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Microsoft is the largest investor in OpenAI and ships Copilot across Windows, Microsoft 365, GitHub, and Azure. We cover Microsoft's AI product moves, the ongoing OpenAI partnership dynamics, and MAI-1 development.
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Nvidia opens Spectrum-X's MRC protocol via OCP after OpenAI, Microsoft, Oracle deployments
The Multipath Reliable Connection transport, proven on Blackwell training runs, is now an open spec through the Open Compute Project.

Nvidia opens Spectrum-X's MRC protocol to the industry after OpenAI, Microsoft, Oracle deployments
The Multipath Reliable Connection protocol, co-developed with OpenAI and Microsoft, reroutes failed network paths in microseconds across gigascale GPU fabrics.

Google, Microsoft and xAI hand US government pre-release access to frontier models
The Commerce Department's CAISI will run security evaluations on new models from three more labs, expanding a program that began with OpenAI and Anthropic in 2024.

Musk texted Brockman 'most hated men in America' before OpenAI trial, filing claims
OpenAI's Sunday filing tried to enter the settlement exchange into evidence; the judge ruled it inadmissible.

Microsoft Makes Agent Mode the Default in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Satya Nadella confirms agent mode is generally available across Copilot, with Anthropic's models now embedded inside Microsoft's core productivity apps.

Pentagon signs Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS to put AI on classified networks
The Defense Department adds four more vendors after the Anthropic dispute, deploying models inside IL6 and IL7 environments.

Microsoft launches Legal Agent inside Word, built on ex-Robin AI engineers
The contract-review agent ships to Frontier program members in the US on May 1, following Microsoft's hire of staff from the failed Robin AI startup.

AWS Launches OpenAI Models on Bedrock as Microsoft Exclusivity Ends
OpenAI's frontier models and Codex agent platform arrive on Amazon Bedrock one day after the Microsoft Azure exclusivity deal lapses.

Microsoft says Copilot has crossed 20M paid seats with engagement matching Outlook
Satya Nadella told investors Copilot queries per user rose nearly 20% quarter over quarter, and Accenture just signed for 740,000 seats.

Nadella says Microsoft will 'exploit' royalty-free OpenAI access through 2032
Microsoft's AI run rate hit $37B, up 123% year-over-year, as the CEO shrugs off concerns about OpenAI's new Amazon deal.

Big Tech's $700B AI Capex Faces ROI Reckoning as Earnings Land
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon report this week with Wall Street demanding revenue proof for record AI infrastructure spending.

GitHub Copilot moves to usage-based billing as inference costs double
Starting June 1, Copilot subscribers get AI Credits matching their monthly fee — overages billed by the token at API rates up to $30 per million.

OpenAI and Microsoft drop exclusivity, clearing path to Amazon Bedrock
Microsoft keeps a 20% revenue share through 2030 and IP license through 2032, but its Azure exclusivity is gone.
Microsoft debuts three new foundation models
Text, voice, and image — Microsoft AI ships its own stack, ending years of quiet dependence on OpenAI for frontier capabilities.
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