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Microsoft and Google have continued to concentrate their investments on artificial intelligence, which has contributed to their outstanding quarterly financial results.
Following the release of positive news, the value of Alphabet shares increased by more than 11%, whereas Microsoft shares rose by 4% in after-market trading.
During this time period, Alphabet generated a profit of $23.7 billion on $80.5 billion in revenue collected via cloud computing.
The chief executive officer of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai, has stated that the company attributes the uptick in income to artificial intelligence. According to Pichai, the organization is firmly established in its Gemini era and is experiencing tremendous momentum throughout. This refers to the Gemini AI model, which provides power to Google platform services.
Google’s cloud computing unit earned $9.5 billion, up from $7.5 billion in the same quarter last year.
In an effort to revolutionize the search advertising industry, Google is confronted with an antitrust issue in the United States and the integration of AI-oriented content into its search engine. In contrast, both European and American regulators disfavor artificial intelligence. They are analyzing the effects of AI-related competition on a variety of businesses.
In the case of Amazon, Microsoft and Google, they are the largest players in offering cloud oriented data centers.
According to Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, the company’s January-March revenue increased by 17% year-over-year to $61.9 billion, while net income increased by 20% to $21.9 billion.
Investors have handsomely rewarded Microsoft for its drive into generative AI, which began in 2023 with its $13 billion partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
Additionally, Azure and its cloud solutions contribute significantly to revenue generation. They have formed partnerships with Mistral AI and other ventures. The organization has selected Mustafa Suleyman to lead its artificial intelligence division and advance it to the next level.
Meta, nevertheless, has not been treated leniently by AI.