Microsoft shares rose to $400.87 following a reported 110% surge in AI contracts, outperforming a declining market. Analysts project these deals could generate a $625 billion revenue stream driven by aggressive enterprise adoption of generative AI.
- The company announced a technical breakthrough in Project Silica, utilizing borosilicate glass to store archival data for up to 10,000 years.
- Signals of a commercial quantum computing milestone further solidify Microsoft's long-term infrastructure leadership.