Microsoft is seeing strong financial results. Its Azure cloud computing unit is still growing rapidly. The tech stock trades at a discount to its peers. That's an oddity, because Microsoft is usually on the short list of the best names in tech.

Both of these tech titans are riding the artificial intelligence wave, but one of them seems like a better long-term investment than the other.

By Aditya Soni, Akash Sriram and Stephen Nellis April 27 (Reuters) - Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiated a pact that let Microsoft exclusively sell the ChatGPT creator's artificial intelligence models,

Shares of Microsoft ( MSFT +2.11%) have rallied recently, rising about 14% over the last 30 days as of this writing. The move comes ahead of the software and cloud giant's fiscal third-quarter earnings report, which is scheduled for after the market closes on Wednesday, April 29.

As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, the battle among cloud computing giants Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet's Google Cloud is intensifying, with investors scrambling to pick the best stock for 2026 gains amid surging demand for data centers,

Amazon announced what it called a “major expansion” of its partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Tuesday, a day after the artificial intelligence company said it was loosening its ties to longtime backer Microsoft.

Microsoft will invest $18 billion in Australia to expand AI and cloud infrastructure, deepening Azure, Copilot, and cybersecurity partnerships with the government.

LONDON (AFP) — Microsoft is facing a 1.7 billion-pound ($2.3 billion) class action in Britain accusing the U.S. technology giant of abusing its dominant market position to overcharge businesses, claimants said Thursday.

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) is a global technology leader that dominates the productivity, cloud computing, and personal computing sectors through its diversified portfolio of software and hardware.

Microsoft has been a partner and invested in Open AI since 2019 and used to have control of the company's intellectual property.