Microsoft Cuts OpenAI Exclusivity as Tech Giants Report Record AI Growth, Musk Admits xAI Used OpenAI Models
Summary
Microsoft ends its exclusive deal with OpenAI as AWS immediately launches OpenAI models, Google Cloud breaks $20 billion in quarterly revenue, Elon Musk admits in court that xAI trained Grok using OpenAI models, and Meta's business AI explodes from 1 million to 10 million weekly conversations in under three months.
Key Points
- Microsoft ends its exclusive distribution deal with OpenAI, allowing OpenAI to sell its models across any cloud provider, with AWS immediately launching OpenAI models within 24 hours of the announcement.
- Google reports a record-breaking Q1 2026, with Google Cloud surpassing $20 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time and a $460 billion contract backlog, while Apple beats Mac revenue expectations as AI-driven demand for local computing hardware outpaces supply.
- Elon Musk admits in federal court that xAI used OpenAI models to train Grok, Meta's business AI surges from 1 million to 10 million weekly conversations in under three months, and OpenAI engineers trace a bizarre spike in goblin references across ChatGPT versions to a misfired personality training feature.