At Meta’s LlamaCon conference, Satya Nadella shared whether AI is better at writing Python or C++ and asked Mark Zuckerberg how much Meta code is written by artificial intelligence.

Microsoft says AI now writes up to 30% of its code, while Meta predicts AI will handle half of Llama development within a year.

Microsoft on Wednesday said its profits rose 18% for the January-March quarter, driven by its growth in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence business in a turbulent time for the tech sector.

Microsoft Corp. shares jumped after the company reported stronger-than-expected quarterly sales and profit growth, suggesting customer demand for cloud services has held steady despite a wave of tariffs and economic turbulence.

Microsoft forecast on Wednesday stronger-than-expected quarterly growth for its cloud-computing business Azure after blowout results in the latest quarter, calming investor worries in an uncertain economy and lifting its shares 7% after hours.

U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday, with the Dow and S&P 500 posting their eighth straight session of gains after strong results from megacaps Microsoft and Meta eased concerns about artificial intelligence spending.

Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has expanded its cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe and will follow local laws.