OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s interest in orbital data centers led him to look into investing in Stoke Space, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read More
In the glowing demo rooms of Microsoft’s new Experience Center One, the company is making a high-stakes pitch for the potential of AI agents — attempting to get businesses on board with its vision of the future. Read More
Microsoft unveiled its first AI “superfactory,” linking data centers in Wisconsin and Atlanta through a high-speed fiber network. It will use hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs to train and run advanced AI models for key Microsoft partners such as OpenAI, and for Microsoft’s own internal models. Read More
Microsoft has formed a new Superintelligence team, led by Mustafa Suleyman, to pursue what it calls “humanist superintelligence” — advanced AI that remains under human control. The effort reflects Microsoft’s bid to shape the next era of AI while emphasizing safety and restraint. Read More
In a major expansion of its cloud partnerships, OpenAI signed a $38 billion deal with Amazon Web Services to train and run future AI models, reflecting both the scale of the AI boom and the increasingly complex ties among the industry’s biggest players. Read More
Amazon’s third-quarter profit jumped 38% to $21.2 billion, boosted in part by a $9.5 billion paper gain on its investment in AI startup Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot. Read More
With a new OpenAI partnership in hand, Microsoft is going into its earnings report Wednesday afternoon with a resolution to one of the biggest questions about its business. Read More
Microsoft and OpenAI announced the long-awaited details of their new partnership agreement Tuesday morning — with concessions on both sides that keep the companies aligned but not in lockstep as they move into their next phases of AI development. Read More
Amid tensions with President Trump over potential federal intervention, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie used an Amazon event to declare the city “on the rise,” pointing to AI innovation and falling crime as proof of recovery. Read More
The comedian and former Daily Show host said AI video apps like OpenAI’s Sora could be “disastrous” if they continue to use people’s likenesses without permission. Read More
Zillow and Expedia are among the first companies to launch apps inside ChatGPT, joining OpenAI’s new platform for conversational software — and raising familiar questions about control, privacy, and platform power in the AI era. Read More
At the Madrona IA Summit in Seattle, OpenAI strategy chief Jason Kwon outlined how startups can avoid getting “Sherlocked” by the AI giant, while also offering insights on AGI, profitability, and the company’s new push into e-commerce. Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is handing off day-to-day commercial execution to longtime sales chief Judson Althoff, who takes on the new role of CEO of commercial business. The change frees Nadella to focus more on AI and long-term technology bets. Read More
Microsoft is adding Anthropic’s Claude models to Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving business users a choice beyond OpenAI’s GPT technology. The rollout starts with the Researcher agent and Copilot Studio, reflecting Microsoft’s broader push to work with multiple AI providers. Read More
As Anthropic agrees to a $1.5 billion settlement, one author’s search for his own books on pirate sites reveals the personal stakes in the massive legal fight over AI training data. Read More
Microsoft and OpenAI announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding Thursday afternoon, signaling that they’ve agreed in principle on changing and continuing one of the defining partnerships of the AI era. Read More
Microsoft is preparing to go deeper into “human-to-human-to-AI collaboration,” one of the company’s top AI executives said this week — signaling plans for a broader rollout of features to let people work with each other and AI at the same time. Read More
The move by xAI is notable in part because of Musk’s complicated relationship with Microsoft. The company will join OpenAI and Anthropic among major Silicon Valley AI startups with Seattle-area outposts. Read More
GeekWire Podcast dives into Steve Ballmer’s Clippers controversy, OpenAI’s $1.1B Statsig acquisition in Seattle, and the latest Google antitrust ruling with big implications for Microsoft. Read More
OpenAI is significantly expanding its presence in the Seattle region with its $1.1 billion acquisition of product development platform Statsig.… Read More
[Update, July 30: Microsoft beats expectations, says Azure revenue tops $75B annually in new financial disclosure.] Microsoft is expected to… Read More
