Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
By Aditya Soni and Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.
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Tech stocks mixed as Meta, Microsoft affirm big AI spending plans after DeepSeek turmoil
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Zuckerberg Says DeepSeek ‘Strengthened Our Conviction' as Meta Spends Big on AI
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