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- AMD’s revenue +9% to $5.8B, with AI units growing
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1. Microsoft’s revenue +15% to $64.7B, as net income +10% to $22.0B
Growth across segments were stable, with Azure slightly decelerating from 31% YoY to 29%
8 p.p. of Azure’s increase was AI-related, from 7 p.p. in the prior quarter.
Stock -3% after hours, as investors expected more positive news about AI.
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3. AMD’s revenue +9% to $5.8B, with AI units growing
Data Center and Client are their AI segments:
