Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has expanded its cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe and will follow local laws, hours before the company announced better-than-expected earnings. The expansion will allow each country to "fully use these technologies to strengthen their economic competitiveness,

Microsoft has pledged to fight any U.S. government order to halt data center operations in Europe, as it sought to soothe concerns among European customers that trans-Atlantic tensions would lead to s

Microsoft (MSFT) announced five digital commitments to Europe, including expansion of its cloud and AI infrastructure in the region.

Microsoft forecast on Wednesday stronger-than-expected quarterly growth for its cloud-computing business Azure after blowout results in the latest quarter, calming investor worries in an uncertain economy and lifting its shares 7% after hours.

Cloud growth has helped push Microsoft earnings past Wall Street estimates.

Microsoft on Wednesday said its profits rose 18% for the January-March quarter, driven by its growth in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence business in a turbulent time for the tech sector.

Microsoft says AI now writes up to 30% of its code, while Meta predicts AI will handle half of Llama development within a year.

Microsoft and Google, say AI is writing more of their code — and Mark Zuckerberg predicts AI could handle half of Meta's dev work within a year.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made the comments during a conversation with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta says it aims to get half its code written by AI by the end of 2026.