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Title: Microsoft Puts Brakes on AI Spending as Profit Increases 18%

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2220242/m...

After 10 consecutive quarters of rising AI-related investment, Microsoft has
put on the brakes, spending over $1 billion less than the previous quarter
(source paywalled; alternative source). Despite the slight slowdown,
Microsoft posted stronger-than-expected results with $70 billion in revenue
and $25.8 billion in profit. The New York Times reports: In the first three
months of 2025, Microsoft spent $21.4 billion on capital expenses, down more
than $1 billion from the previous quarter. The company is still on track to
spend more than $80 billion on capital expenses in the current fiscal year,
which ends in June. But the pullback, though slight, is an indication that
the tech industry's appetite for spending on A.I. is not limitless. Overall,
Microsoft's results showed unexpected strength in its business. Sales
surpassed $70 billion, up 13 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Profit rose to $25.8 billion, up 18 percent. The results far surpassed Wall
Street's expectations. "Cloud and A.I. are the essential inputs for every
business to expand output, reduce costs, and accelerate growth," Satya
Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, said in a statement.

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