Microsoft To Invest $17.5 Billion in India (microsoft.com)
- Reference: 0180345823
- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/12/09/1815211/microsoft-to-invest-175-billion-in-india
- Source link: https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2025/12/09/microsoft-invests-us17-5-billion-in-india-to-drive-ai-diffusion-at-population-scale/
The company also plans to integrate AI into two government employment platforms -- e-Shram and the National Career Service -- that serve more than 310 million informal workers. Microsoft is doubling its India skilling target to 20 million people by 2030; since January, it has already trained 5.6 million.
[1] https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2025/12/09/microsoft-invests-us17-5-billion-in-india-to-drive-ai-diffusion-at-population-scale/
Finally (Score:2)
Good. I assume they use the money for the most pressing inference and training needs such as the importance of using utensils to handle food and good hygiene practices.
Interesting. (Score:1)
Somebody's going to get angry, make some threats, bluster, cave, go silent, then defend H1B while saying "America First".
Nobody in particular. Just the royal "Somebody".
Sad (Score:4, Insightful)
Western companies only interested in creating jobs overseas, and helping other nations with tax payers.
What happened to "America first"? :(
Re: (Score:2)
The "America first" asshole decided that the USA can't build more big solar power installations and there's no other way to build power for datacenters fast enough. Then he decided to scare Indian students away from the USA. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft's Indian CEO decided to expand Microsoft's presence in India. America's chickens are coming home to roost.
Remember IBM (Score:2)
This is going to turn into Microsoft's equivalent of the "sell every product to HCL" pipeline of IBM.
Inevitable. (Score:1)
If you can't bring the Indians to Microsoft, then take Microsoft to the Indians. It makes sense for a global company. Is anyone finding that the quality of Indian IT resources is getting even close to being comparable to US resources? My experience is abysmal.
Waste (Score:2)
of money.
Less environ regs and (Score:2)
...cheap Russian oil. Profit!
Re: (Score:2)
The jeetification will continue unabated. Lovely.
Wonder why they can't do any of this here at home?