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The Microsoft-OpenAI Breakup

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Gennaro Cuofano
Jul 30, 2025
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Microsoft and OpenAI are racing against time to defuse what insiders call the "doomsday clause" - a contractual time bomb that could sever Microsoft's access to the AI technology powering its entire future strategy.

With negotiations entering their final stages and a deal expected within weeks, the outcome will determine whether the tech giant maintains its AI dominance or faces an existential crisis.

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