Microsoft’s stock has plummeted 12% due to a slight miss on revenue, showing how spooked investors are by the "spend now, profit later" AI market

With Microsoft spending many billions on data centers, and rumors that no one is using its AI, CEO Satya Nadella shared some usage numbers.

The Big Tech rivals are spending more than ever, but analysts are more concerned about Microsoft at the moment.

Microsoft issued a second emergency Windows patch in January after earlier fixes caused new bugs, raising concerns about update quality and reliability.

Microsoft reports revenue of $81.3 billion for the October-December quarter, marking a 17% increase from the previous year.

Engineers are now focusing on performance, reliability, and the overall Windows experience. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.

Wall Street analysts remained overwhelmingly bullish on Microsoft, even as the stock dipped 12% post-earnings.

Jan 29 (Reuters) - AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million agreement with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud service, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft’s new warning was spotted by Windows Latest. “In an updated support document, the company has confirmed that the update is indeed crashing some PCs.” This primarily affects commercial PCs. “Most home users won’t run into the problem.”