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    Microsoft Azure Routes OpenAI-Backed AI to China via Offshore Clouds: Key Risks

    Microsoft is reportedly selling access to OpenAI models to major Chinese technology companies through Azure, with ByteDance, Ant Group, Meituan, and Tencent among the buyers, while the traffic is served from offshore cloud facilities including Singapore rather than from Microsoft’s mainland...
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    Microsoft Azure “OpenAI access” in China: the loophole shaping the AI cold war

    Microsoft is reportedly selling OpenAI-powered AI services to major Chinese companies through Azure, with ByteDance, Ant Group, Meituan, and Tencent among significant customers, despite OpenAI itself not offering direct API access in mainland China. The arrangement exposes the awkward middle...
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    Microsoft Azure Job Cuts in China: Why Windows Admins Must Recheck Cloud Sovereignty

    Microsoft is cutting hundreds of Azure-related jobs in Beijing and Shanghai, with affected employees reportedly told last week that their roles will end on July 6 as the company reassesses its mainland China cloud footprint amid tighter US and Chinese data rules. The reported cuts are not a...