The tech giants on Wednesday talked up their AI strategies and said they are sticking with ambitious investments in the technology despite the investor panic this week over the ri

"Investing 'very heavily' in capital expenditure and infrastructure is going to be a strategic advantage over time," Mark Zuckerberg said.

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 launch of China-based DeepSeek’s AI model.

Microsoft has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday.

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Microsoft has tested Wall Street's patience by plunking down huge amounts of cash in pursuit of profits from AI that have yet to satisfy investors.

Microsoft reported slower-than-expected growth in its crucial Azure cloud business on Wednesday despite beating estimates for overall quarterly revenue and increasing use of its cloud services for artificial intelligence.

Microsoft fell in afterhours trading Wednesday after the tech giant's fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street estimates, but growth in its key cloud business fell short of expectations.