Over half of the investment is reserved for infrastructure. Microsoft President Brad Smith frames AI investment as key to economic growth.

For this reason, a Microsoft executive is urging the US government to take action to prevent China from taking the lead in AI, as Huawei did with 5G. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s Vice Chairman and President,

Microsoft is set to double down on its generative artificial intelligence efforts in 2025 following the company's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith's recent announcement of the tech giant's plans to invest up to $80 billion in building data centers.

Microsoft Corp. has revealed plans to invest more than $80 billion in the construction of data centers for artificial intelligence workloads during its current fiscal year, part of an effort to cement its status as a leader in the fast-growing industry.

Nvidia (NVDA) stock rises almost 3% ahead of CEO Jensen Huang's keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Seana Smith and Brad Smith outline what the keynote could signal about the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker's position and the AI market at large.

Microsoft's President Brad Smith emphasises a national strategy for the US to lead in AI, focusing on R&D funding, education, and relaxed regulations.

Microsoft Corp. ($MSFT), a frontrunner in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, has doubled up its commitment to the technology. In a blog post published on Friday, Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft,

The United States needs an overarching national strategy to ensure it prevails in the global AI race — focusing on R&D funding, education, and workforce development, and ensuring that American tech companies aren't slowed down by "heavy-handed regulations,

Microsoft says it plans to spend $80 billion on building AI data centers in the 2025 financial year, a significant increase on last year.

While Microsoft is thinking on a global scale, the company's Vice Chair and President said more than half of this total investment will be in the US

Rising technology stocks helped U.S. indexes recover more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year.