Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending

DeepSeek AI Cost Less Than $6 Million to Develop. Here's Why Meta and Microsoft Are Justifying Spending Billions.
Meta, Microsoft downplay DeepSeek threat
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, meanwhile, seemed to downplay the threat posed by DeepSeek, saying that the industry is constantly changing and DeepSeek’s announcement is simply a part of that ebb and flow.
Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
Silicon Valley leaders from Sam Altman to Satya Nadella react to their new rival DeepSeek
Meta, Nvidia, and other tech giants react to DeepSeek's competitive, cost-efficient models that challenge established market players.
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How Satya Nadella is weathering the storm of Trump’s first days
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The AI spending frenzy is just getting started
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DeepSeek's cheaper models and weaker chips call into question trillions in AI infrastructure spending
DeepSeek delivers high-performing, cost-effective models using weaker GPUs, questioning the trillion-dollar spend on US AI firms like OpenAI.
Tech stocks mixed as Meta, Microsoft affirm big AI spending plans after DeepSeek turmoil
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
Tech CEOs try to reassure Wall Street after DeepSeek shock
Days after the overnight success of Chinese chatbot DeepSeek wiped a trillion dollars off the value of U.S. tech stocks, software CEOs are telling investors that the artificial intelligence revolution is still on track.
Microsoft and Meta’s AI splurge still not enough for Nvidia
The tech giants are keeping capital spending plans in line as DeepSeek raises questions about future computing needs.
Microsoft and Meta lead fight back as AI war intensifies: US tech giants face wake-up call from Chinese upstart
Microsoft boss Satya Nadella (pictured) hailed the AI revolution as a 'massive opportunity' as he doubled down in the face of a market backlash.