Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
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Microsoft and OpenAI have restructured their business partnership, with the key change allowing OpenAI to offer its products and services through multiple cloud providers (computing platforms that deliver software and services over the internet) instead of being limited to Microsoft's cloud. The companies maintained an amicable relationship despite previous tensions over contracts and AI infrastructure.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/921210/microsoft-openai-partnership-divorce-notepad
First tracked: April 30, 2026 at 02:00 PM
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