#Azure

🇨🇳 By 2026, Microsoft reduced its presence in China: 15 branches closed, exit from retail and production. 📉 Key facts: - Reduction of 2,000+ jobs at partner Wicresoft and 400 Azure employees. - Production of Surface and Xbox moved out of the PRC. - China's share of revenue dropped to 1.5%. ☁️ But the company is not leaving completely: retains business with ByteDance and Shein, and access to OpenAI models for Chinese corporations. Strategy: risk minimization while maintaining profitability.

🚀 Microsoft prepares a powerful response to Nvidia: the launch of Maia 300 AI chips is expected as early as September 2026. 📉 Goal: Reducing dependence on competitor chips and developing its own Azure infrastructure. 🏭 Scale: An order for more than 300,000 chips from TSMC is being discussed, with plans to reach 1 million units. 🤝 Clients: New accelerators may be offered to major partners, including Anthropic. 📊 Context: Microsoft is catching up with Google and Amazon, which are already actively monetizing their TPU and Trainium chips. #Microsoft #AI #Maia300 #Nvidia #TechNews #XABinfo

Microsoft has signed $130 billion in contracts to expand data centers to meet growing AI demand from OpenAI and Anthropic. Cloud revenue grew by 27%, and the company's net profit increased by 31%. 🚀💻 #Microsoft #AI #Cloud

Microsoft set a new historical record: the company's market cap rose by nearly $450 billion in a single day, surpassing Nvidia's achievements. Investors appreciated the ROI on AI investments and the strong growth of the Azure cloud service. 📈💻

Microsoft has begun testing the Chinese AI model Kimi K3 in Azure, planning to save up to $600 million on request processing. This is a step towards reducing dependence on OpenAI and optimizing Copilot. 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳