AI spending.
Microsoft, Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek's low costs
Microsoft has earmarked $80 billion for AI in its current fiscal year, while Meta has pledged as much as $65 billion
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Key tech stocks were a mixed bag in early trading Thursday after executives at Meta and Microsoft said they plan to keep pouring billions of dollars into AI – despite lingering anxiety over the
Microsoft, Meta Talk Up Their Big AI Ambitions and Spending Plans
The tech giants vow to barrel ahead despite the jolt from China’s DeepSeek.
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Top executives from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) defended their significant expenditures on artificial intelligence (AI) development. The CEOs addressed the concern that currently,
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