Microsoft, Meta Talk Up Their Big AI Ambitions and Spending Plans

Meta Platforms unveiled plans to make artificial intelligence more personalized this year, and Microsoft predicted “exponentially more demand” for AI products. The tech giants on Wednesday talked up their AI strategies and said they are sticking with ambitious investments in the technology despite the investor panic this week over the rise of DeepSeek. Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in earnings calls that DeepSeek had made real innovations.