Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight

At Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced a wave of new AI efforts including a super app, in-house reasoning models, a cybersecurity tool, and OpenClaw-style AI agents, signaling a more aggressive push beyond its long-running OpenAI dependence. The shift matters because Microsoft is now acting like a top-tier AI competitor in its own right as its partnership with OpenAI has effectively split, even though it remains OpenAI’s primary cloud partner for now.

At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a super app, in-house reasoning models, a cybersecurity tool, and OpenClaw-esque AI agents. All this news added up to a clear message: Microsoft is positioned to be one of the biggest players in AI, and it's finally acting like it. For years, Microsoft's AI business leaned hard on its early and exclusive partnership with OpenAI. But the drama-filled marriage slowly devolved into a situationship, and the pair effectively separated in late April (though Microsoft is still OpenAI's primary cloud partner - for now). This … Read the full story at The Verge.