Microsoft to spend $3.2b in Australia as AI regulation looms

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Microsoft said it will spend A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing abilities in Australia over two years ...

Ongoing sell-off in bonds and worries about Isreal-Hamas war escalation are weighing on the market, as it waits for Big Tech earnings.SYDNEY - Microsoft said it will spend A$5 billion expanding its artificial intelligence and cloud computing abilities in Australia over two years as part of a wide-ranging effort that includes skills training and cyber security.

Microsoft said that on top of the A$5 billion, it would support training 300,000 Australians in skills needed to "succeed in the digital economy" and expand a cyber threat information-sharing agreement with the country's cyber security agency, the Australian Signals Directorate. Microsoft's managing director for Australia, Steven Worrall, said the spending would "not only enable a safer and more secure digital economy, but also provide a platform to foster growth and innovation in the era of AI".

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