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TNB Tech Minute: Meta Reports Record Revenue But Expects to Spend More on AI

Jul 29, 2026 · 2m

Summary

Julie Chang reports Meta’s record Q2 sales and increased AI infrastructure spending, alongside Microsoft’s strong cloud growth and Azure revenue surpassing $100 billion. Despite these earnings beats, Microsoft shares remain down this year. Additionally, Russian authorities charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, placing him on an international wanted list.

Topics discussed

Sponsorship intro: Anthropic and GenSpark Meta earnings: Record sales and increased AI spending Microsoft earnings: Cloud growth and AI subscribers Telegram founder Pavel Durov charged by Russia GenSpark partnership with Anthropic Claude
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