The tech giants vow to barrel ahead despite the jolt from China’s DeepSeek.

"Investing 'very heavily' in capital expenditure and infrastructure is going to be a strategic advantage over time," Mark Zuckerberg said.

Key tech stocks were a mixed bag in early trading Thursday after executives at Meta and Microsoft said they plan to keep pouring billions of dollars into AI – despite lingering anxiety over the launch of China-based DeepSeek’s AI model.

CEO acknowledges efficiency of DeepSeek, and need to assess model optimisation rather than just buying more AI servers.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported its second-quarter (Q2) fiscal 2025 financial results on Jan. 29, which exceeded market expectations for revenue and earnings per share (EPS). The technology giant’s top line for the quarter reached $69.

Microsoft made DeepSeek's groundbreaking R1 AI model available on the Azure AI Foundry platform as well as GitHub.

Microsoft has made Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella had some kind words for DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that roiled his company’s shares earlier this week.