{
  "id": 17071534,
  "title": "Microsoft spends $6.5 billion less than expected on AI infrastructure, but it's not because the company is cutting back",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/microsoft-spends-6-5-billion-less-than-expected-on-ai-infrastructure",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-29T13:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/114382-microsoft-spends-65-billion-less-than-expected-ai.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Microsoft spent $45.2 billion on capital expenditures, including finance leases, in the September quarter, compared with the $51.7 billion expected by analysts cited by the Financial Times. That's still around 30% more than a year earlier, illustrating just how expensive the AI infrastructure race has become. Read Entire Article",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}