We recently published a list of 15 AI News Updates Taking Wall Street By Storm. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) stands against other AI news updates taking Wall Street by storm.
xAI, the AI startup owned by Elon Musk, is raising more than $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, per a report by news platform CNBC. The bulk of this money, nearly $5 billion, will be raised through sovereign funds in the Middle East. The funding will be used to purchase 100,000 NVIDIA chips, according to the news outlet. xAI plans to build a supercomputer with these chips. This supercomputer would then be integrated with other Musk companies, most notably Tesla, as plans to improve Full Self Driving continue at a rapid pace.
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CNBC claims that the billionaire has started working closely with Donald Trump, the president-elect, on the approach of the new White House administration to AI and tech more broadly. Trump plans on rebranding the CHIPS Act and repealing the Executive Order on AI, two major AI initiatives of US President Joe Biden. The technology world has been dealing with the impact of a change in the US presidency, as Trump is widely expected to increase tariffs on firms doing business with China. He is also expected to urge tech firms in the country to relocate manufacturing operations from overseas to the US.
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Market Capitalization: $3.1 Trillion
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a Washington-based technology company. Latest reports indicate that Tesla owner Elon Musk, who is also the founder of AI startup xAI, has amended a lawsuit he filed against OpenAI, another AI startup, to include Microsoft. The latest complaint alleges, per CoinGape, that OpenAI and Microsoft are leveraging their combined dominance to stifle competition in the AI industry. The complaint accuses the companies of recruiting AI talent through extravagant salaries, reportedly spending $1.5 billion for a workforce of 1,500.
Overall, MSFT ranks 2nd on our list of AI news updates taking Wall Street by storm. While we acknowledge the potential of MSFT as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than MSFT but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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