Microsoft tries to kill the 'pausing datacenter builds must be bad news for AI' trope

Microsoft’s capital expenditure was slightly lower than forecast, in part due to “normal variability from the timing of delivery of data center leases” that the company was at pains to argue are not in any way bad news. The company raked in $70.1 billion for the third quarter of FY 2025, a 13 percent year-over jump. Net income …

[Doctor Syntax]

It all depends on what you mean by "bad" news.

[SummerStorms]

What does that last paragraph even mean? I've read it three times and get more confused every time.

[IGotOut]

It means I'm a glorified management consultant with zero ability to say anything meaningful. Unfortunately, everyone is to pathetic and scared to say, "Fantastic, now can you actually say it in English"

...

"Nope, you're still talking absolute bollocks. I can only presume you don't have a clue what you're talking about, so your just making shit up"

I think the tech press should band together and every time they spout this shit, just completely refuse to acknowledge them.

But they won't.

[Doctor Syntax]

It's just some words he said. They don't have to mean anything. At that level words are just for saying. Except, maybe for the last sentence:

"And then, of course, we'll look to share gains"

Translation: "if we make anything useful we'll charge extra for it."

[ecofeco]

Gaslights in the digital age

What a time to be alive. Gaslighting in a digital age was NOT on my bingo card.