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Meta Pilots AI-Assisted Coding Interviews as Microsoft Reveals $75B Azure Revenue

Following a 22% Q2 sales gain, Meta has set a $66–72 billion AI infrastructure budget to power its new Superintelligence Labs.

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Overview

  • Meta will let developer job candidates use AI assistants during coding interviews to mirror its internal development environment.
  • In Q2, Meta posted $47.5 billion in revenue, up 22% year over year, and $18.3 billion in profit, exceeding analyst forecasts.
  • The company plans to invest between $66 billion and $72 billion in AI data centers this year to support its expanding Superintelligence Labs led by Alexandr Wang.
  • Microsoft reported $76.4 billion in Q4 revenue, an 18% increase, with profit rising to $27.2 billion on strong cloud and AI demand.
  • Microsoft disclosed that Azure generated over $75 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue, a milestone that propelled it into the $4 trillion market-cap club.