Bet on India! Microsoft will reinvest 3 billion dollars to expand AI computing power and cultivate 10 million AI talents by 2030.
Microsoft stated that this expenditure is an additional investment outside the company's recently announced plan to invest $80 billion in building AI Datacenters for the 2025 fiscal year. It will be used to develop a scalable AI computing ecosystem to support AI startups and research Community in India, with a plan to train 10 million people in India to acquire AI skills by 2030.
Express News | Microsoft is reportedly planning layoffs.
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Microsoft (MSFT.US) confirms layoffs.
According to sources cited by Business Insider, Microsoft (MSFT.US) is planning to conduct layoffs across the company and implement stricter reviews for underperforming employees. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed the news about the layoffs but declined to disclose the specific number of layoffs. The spokesperson stated that Microsoft will focus on high-performing talent and will take appropriate action when an employee underperforms. When employees leave due to performance issues, Microsoft usually refills those vacancies, so the overall employee count may not change significantly. As of the end of June last year, Microsoft had approximately 0.228 million employees.
Express News | Microsoft Is Planning Job Cuts and Focusing More on Underperforming Employees- Business Insider
Microsoft announced the use of green hydrogen to power Datacenters. Institutions recommend paying attention to the upstream hydrogen production segment.
①Microsoft announced that it has reached an agreement with ESB, where the power control and management building of the datacenter located in Dublin will be powered by zero-emission green hydrogen energy. ②Caitong stated that the green hydrogen sector has attributes of high growth and significant potential, and that the large-scale development of domestic and international green hydrogen projects will allow the electrolysis and compressor segments to fully benefit from the growth.
Hong Kong stock morning report on January 8: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is conducting a trial for 10G optical networks; Mixue Ice City has obtained registration from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for its Hong Kong IPO
① The State Council: Venture Capital Funds should focus on developing new quality productive forces. ② Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: Launching pilot projects for 10-gigabit optical networks. ③ Apple's spring "budget version" iPhone new model will start mass production in mid-January 2025. ④ Mi Xue Bing Cheng's Hong Kong IPO has been filed with the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Amazon Expands Data Center Footprint With $11B Peach State Investment
Anthropic's $60 Billion Valuation Obscures a Stark Reality in AI
The AI startup Anthropic plans to raise 2 billion dollars with a valuation of up to 60 billion dollars.
Anthropic is currently in the final stage of financing negotiations, planning to raise up to 2 billion dollars.
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Microsoft Options Spot-On: On January 7th, 201.17K Contracts Were Traded, With 2.37 Million Open Interest
On January 7th ET, $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 201.17K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 36.59% of the total transactions,
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AI startups are driving a recovery in the USA venture capital market, with total financing in 2024 increasing by nearly 30% year-on-year.
According to data released by PitchBook on Tuesday (January 7), AI startups have played an important role in driving the recovery of the USA venture capital market from its low point, with total venture capital reaching 209 billion USD in 2024, an almost 30% year-on-year increase.
Equity Markets Fall Intraday as Mega-Cap Stocks Weigh
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