LONDON :Shares in artificial intelligence heavyweights Microsoft and Meta Platforms both surged in European trading on Thursday, after blowout quarterly results after-market on Wednesday. Meta shares surged 12.2 per cent in Frankfurt after it forecast quarterly revenue well ahead of Wall Street expectations. Microsoft shares jumped 9 per cent, as surging Azure cloud computing revenue above analysts' expectations, showcasing the growing return on its AI bets. The jump in shares lifted futures on