Microsoft and OpenAI amend their deal, ending cloud exclusivity
On 27 April 2026 Microsoft and OpenAI amended their partnership so OpenAI can sell on any cloud, ending Azure's exclusivity while Microsoft keeps a non-exclusive licence to its models.
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Apple and Google announce Gemini-based collaboration for Apple's foundation models
On 12 January 2026 Apple and Google announced a multi-year collaboration in which Google's Gemini models and cloud technology would underpin Apple's next generation of foundation models, while Apple said its privacy standards would stay unchanged.
Groq licenses its inference technology to NVIDIA in a non-exclusive deal
On 24 December 2025 Groq announced a non-exclusive licensing deal with NVIDIA for its inference technology; founder Jonathan Ross and other staff joined NVIDIA while Groq stayed independent under a new CEO.
Microsoft and OpenAI sign a new agreement as OpenAI recapitalises
On 28 October 2025 Microsoft and OpenAI signed a new definitive agreement as OpenAI became a public benefit corporation, redefining Microsoft's stake, IP rights and AGI terms.
OpenAI signs a $300 billion computing-power contract with Oracle
On 10 September 2025 the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI had agreed to buy $300 billion of computing power from Oracle over about five years starting in 2027, one of the largest cloud contracts ever signed.
Google hires Windsurf's CEO in a $2.4 billion deal as OpenAI's acquisition falls apart
In July 2025 OpenAI's $3 billion deal to acquire the AI coding startup Windsurf collapsed; the same day Google DeepMind hired Windsurf's CEO and top researchers, with Google paying $2.4 billion to license the startup's technology.
Google licenses Character.AI's technology and rehires Noam Shazeer
In August 2024 Google signed a non-exclusive deal to license Character.AI's large language model technology and hired co-founder and CEO Noam Shazeer, reportedly paying $2.7 billion; Shazeer returned to a technical lead role on Gemini.
Amazon hires Adept's co-founders and licenses its agent technology
In June 2024 Amazon hired Adept's co-founders and some of its team and licensed the startup's agent technology, multimodal models and datasets, while Adept refocused on solutions that enable agentic AI under a new CEO.
Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI and becomes its cloud partner
In July 2019 Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI and became its exclusive computing partner, with OpenAI's services to run on Microsoft Azure.