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Nearly 70% of the Fortune 500 is using Microsoft 365 Copilot and the company is seeing faster customer adoption than any other new Microsoft 365 Suite. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft YTD Despite these positive trends and innovations, revenue guidance for next quarter fell a touch short of expectations. Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth increased 16% year over year with seat growth up 8%. Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth increased 7% year over year with subscribers increasing to 84.4 million from 82.4 million one quarter ago. Revenue growth ticked down sequentially to 33% annual growth, or 34% on a constant currency basis.
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Microsoft is still spending massively on AI
  + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Investors have been focused on Big Tech AI spending and returns. That's a worry at Microsoft partly because feedback on the company's Copilot AI has been mixed. Others have been concerned that Big Tech spending on artificial intelligence is outpacing results. Goldman said Microsoft has been counting on its AI Copilot and other generative AI efforts at Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 to draw enterprise clients. AdvertisementMuch of Microsoft's spending has been going toward data centers, graphics processing units, and other AI projects.
Persons: , Jeremy Goldman, Goldman, it's, Satya Nadella, Francine McKenna Organizations: Investors, Big Tech, Service, Microsoft, Apple, Windows, Bloomberg Locations: Redmond, Washington, OpenAI
Microsoft disclosed equity investment in OpenAI for the first time, SEC filings show. AdvertisementMicrosoft disclosed an equity investment in OpenAI for the first time, according to its latest SEC filings. "We have an investment in OpenAI Global, LLC ("OpenAI") and have made total funding commitments of $13 billion," Microsoft wrote in the SEC filing on Wednesday. In previous SEC filings, Microsoft described the nature of its relationship with OpenAI as a partnership rather than an equity investment. "Going from 'partnership' to 'equity method investment' disclosure, including that losses are being recorded for their share, is a big change," McKenna added.
Persons: OpenAI, , Francine McKenna, McKenna, Amy Hood, Copilot Organizations: Microsoft, SEC, Service, OpenAI, supercomputing Locations: OpenAI
Microsoft 's massive investment in OpenAI is weighing on earnings. The accounting approach refers to a company's share of the invested company's profit or loss in a given period, a Microsoft spokesperson said. The OpenAI investment disclosure was new for Microsoft, but the company has registered over $2.3 billion in other expense in the past four quarters. On the earnings call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the collaboration with OpenAI has benefited both parties and that the company feels good about "our investment stake in OpenAI." WATCH: Oppenheimer downgrades Microsoft: OpenAI losses are not properly priced in
Persons: Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Amy Hood, OpenAI, Hood, Microsoft's, OpenAI's, OpenAI didn't, Oppenheimer Organizations: Microsoft, Google, OpenAI Locations: San Francisco, OpenAI
Microsoft disclosed an equity investment in OpenAI for the first time, SEC filings show. "We have an investment in OpenAI Global, LLC ("OpenAI") and have made total funding commitments of $13 billion," Microsoft wrote in the SEC filing on Wednesday. Related storiesIn a previous SEC filing, Microsoft described the nature of its relationship with OpenAI as a partnership rather than an equity investment. "We have a long-term partnership with OpenAI, a leading AI research and deployment company," Microsoft wrote in its annual SEC filing from late July. In the July filing, Microsoft listed OpenAI as a competitor for the first time.
Persons: OpenAI, , Francine McKenna, Sam Altman, McKenna, Microsoft's, Copilot Organizations: Microsoft, SEC, Service, OpenAI, supercomputing Locations: OpenAI
Announced in August , and reported this way for the first time this week, Microsoft decided to change which revenue streams fall under its three main reporting segments. In Microsoft's upcoming report, search and news advertising revenue will move from the More Personal Computing (PCP) segment into the Intelligent Cloud (IC) segment. Another change includes Microsoft removing revenue from Power Business Intelligence data analytics and the Enterprise Mobility and Security group of products from the IC segment. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft (MSFT) year-to-date performance Some Wall Street analysts are upbeat on the new reporting structure. He also touted Microsoft's AI prospects ahead of quarterly earnings — citing the company's first-mover advantage in integrating AI.
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When asked whether it's been worth the cost ( $30 monthly per user in the case of Copilot), tech leaders say they aren't sure. According to recent Deloitte research, two-thirds of organizations are increasing gen AI investments based on "strong early value to date." There are multiple reasons why companies will still be short on confidence when it comes to enterprise AI adoption, according to Deloitte. The Azure cloud offering from its biggest AI partner and AI investment, OpenAI, is in use at nearly two-thirds of companies. Forty-six percent of CNBC survey respondents said that within their organizations at least half of employees are now using AI.
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Microsoft has a very expensive and very public relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI. But one of Microsoft's most successful AI products, GitHub Copilot, is now going beyond OpenAI to give developers more choice in what models they want to use. Microsoft introduced GitHub Copilot in 2021, offering source code suggestions to software developers. Copilot relies on models from OpenAI, which has received billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft and has exploded in popularity since releasing ChatGPT in late 2022. At that point, it felt like "the right time" to add models from Anthropic and Google , Dohmke said.
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Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Big Tech earnings start today, with roughly $12 trillion in market cap reporting over three days. Mark Zuckerberg hasn't shied away from saying his company will keep spending big on AI, and the market hasn't minded. Judging by Meta Connect 2024 and its CTO's comments , the tech giant wants to own the market for AI-powered wearables.
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AMD shares are up about 20% so far in 2024, although rivals such as Nvidia and Broadcom have had much greater gains during the same period, driven by the increasing demand for AI chips. AMD is the second-largest vendor of data center graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are used to train and deploy large generative AI models. AMD's AI chips are reported in its data center segment, which more than doubled on an annual basis to $3.5 billion in total sales. Overall data center revenue was up 122% year over year. AMD's gross margin expanded to 54%, which the company said was because of higher data center revenue.
Persons: Lisa Su, Su Organizations: Devices, AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Windows, Sony PlayStation
Bottom line The main part of our AMD thesis — fast-growing sales of its MI300 AI chips — is still on track, so we view the post-earnings pullback as a buying opportunity. Given how integral these AI chips are to AMD's growth, we were pleased management on Tuesday night raised its full-year sales projections to exceeding $5 billion. Another factor: AMD's chips passed some performance milestones with customers, Su said. We believe Su's AI roadmap — outlined at its AI event earlier this month — will lead to significant sales growth in 2025 and thereafter. Quarterly commentary Sales in AMD's all-important data-center segment came in $3.55 billion, exceeding estimates and more than doubling year over year.
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For all we know, the yield curve may simply be going through the birthing of an un-inverted yield curve. GOOGL YTD mountain Alphabet YTD Search used to be so simple. META YTD mountain Meta Platforms YTD Meta Platforms has run big ahead of the quarter. AMZN YTD mountain Amazon YTD Let's get to the two toughest of the week, Amazon and Apple. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.
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With massive corporations including Alphabet , Meta , Apple , Microsoft and Amazon set to report earnings next week, CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday urged investors to keep a level head. "Just please remember, the first move's been the wrong move almost half the time since this earnings season began. Monday starts off the week with earnings from Ford . Tuesday brings McDonald's earnings report, and Cramer said to expect "a full airing of the e-coli situation," but that it is too early to tell how much damage it will do to the fast food chain. The monster week for earnings will continue into Thursday, as both Apple and Amazon will report after the bell.
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In today's big story, inside Amazon's internal pitch for turning to nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs . AdvertisementThat's led Big Tech to consider nuclear power to address its skyrocketing energy requirements. Nuclear power ticks that box better than other clean energy options like solar or wind. Nuclear power, meanwhile, is an industry in desperate need of some love , BI's Daniel Geiger and Ellen Thomas previously reported. From advertising platforms to AI tech companies, here's the startups to watch .
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMicrosoft Copilot AI use accelerates inside companies, but cost concerns weighA majority of companies say they are using Microsoft Copilot AI, according to a bi-annual survey of the CNBC Techology Executive Council members, but many are stopping short of full deployment, express concerns about cost, and say they are still in the testing phase. CNBC's Steve Kovach reports.
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In a Business Insider interview this week, he let loose again, blasting Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant, while touting the Salesforce AI agents that are rolling out soon. In the interview with BI, Benioff focused on Salesforce's continued lead in the CRM market, rather than Microsoft's creeping gains. Generative AI may change CRMGenerative artificial intelligence may be a new challenge to Salesforce and especially its lead in CRM software. He cited CRM software, which replaced the physical Rolodex and helped salespeople keep in better touch with their contacts. It helps companies create their own AI agents to assist with tasks such as customer service and sales.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus on May 20, 2024. Microsoft gave CEO Satya Nadella a pay raise for the 2024 fiscal year of more than $30 million. The board's compensation committee said Nadella asked that the cash incentive portion reflect the security issues. It was originally supposed to be $10.66 million, but the full board approved a $5.2 million cash incentive instead. Microsoft's security business generated over $20 billion in revenue in 2022, more than total revenue for many security companies.
Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella Organizations: Apple Inc, Microsoft, U.S . Department of Homeland Security Locations: Redmond, Washington
Tony Kim, head of the fundamental equities technology group at BlackRock , is helming a new AI-focused fund launching on Tuesday. The top holdings in the ETF at launch are some of biggest names in the AI trade, including Nvidia and Microsoft . The AI Trade The excitement around the AI trade may have recently lost some of its luster for short-term traders. The valuations of some of the trendy AI stocks have also been a worry for some investors since AI took off with the introduction of ChatGPT in late 2022 . BlackRock is launching a similar fund in an ETF wrapper on Tuesday, the iShares Technology Opportunities Active ETF (TEK), with Kim as one of the managers.
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During a recent Indeed Leadership Connect cohort, where like-minded TA leaders come together to share challenges and solutions, AI technology in recruiting was the main topic. How do hiring professionals respond to job candidates who are also using AI? When using AI tools to generate external-facing content, always include human oversight to mitigate the risk of irrelevant or biased content. This still saves time versus starting from scratch — and the more you use AI technology, the smarter it becomes. Key takeaways: Think beyond automation with AI; use the efficiency gains to rethink parts of your hiring process.
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Starting next month, they'll move into public preview, meaning more organizations can start building AI agents of their own. AI agents can act as virtual workers that can carry out a series of tasks without supervision. Microsoft demonstrated how its autonomous AI agents work. Competition is fierceMicrosoft is doubling down on AI agents at a time when competition is intensifying up in the red-hot artificial intelligence space. Microsoft 365 Copilot is a service offered by the tech giant that embeds generative AI into its suite of productivity apps.
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"Everyone has that problem in industrials," he said at the recent CNBC Evolve AI Opportunity event. The Google AI will offer images, videos, text and sensor readings to engineers. According to Honeywell data, 82% of companies in the industrial sector that consider themselves AI leaders are behind on adoption, with only 17% having fully launched initial AI plans. Siemens and Microsoft announced a gen AI deal for the industrial sector late last year, which included an AI copilot for use across industries. "Awareness is high, adoption is low, but there will be an inflection point," he said at the recent CNBC AI event.
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Benioff said Microsoft Copilot was inaccurate and compared it to "Clippy 2.0." Salesforce recently announced a pivot to Agentforce, its own product that inlcudes custom AI agents. Benioff's post comes over a month after Salesforce announced its own pivot to AI agents through Agentforce. Advertisement"This is the next big transformation," Benioff told Fortune in September, referring to AI agents. In his X post critiquing Microsoft Copilot, the Salesforce CEO said Agentforce, in contrast, was "what AI was meant to be."
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Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNvidia , Google , Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Based on the speaking agenda and announcements leading up to the conference, AI tools to conquer administrative burdens will be the star of this year's show. Tech companies, eager to carve out a piece of a market that could top $6.8 trillion in spending by the decade's end, argue that their generative AI tools can help. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle, for instance, said it's working to expand its health-care customer base by tackling administrative burden with AI. Vertex AI Search for Healthcare allows developers to build tools to help doctors quickly search for information across disparate medical records, Google said.
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Here are five of Morgan Stanley's 10 highest conviction plays, which the firm sees near-term catalysts driving "a meaningful move" upward. Morgan Stanley sees a positive set up for Eaton and is forecasting beats on all key performance indicators, including Americas organic growth and margins. "Our detailed organic growth build supports steady ~8% organic growth in 2025-26, roughly ~200 bps above Consensus, which drives [mid-single digit] EPS upside and argues for multiple expansion on sustained strength," he added. Eaton is set to report third-quarter earnings on Oct. 29. His price target of $100 suggests shares could rise 29% from Friday's close.
Persons: Morgan Stanley, Michelle Weaver, Morgan Stanley's, Eaton, Chris Snyder, Ron Kamden, Keith Weiss, , Sarah Min Organizations: CNBC Disruptor, Microsoft Locations: Eaton, Americas, 4Q24, Friday's
Wall Street is trying to make AI search sexy
  + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Finance firms and fintech startups are trying to use generative AI to improve search capabilities. Perfecting search, down the line, could lead to more automation and more complex generative AI tools. It has already onboarded some-25 Wall Street firms onto its generative AI platform. AdvertisementMeanwhile, two Stanford grads came together to build Mako, a generative AI associate for the private-equity industry. The search tool is the bank's second such generative AI tool, the first being a generative AI developer co-pilot that helps software engineers code more efficiently.
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