Microsoft is planning to invest about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on developing data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday.

Microsoft has earmarked $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed to handle artificial intelligence workloads, according to a company blog

Microsoft (MSFT) plans to invest $80 billion in artificial intelligence data centers throughout 2025, with nearly half earmarked for US infrastructure development. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley analyzes Microsoft's expansion plans and efforts to capitalize on what the company calls "the electricity of the modern age.

Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion this year on AI data centers, with more than half of that projected spending through June 2025 will be in the USA.

Brad Smith recommends the US should move quickly to promote its AI technology as superior and more trustworthy, enlisting allies in the effort.

Microsoft is planning to spend about $80 billion in fiscal 2025 to build data centers to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and deploy AI and cloud-based applications, the company said in a blog post on Friday.

Microsoft Corp. plans to spend $80 billion this fiscal year building out data centers, underscoring the intense capital requirements of artificial intelligence.

More than half of the total investment will be in the United States, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said in the blog post. "Today, the United States leads the global AI race thanks to the investment of private capital and innovations by American companies of all sizes,

Over half of Microsoft’s $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.