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- Microsoft Sets Oct. 28 Earnings Date as Binance MSFT Contract Trades 24/7
Microsoft’s latest reported quarter brought in $90 billion in revenue, up 18% from a year earlier. Its next earnings call is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET (21:30 UTC).
· Investing
- Microsoft Withdraws From Nscale UK AI Site Facing Grid Delays
The Loughton project had targeted 50 megawatts of initial capacity and delivery of 23,040 Nvidia GB300 processors in the first quarter of 2027.
· Business
- Serenity Sees Opening for Nebius and IREN After Microsoft’s Nscale Exit
Local officials expect power to reach Nscale’s Loughton data center in the 2030s. Microsoft has not explained why it withdrew.
· Business
- Grid Power for Nscale’s Essex AI Center Is Expected in the 2030s
Microsoft has withdrawn from the project and ended plans to fund a supercomputer for the site. Nscale is considering on-site generation and a faster grid connection.
· Technology
- Microsoft Analysts Lift Price Targets to $600-$675 Before Oct. 28 Results
UBS set the highest target at $675. Azure and other cloud services revenue grew 43% in Microsoft’s June quarter.
· Investing
- Microsoft Withdraws From Nscale’s Loughton AI Data Center Plan
Nscale remains committed to the site and is exploring alternative power. The original Microsoft plan called for 23,040 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs to be delivered in the first quarter of 2027.
· Business
- U.S. Residential Electricity Prices Rise; Data Centers Could Use 11.8% of U.S. Power by 2030.
Data centers could use 11.8% of U.S. electricity by 2030. Estimates of their effect on household and wholesale prices measure different markets.
· Technology
- Microsoft Sets Oct. 28 Earnings Call as Binance’s MSFTUSDT Trades Around the Clock
The perpetual derivative tracks Microsoft common stock without conveying ownership, settles in Tether (USDT) and supports up to 10x leverage.
· Investing
- Microsoft Alone Is Forecast to Avoid Negative Free Cash Flow Over the Next 12 Months
U.S. hyperscaler capital spending is projected to reach $1.2 trillion in 2027.
· Business
- Nscale’s $103.4 Billion Contract Value Faces a Delivery Test in Norway
Only $2.6 billion was active as of Aug. 31. The Glomfjord project was six months behind schedule as of Oct. 16.
· Business
- UK Regulator Proposes Strategic Market Status for Microsoft Business Software
The provisional proposal covers five product areas and could lead to later conduct requirements. The CMA is accepting responses through Nov. 13.
· Regulation
- Panos Panay Says Surface RT Failure Stemmed From Earlier Decisions
He cited incomplete software, incorrect inventory and retail decisions in discussing Microsoft’s nearly $1 billion write-down.
· People
- Microsoft Completes Pretraining of 2.8 Trillion-Parameter MAI-Base-2
Its 50-trillion-token training mix included vision-language data, and the model is now in post-training.
· Technology
- Analysts Forecast Microsoft Azure Growth Above Its Q1 Outlook
BNP Paribas projects 46% growth for fiscal Q1 and 49% for fiscal Q2, compared with Microsoft’s 44% to 45% Q1 constant-currency range.
· Business
- Microsoft, U.S. Diplomat Discuss Saudi AI and Cloud Cooperation
Microsoft plans more than $10 billion in regional spending through 2030, while its Saudi Arabia East cloud region is scheduled to open in November 2026.
· Technology
- Microsoft Tunes Windows for NVIDIA RTX Spark Laptops Ahead of Launch
The Arm-based laptops pair a Grace CPU with a Blackwell GPU and begin shipping Friday, Oct. 16. Windows updates cover CPU scheduling, shared memory, x86 emulation and local AI support.
· Technology
- Microsoft Sees Composable Memory as a Future Direction for AI
The remarks do not announce a new Azure product or deployment. Microsoft has separately described memory as a constraint on AI inference performance.
· Technology
- Microsoft and Japan Disrupt Network Behind 1 Billion Scam Messages
The campaigns targeted more than 75,000 organizations and people in more than 150 countries. Microsoft disabled more than 20,000 accounts tied to YAM Store.
· Technology
- Bias Correction Doubled European AI Weather Model’s Subseasonal Forecast Skill
The method improved forecasts two to six weeks ahead, including results for an AI system and a physics-based model.
· Technology
- Demis Hassabis Says AI Hacks Could Signal Larger Security Risks
At the International AI Summit in Dublin, Hassabis urged companies and governments to test AI models in offline sandboxes before release.
· Technology
- Binance’s MSFTUSDT Contract Tracks Microsoft Shares With 10x Leverage
The perpetual contract launched April 20, 2026, and settles in USDT. Its reported market readings are unverified against Binance data.
· Investing
- Microsoft Analyst Consensus Sets Average 12-Month Target at $588.56
The tally includes 35 Buy ratings and two Holds among 37 analysts. J.P. Morgan’s Samik Chatterjee reaffirmed a $625 target on Oct. 13.
· Business
- Microsoft Reports $329.1 Billion in Unstarted Data Center Leases
The total as of June 30 rose from $196.6 billion a year earlier. Microsoft shares closed Tuesday up 0.43%.
· Business
- Microsoft's Muse Model Generates Game Visuals and Controller Actions
The unconfirmed Xbox Labs initiative would explore modifying, porting and remixing older games, while Microsoft’s documented work includes gameplay research and creator tools.
· Technology
- Google Leads Big Tech Nuclear Push With 890 MW Uprate Deal
The 20-year agreement covers 11 nuclear units and more than $4.3 billion in investment as data-center power demand accelerates.
· Business
- Xandr Fined $9.6 Million Over Grindr Data Sharing in Norway
The Norwegian regulator said Xandr processed and shared sensitive user data without a legal basis from July 2018 to April 2020.
· Regulation
- Microsoft Leads U.S. Cloud Gains as Shares Hit Record High
Microsoft shares rose 1.6% to $549.795 in early Tuesday trading, while Google Class A and Amazon shares also advanced.
· Investing
- Microsoft Expands Charles Lamanna’s Role Across AI and Productivity Businesses
Lamanna oversees Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams infrastructure, Dynamics 365, Exchange Online, Power Platform and AI agent technologies. Microsoft has not named him as Satya Nadella’s successor.
· People
- AI Infrastructure Investment Expected to Exceed $750 Billion in 2026
Major technology firms are increasing capital allocation as optimism about artificial intelligence remains strong, while investors assess whether near-term returns will match spending.
· Technology
- Microsoft Market Cap Tops $4 Trillion as Azure Growth Supports AI and Cloud Confidence
Microsoft’s cloud revenue rose 43% year over year in the June quarter, while commercial remaining performance obligations reached $678 billion.
· Business
- Anthropic Commits $30 Billion to Azure as Claude Expands in Copilot
The deal adds up to one gigawatt of capacity and expands enterprise access to Claude across Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio and GitHub Copilot.
· Technology
- Nvidia Shares Fall Toward $225 After $243.37 October Peak
Microsoft’s Maia 300 targets 40% higher token output per megawatt than leading GPU systems, adding to scrutiny of AI infrastructure spending.
· Investing
- Bank of America Says AI Assistants Could Challenge Software Vendors
The bank said users may eventually rely on AI assistants instead of traditional software interfaces and viewed Microsoft, Salesforce and ServiceNow as positioned to adapt.
· Business
- Microsoft President Brad Smith Calls for U.K. AI Safety Rules
Smith said voluntary safeguards could leave less responsible companies unchecked and backed legal breach reporting requirements for rogue AI systems.
· Regulation
- Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 AI Chip With 2027 Production Target
The chip is designed to improve AI throughput and reduce Microsoft’s long-term reliance on Nvidia GPUs while supporting large-scale data-center deployment.
· Technology
- Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 to Cut Reliance on Nvidia GPUs
The chip is scheduled for production in 2027, with Microsoft planning multigigawatt Maia clusters for internal AI workloads.
· Technology
- Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 as Azure Maia Family Targets Primary Inference Role
The third-generation accelerator is scheduled for production deployments in 2027 as Microsoft targets multi-gigawatt Azure Maia deployments.
· Technology
- Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft Hold 20.28% of S&P 500 Index
The 10 largest listed positions represented 39.03% of the benchmark in an Oct. 10 snapshot, while Information Technology accounted for 37.9% as of Aug. 31.
· Investing
- Amazon Ends Local Government NDAs as Data Center Opposition Grows
The policy change follows Microsoft’s earlier decision as U.S. communities debate data centers’ effects on electricity costs, water use and housing.
· Technology
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Calls for an AI Emergency Brake
Nadella urged developers to separate AI models from the software directing them and preserve authorized human control over systems during tasks.
· Technology