Microsoft will spend $3 billion to expand its Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capacity in India, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday, doubling down on a country with tech expertise and low costs to help turn such investments profitable.

Over half of the investment is reserved for infrastructure. Microsoft President Brad Smith frames AI investment as key to economic growth.

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Microsoft India president Puneet Chandok announced a $3 billion investment to build tech, infrastructure, and AI capacity in India. The company aims to train 1 crore people over five years, with 24 lakh already trained.

The Microsoft CEO's claim about not being “chip constrained” has adversely affected investor sentiment for Nvidia. However, this development can prove beneficial for another high-flying semiconductor stock.

LG and Samsung have both announced their 2025 smart TVs at CES this weekend, and some of them will include access to Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant. Both TV manufacturers are chasing the artificial intelligence hype train with dedicated AI sections on their smart TVs that include a shortcut to a Copilot web app.

At CES 2025, Samsung and LG both announced Microsoft Copilot integration for their respective TV lineups, bringing generative AI to smart TVs for various tasks.

The government in March 2024 approved Rs 10,372 crore for the development of AI ecosystem in the country for five years.

Microsoft Azure offers a suite of cloud computing services with a competitive pay-as-you-go pricing model. Some services can even be used for free.

Nearly 80% of businesses and 70% of consumers plan to refresh their PC portfolio by the end of 2025—or so says Microsoft.