microsoft openai deal

On April 27, 2026, Microsoft and OpenAI amended their partnership so Microsoft remains OpenAI’s primary cloud partner, OpenAI products ship first on Azure in most cases, and Microsoft’s license to OpenAI model and product IP runs through 2032 but is no longer exclusive. The polite corporate...

Microsoft and OpenAI have loosened one of the most important technology alliances of the AI era, turning an exclusive cloud-and-IP arrangement into a more flexible partnership just as Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft reaches a federal courtroom in Oakland. The...