Meta becomes a major Azure AI customer, Bloomberg reports

Published Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 11:07 PM EDT

Bloomberg reported that Meta has become one of Microsoft's largest AI customers, spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year for access to Azure cloud services. The report said the relationship has revived concerns about circular business dealings in the AI sector.

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