According to CoinMeta, as reported by Yahoo Finance, Microsoft's AI initiative is showing results, and LinkedIn has also played a role in this success. On Wednesday, Microsoft's stock rose in after-hours trading, with earnings per share for the first quarter coming in at $4.89 and revenue at $92.28 billion, both exceeding market expectations of $4.73 and $90.63 billion, respectively. Azure sales increased by 48% to reach $33.17 billion. CEO Satya Nadella noted that currently, 25,000 customers are using their intelligent recruitment solutions. He stated that recruiters using the recruitment assistant have found that they can review applicants of higher quality 33% faster, while the number of resumes reviewed has decreased by 83%.