Does Microsoft know something we don't? Tech giant cools down on AI data center investment as another report claims company pullbacks

• Bloomberg reports Microsoft won't go ahead with multiple data center projects worldwide

• It's the third report claiming Microsoft's more cautious approach to its data center projects

• There are indications that we're on the verge of seeing a global capacity glut when it comes to data centers

Global stock markets are in turmoil right now as President Donald Trump’s tariffs begin to come into effect - but that’s not the only problem facing the big tech firms.

Microsoft is now the focus of a third Bloomberg report detailing pullbacks on its AI data center plans, raising fresh questions about how committed the American tech giant remains to its current level of investment in AI infrastructure.

While Microsoft maintains it will spend around $80 billion on data centers in this fiscal year, it has acknowledged that growth will slow after that. Future focus will shift from new construction to outfitting existing infrastructure with servers and AI equipment...

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