Microsoft

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#30 trending in Business & Startups this week · most on Prof G Markets

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, it develops software, cloud and internet services, artificial-intelligence products, productivity tools, devices, and video games, including Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilot, Surface, and Xbox.

Rank this week

#30▲11
#96 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

2.9‰
1.8× usual level

1.4‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

9 shows
13 episodes · ~1.5M plays

Tone this week

Neutral
  • Neutral 7
  • Positive 1

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Microsoft per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, business & startups.

0.0‰1‰2‰3‰4‰usual level · 1.6‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Aug 172.13‰3
Aug 182.25‰2
Aug 202.18‰1
Aug 241.19‰1
Aug 260.89‰1
Aug 271.11‰2
Sep 11.21‰2
Sep 30.96‰2
Sep 41.26‰1
Sep 71.91‰2
Sep 92.28‰3
Sep 111.62‰2
Sep 141.67‰3
Sep 151.87‰1
Sep 161.98‰4
Sep 172.48‰3
Sep 192.29‰2
Sep 212.33‰3
Sep 231.53‰1
Sep 241.57‰3
Sep 252.26‰4
Sep 281.52‰1
Sep 291.67‰1
Sep 301.68‰1
Oct 11.41‰1
Oct 21.44‰4
Oct 51.83‰3
Oct 62.12‰2
Oct 72.61‰4
Oct 82.92‰2

Why is it trending?· Last 7 days

Microsoft anchors the AI-led market and intensifies debates over AI and partnerships

Shows repeatedly place Microsoft among the companies driving the AI-led stock market, with Neal Freiman saying Microsoft, Nvidia, and Apple represent over 21% of the S&P 500.[1]

Prof G Markets says Microsoft is among 5 stocks contributing 93% of the S&P 500’s gains since July, while Steve Eisman says Microsoft is financially well positioned.[2][3]

Marketplace describes a sharp divide between technology and artificial-intelligence stocks and the rest of the market, explicitly excluding Microsoft from the weaker group.[4]

AI discussions focus on Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI: Peter Diamandis says Microsoft leaked an insight about OpenAI’s model, while Chris Farmer describes their relationship as shifting between partners and competitors.[5][6]

Morning Brew Daily also presents a disagreement over AI consciousness, contrasting Mustafa Suleyman’s view that current AIs cannot suffer with critics who object to torture-like experiments.[7]

The Indicator discusses Microsoft as part of big tech that does business with the Israeli government, alongside a debate over whether a sovereign wealth fund can remain broad-based while excluding such companies.[8]

Sources · 8 moments

  1. 1.
    Morning Brew Daily · Stock Market Hits Fresh Records as AI Goes Nuts & Protests Over Poor School Conditions Erupts in France
    Neal Freiman · Oct 7 · Listen at 4:09 ↗
    “Eli got so lucky. But like the Patriots, there are some superstars. There are three superstars in this particular market. They're the West Welker, Randy Moss, and Tom Brady. of the market. They are Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft. Those three”
  2. 2.
    Prof G Markets · 5 Stocks Are Carrying The Market — Here's How To Protect Yourself
    Ed Elson · Oct 5 · Listen at 38:30 ↗
    “They are Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Alphabet, and Nvidia. All of the names that you would have expected. So I think what we're seeing here is a market that outside of some of these big tech names, which I also want to be clear, they got marked”
  3. 3.
    Prof G Markets · Steve Eisman: One Company Could Break The AI Boom
    Ed Elson · Oct 2 · Listen at 27:08 ↗
    “How close to that, those levels, do you think some of these larger tech companies are, because my understanding is that they're pretty well off unless this off-balance sheet stuff is a lot larger than we think. My understanding is if you're”
  4. 4.
    Marketplace · How's the stock market doing, minus AI?
    Speaker B · Oct 7 · Listen at 1:37 ↗
    “All right, let's take out the NVIDIA, the Microsoft, the Amazon, the Micron. We know they're doing great. So happy for them. How, though, is everybody else doing?”

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