Meta is hiking its 2025 infrastructure budget to as much as $72 billion, bracing for rising hardware costs driven by global trade disputes and volatile tariffs. Despite economic headwinds, quarterly spending hit $13.7B—largely on data centers—while ad revenue climbed 16%. Behind the numbers, pressure mounts: Meta faces regulatory heat over its acquisitions and a court battle that could reshape its empire.
With Windows 10 support set to end in October 2025, Microsoft is offering a 20% discount on Windows 365 to steer users toward its cloud-based alternative. The move positions cloud PCs as a workaround for aging hardware and pricey extended security updates, even as many users weigh costs against convenience. Windows 11 adoption remains sluggish, leaving administrators facing tough upgrade decisions.
GreenGeeks has surpassed 45 million kWh in renewable energy matched since 2009, reinforcing its three-to-one clean energy replacement policy. The milestone comes as the eco-conscious host continues supporting over 55,000 users while scaling its environmental commitments. By offsetting usage through wind and solar RECs, the company signals a deepening push for accountability in the growing digital infrastructure space.
Amazon’s AWS posted its slowest growth in five quarters, rising 16.9% and missing analyst expectations, just as Microsoft and Alphabet outpaced forecasts with sharper cloud and AI-driven gains. While Amazon’s ad and retail arms remained steady, AWS’s stumble—alongside Microsoft Azure’s 33% growth—has investors weighing the pace of Amazon’s AI infrastructure rollout amid tightening competition from its tech peers.
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to host Elon Musk’s Grok AI model on Azure, signaling a potential shift in its AI strategy. Leadership has instructed internal teams to ready infrastructure as talks with xAI progress. If finalized, Grok could join Azure’s growing model roster, even as Microsoft balances evolving ties with OpenAI and explores broader independence through diverse model integration across its platforms.
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office has arrested three individuals and raided multiple locations in England and Monaco over alleged £3 million bribes tied to a Microsoft data center project in the Netherlands. Former associates of Mace Group and infrastructure firm Blu-3 are under scrutiny. Authorities haven’t accused Microsoft of wrongdoing, but the case highlights growing concerns about corruption in global construction contracts.
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