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Bloomberg Businessweek Daily hosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec break down earnings from Tesla, Microsoft and Meta as heard live on Bloomberg Radio and on YouTube.

Microsoft's spending surged to a record high and cloud sales growth slowed, sending the shares down amid investor concerns that it could take longer than expected for the company’s AI investments to pay off. Microsoft shares fell about 5% in extended trading after closing at $481.63 in New York.

Meta Platforms topped projections for quarterly revenue and gave a strong forecast for the current period, boosted by a robust online advertising business that is making it possible for the company to invest in artificial intelligence at record levels this year. The social-media company’s shares jumped more than 11% in extended trading. Meta on Wednesday said first-quarter sales will be $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, beating the $51.3 billion average analyst estimate.

And Tesla plans to invest about $2 billion into xAI, giving Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup a cash infusion despite a shareholder vote last year that failed to win approval. Its shares rose in extended trading.
Carol and Tim speak with:
Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Anurag Rana
James Cakmak, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Clockwise Capital
Bloomberg News Senior Technology Reporter Kurt Wagner
Bloomberg Tech Co-Host Ed Ludlow
Bloomberg Intelligence Global Autos and Industrials Research Manager Steve Man
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Amazon’s plans to cut nearly 5% of its corporate workforce. Plus, ASML posts record fourth-quarter orders as AI drives demand for its most sophisticated chipmaking equipment. And sources tell Bloomberg that SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $30 billion more in OpenAI.
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss stocks closing in on record highs driven by tech shares with earnings imminent. Plus, Bridgit Mendler, CEO and co-founder of Northwood, discusses the company’s $100 million Series B to modernize space infrastructure on Earth. And Amazon is shuttering its physical stores, doubling down on deliveries.
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Nvidia’s additional $2 billion investment in CoreWeave, to accelerate the buildout of AI factories. Plus, IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi discusses the quantum company’s continued acquisition spree, as it buys chipmaker SkyWater Technology in a cash-and-stock deal worth $1.8 billion. And investors gear up for big tech earnings with Meta, Apple and Tesla all set to report this week.
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Intel’s manufacturing struggles as the company’s shares fall post-earnings. Plus, China's largest tech firms get an initial green light from Beijing to start preparing orders for Nvidia's H200 AI chips. And, TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have closed a long-awaited deal to transfer parts of their US operations to a group of American investors led by Oracle.
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