Microsoft has had a capex-heavy quarter, spending $34.9 billion in Q1 of FY2026. Of this, $11.1bn alone was spent leasing data center space, with the rest mainly going towards GPUs, CPUs, and "long-lived assets."

CleanSpark, a Las Vegas-based bitcoin miner, is getting into the booming AI data center business, and rivaling big tech's power ambitions.

On October 29, 2025, Microsoft reported strong fiscal first quarter results, highlighted by robust Azure and cloud growth, a restructured partnership with OpenAI valued at US$135 billion, and plans to double its data center footprint over the next two years to meet rising AI demand.

Google, Meta and Microsoft will spend billions of dollars more on AI infrastructure this year and next, expanding a boom driving U.S. economic growth.

Microsoft has reported an 18% increase in quarterly sales, reaching $77.7 billion, surpassing Wall Street expectations

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company is staying responsible with AI investments through fungible assets applicable to a variety of purposes.

Microsoft reported a massive spike in its spending as the tech giant works to meet booming demand for artificial intelligence.

An artificial intelligence infrastructure consortium led by Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp. and BlackRock Inc. today announced it’s planning to buy Aligned Data Centers LLC in a deal valued at about $40 billion.

Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle are looking to Wisconsin to achieve their goals for artificial intelligence. Here's some similarities and differences.

Microsoft has denied claims that its data center in central Mexico is tied to a recent spate of power outages, water shortages, and health concerns, claiming it always prioritizes the needs of local communities in any actions it takes.

The UW and TitletownTech partnership is one of two Microsoft chose to to put its advanced AI platform to use to speed up scientific discoveries.