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Brad Smith

@bradsmi
133 posts
2026-01-14
Today, we are announcing @Microsoft 's five‑point plan for building Community‑First AI Infrastructure, our pledge to build and operate datacenters responsibly as we help power the next generation of AI.  Progress must go hand in hand with partnership, and these commitments set a high bar for how we work with communities across the United States.  Building AI infrastructure isn't just about technology, it's about a long-term view that benefits everyone.
2026-01-14 View on X
GeekWire

Microsoft changes its data center approach, pledging to pay its own power costs, reject tax breaks, and replenish more water than it uses, amid local opposition

President Trump was right about Microsoft — but he only leaked part of the story.  —  Microsoft is changing its approach …

2026-01-13
Today, we are announcing @Microsoft's five‑point plan for building Community‑First AI Infrastructure, our pledge to build and operate datacenters responsibly as we help power the next generation of AI. Progress must go hand in hand with partnership, and these commitments set a [image]
2026-01-13 View on X
GeekWire

Microsoft changes its data center approach, pledging to pay its own power costs, reject tax breaks, and replenish more water than it uses, amid local opposition

President Trump was right about Microsoft — but he only leaked part of the story.  —  Microsoft is changing its approach to building …

2025-11-03
Microsoft is investing $15.2 Billion USD in the UAE by 2029 to drive technology, talent, and trust. This reflects a shared vision for AI innovation, economic growth, and ensuring that the benefits of AI are diffused broadly. Microsoft is committed to the future of the UAE and the [image]
2025-11-03 View on X
Bloomberg

Microsoft plans to spend $7.9B+ on data centers, cloud, and employees in the UAE over the next four years, taking its UAE investment to $15.2B from 2023 to 2029

Microsoft Corp. said it will spend more than $7.9 billion on data centers, cloud-computing and employees in the United Arab Emirates …

2025-09-17
This $30 billion investment—@Microsoft's largest-ever commitment to the UK—is a milestone in the UK-US tech alliance, rooted in shared values and an ambition to drive innovation and unlock new possibilities on both sides of the Atlantic. https://aka.ms/...
2025-09-17 View on X
Bloomberg

US tech giants announce £31B+ in UK investments, coinciding with Trump's visit to the UK; OpenAI says it will bring Stargate to the UK with partners like Nscale

Microsoft Corp., OpenAI and other American companies announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars …

This $30 billion investment—@Microsoft's largest-ever commitment to the UK—is a milestone in the UK-US tech alliance, rooted in shared values and an ambition to drive innovation and unlock new possibilities on both sides of the Atlantic. https://aka.ms/...
2025-09-17 View on X
The Verge

Microsoft announces a $30B investment in the UK to support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations from 2025 through 2028, including $15B for a supercomputer

Microsoft's announcement comes on the same day President Trump visits Britain and Google makes its own UK investment.

2025-09-05
AI will help define the next generation's profession the way PCs defined mine. The Presidential AI Challenge calls on educators to lead with AI — and @Microsoft is here to support with the tools and training to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.
2025-09-05 View on X
Wall Street Journal

At a White House dinner, tech CEOs thanked Trump for promoting chip and AI investments, while Trump promised an easy energy permitting process for data centers

Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman salute president's leadership on innovation as industry seeks his favor

AI will help define the next generation's profession the way PCs defined mine. The Presidential AI Challenge calls on educators to lead with AI — and @Microsoft is here to support with the tools and training to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.
2025-09-05 View on X
Axios

Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Code.org, IBM, OpenAI, and other companies pledged new commitments for AI in education as part of Melania Trump's White House event

Teaching students AI literacy from an early age is key to American success, First Lady Melania Trump said at a White House event …

2025-06-04
Today, we launched the @Microsoft European Security Program, a new initiative to strengthen cybersecurity across Europe. We are making the program free to all European governments and are increasing threat intelligence sharing, cybersecurity capacity building, and expanding our [image]
2025-06-04 View on X
Reuters

Microsoft launches a free cybersecurity program for European governments, including to protect against AI-enhanced threats, amid growing state-sponsored attacks

Microsoft (MSFT.O) is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity programme, launched on Wednesday …

Today, we launched the @Microsoft European Security Program, a new initiative to strengthen cybersecurity across Europe. We are making the program free to all European governments and are increasing threat intelligence sharing, cybersecurity capacity building, and expanding our [image]
2025-06-04 View on X
Politico

Microsoft says it didn't stop services to the International Criminal Court, after a May report stated it “cancelled” ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's email address

Chief prosecutor's email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a “kill switch” through U.S. tech giants abroad. Bluesky: @glynmoody , @marypcbuk , and @gatek...

2025-05-23
Today's decision is a victory for players across the country and for common sense in Washington, D.C. We are grateful to the FTC for today's announcement. https://www.ftc.gov/... [image]
2025-05-23 View on X
Reuters

The US FTC drops a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69-billion purchase of “Call of Duty” …

2025-04-30
.@Microsoft's support for Europe always has been and always will be steadfast. Today we launched five new European Digital Commitments to sustain customer trust, help create jobs, promote economic opportunity, and strengthen security on both sides of the Atlantic. [image]
2025-04-30 View on X
Financial Times

Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company would take the US to court if necessary to protect European customers' “continuity of access” to its services

Tech group says it would sue to keep European access to crucial cloud services  —  Microsoft's top legal officer …

2025-04-05
Happy Birthday @Microsoft! There's no more iconic place to celebrate our 50th Birthday than the Seattle Space Needle, and no more impactful group than our 50 nonprofit changemakers. Keep reaching for the sky! #OneFutureOneSound #Microsoft50 [video]
2025-04-05 View on X
The Verge

On Microsoft's 50th anniversary, company executives reflect on its history and how it responds to challenges, experiments with software and hardware, and adapts

My time at Microsoft has encompassed just shy of 10% of its historic 50-year run. … Joana Vala Pires : Beautiful post from Bill Gates on creating one of the most impactful companie...

2025-02-27
The U.S. AI Diffusion Rule's relegation of American friends and allies into a second tier of computing is a strategic misstep in the global AI race. The Trump administration can course-correct to promote American AI while protecting national security interests.
2025-02-27 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Microsoft calls on Trump to ease US export rules on data center chips for allies including India, Switzerland, and Israel, classed in the second of three tiers

Request highlights the president's challenging task of trying to boost U.S. businesses and limit China's advances in artificial intelligence

2025-01-05
As we usher in a new year and look to the next four years, the US has a golden opportunity to use AI to create new jobs and economic growth.  The country can build on the foundational ideas set for AI policy during President Trump's first term, starting with 3 big goals: invest in technology & infrastructure, spread AI skills, and protect security while supporting AI exports.
2025-01-05 View on X
CNBC

Microsoft says it is on track to invest ~$80B in FY 2025 to build out datacenters to train AI and deploy AI and cloud apps, with 50%+ of the spending in the US

plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to build out AI data center … Rounak Jain / Benzinga : Microsoft To Invest $80 Billion In AI Data Centers For Fiscal 2025 Minh Le / Tech ...

2025-01-04
As we usher in a new year and look to the next four years, the US has a golden opportunity to use AI to create new jobs and economic growth.  The country can build on the foundational ideas set for AI policy during President Trump's first term, starting with 3 big goals: invest in technology & infrastructure, spread AI skills, and protect security while supporting AI exports.
2025-01-04 View on X
CNBC

Microsoft says it expects to spend $80B in FY 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle AI workloads, with 50%+ of the spending in the US

Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.

2024-10-04
Foreign cyber influence campaigns are a big problem, but they aren't insurmountable. As early voting begins for the U.S. Presidential election, we must understand where information originates and protect ourselves against foreign attempts to deceive us. https://www.linkedin.com/...
2024-10-04 View on X
Bloomberg

The US and Microsoft seize 107 websites used by Russian intelligence agents and their proxies in the US operating under Star Blizzard, a group active since 2016

Today, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a civil action brought … Ben Johnson : 👏 I'm very proud that today, it was unveiled that the NGO-ISAC,...

2024-09-22
Today's agreement with @CEGCleanEnergy marks an important step in @Microsoft's efforts to help bring more carbon-free energy to the electrical grid and meet our commitments to be carbon negative by 2030. https://www.microsoft.com/...
2024-09-22 View on X
Bloomberg

Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft for data centers

Nuke Will Be Restarted To Power Microsoft Data Center Spencer Kimball / CNBC : Constellation Energy to restart Three Mile Island nuclear plant, sell the power to Microsoft for AI L...

2024-09-21
Today's agreement with @CEGCleanEnergy marks an important step in @Microsoft's efforts to help bring more carbon-free energy to the electrical grid and meet our commitments to be carbon negative by 2030. https://www.microsoft.com/...
2024-09-21 View on X
Bloomberg

Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft for data centers

Nuke Will Be Restarted To Power Microsoft Data Center Jordan Valinsky / CNN : Three Mile Island is reopening and selling its power to Microsoft Reuters : Constellation to restart T...

2024-09-20
Today's agreement with @CEGCleanEnergy marks an important step in @Microsoft's efforts to help bring more carbon-free energy to the electrical grid and meet our commitments to be carbon negative by 2030. https://www.microsoft.com/...
2024-09-20 View on X
Bloomberg

Constellation Energy plans to invest $1.6B to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and sell all the output to Microsoft data centers

Constellation to invest $1.6 billion to restart dormant reactor as data-center power demand surges.

2024-09-18
The capital spending needed for AI infrastructure and the new energy to power it goes beyond what any single company or government can finance. This financial partnership between @BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), @Microsoft, and MGX will not only help advance
2024-09-18 View on X
Financial Times

BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft, and MGX announce a new AI fund that seeks to raise $30B+ of private equity capital and $100B+ in total investment when including debt

Should we be worried? Louisa Clarence-Smith / The Times : BlackRock and Microsoft to launch $100bn AI infrastructure fund Aaron Holmes / The Information : Microsoft, BlackRock to L...