Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure
When OpenAI was busy experimenting with AI-powered gaming bots, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were in the early days of forming an AI partnership. …
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Now that OpenAI’s Microsoft exclusivity is over, it has a new deal with Amazon and AWS.
… Link: AWS and OpenAI announce expanded partnership to bring frontier intelligence to the infrastructure you already trust | https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/bedrock-openai-models | Amazon News
ChatGPT adds licensed pictures from Getty Images.
… Link: Multi‑year agreement brings Getty Images’ licensed content into OpenAI search | https://newsroom.gettyimages.com/en/getty-images/getty-images-announces-display-partnership-with-openai | Getty Images
Gucci-branded Google smart glasses are coming next year
… Last year, Google also announced glasses partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, but neither brand is as high profile as Gucci. …
Google I/O 2026: How to watch and what to expect
… Google announced multiple smart glasses partnerships at the time, as well. It’s possible Google has some glasses from those partnerships ready to show off this year. …
Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools
… Still, the partnership is likely to raise some eyebrows in the film industry, given that Google’s AI models are trained on publicly available internet data, and how ferociously other movie studios like Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros have fought AI companies for alleged copyright violations. …
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
… It leaves Microsoft and OpenAI with a partnership that’s a lot more about finances than close collaboration on the future of AI. They’ll still be closely linked, but the partnership-turned-situationship is looking a lot less complicated than before. …
How to watch Nvidia’s Computex keynote
… You can watch all the announcements here and embedded below. Rumors have been flying about what to expect from today’s presentation, but the big one is the possibility of a partnership with Microsoft and a renewed Windows on ARM push. …
Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
… I wrote yesterday that a partnership between Microsoft and Nvidia on these chips would make a lot of sense, and Microsoft may well be teasing the announcement of Nvidia’s chips and potential Surface hardware to house them in. …
Samsung’s first smart glasses have leaked
… It’s one of several partnerships Google has lined up for Android XR, including Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and, most recently, Gucci.