{"id":21775,"date":"2026-01-29T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/big-tech-results-show-investor-demand-for-payoffs-from-heavy-ai-spending\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T18:37:15","slug":"big-tech-results-show-investor-demand-for-payoffs-from-heavy-ai-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/big-tech-results-show-investor-demand-for-payoffs-from-heavy-ai-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Big tech results show investor demand for payoffs from heavy AI spending"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meta wowed Wall Street with improvements in ad targeting fueled by AI alongside huge investment. Microsoft had less to show for its billions spent<\/p>\n

Big tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook soaring spending on artificial intelligence<\/a> if it fuels strong growth, but are quick to punish companies that fall short.<\/p>\n

The contrast was clear in Thursday\u2019s stock market reaction to earnings from Microsoft<\/a> and Meta<\/a>, highlighting how dramatically the stakes have changed since the launch of ChatGPT<\/a> started the AI<\/a> boom more than three years ago.<\/p>\n

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\nMeta wowed Wall Street with improvements in ad targeting fueled by AI alongside huge investment. Microsoft had less to show for its billions spent
\nBig tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook soaring spending on artificial intelligence if it fuels strong growth, but are quick to punish companies that fall short.
\nThe contrast was clear in Thursday\u2019s stock market reaction to earnings from Microsoft and Meta, highlighting how dramatically the stakes have changed since the launch of ChatGPT started the AI boom more than three years ago. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meta wowed Wall Street with improvements in ad targeting fueled by AI alongside huge investment. Microsoft had less to show for its billions spent Big tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook soaring spending on artificial intelligence if it fuels strong growth, but are quick to …<\/p>\n

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