Microsoft plans to invest $80 billion in AI data centers, urging increased funding for AI research and a national talent strategy.

Over half of the investment is reserved for infrastructure. Microsoft President Brad Smith frames AI investment as key to economic growth.

Nvidia has been all the rage among market watches recently, but the company has been around for over 30 years. CEO Jensen Huang was among the founders who initially aimed to develop graphics chips for personal computers.

For this reason, a Microsoft executive is urging the US government to take action to prevent China from taking the lead in AI, as Huawei did with 5G. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s Vice Chairman and President,

While Microsoft is thinking on a global scale, the company's Vice Chair and President said more than half of this total investment will be in the US

Microsoft is set to double down on its generative artificial intelligence efforts in 2025 following the company's Vice Chair and President, Brad Smith's recent announcement of the tech giant's plans to invest up to $80 billion in building data centers.

Nvidia (NVDA) stock rises almost 3% ahead of CEO Jensen Huang's keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Seana Smith and Brad Smith outline what the keynote could signal about the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker's position and the AI market at large.

The United States needs an overarching national strategy to ensure it prevails in the global AI race — focusing on R&D funding, education, and workforce development, and ensuring that American tech companies aren't slowed down by "heavy-handed regulations,

Microsoft Corp. ($MSFT), a frontrunner in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, has doubled up its commitment to the technology. In a blog post published on Friday, Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft,

Microsoft is one of the biggest spenders, followed closely by Google and AWS, Bloomberg Intelligence said. Its estimate of Microsoft’s capital spending on AI, at $62.4 billion for calendar 2025, is lower than Smith’s claim that the company will invest $80 billion in the fiscal year to June 30, 2025.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM) reports that its revenue for the month of December beat estimates and has risen by over 57% year-over-year, while also announcing its highest revenue print since first going public 30 years ago.

Brad Smith is the Chief Information Officer at Paycom, a comprehensive HCM software company. He has more than 30 years of IT experience. Read Brad Smith's full executive profile here.