Microsoft UK profits soar as it adds 600 staff amid AI boom
UK Tech News - 2024-04-29T09:59:52.000Z

Microsoft’s UK business reported a profit surge last year after the group boosted its revenues to £8.4bn, up from £6.3bn the year prior. The UK entity of the US tech giant cited extra demand for its cloud services as driving the 33% increase in turnover, financial filings show. For the year ended 30 June 2023, […]

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