Microsoft’s absence from OpenAI’s Stargate announcement follows months of tension between the companies and signals a new era in which the longtime partners will be less reliant on each other. At a White House press conference,

Microsoft will no longer be the exclusive provider of new cloud computing capacity to OpenAI — a new twist in their relationship that clears the way for OpenAI to work with Oracle and others on the $500 billion Stargate AI project announced by the companies Tuesday with President Trump at the White House.

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Microsoft has clarified its partnership with OpenAI after the latter announced a $500 billion data center initiative.

Under the Trump administration, OpenAI and other members of the tech sector are making a push to establish AI dominance in the U.S.

The software giant was previously the exclusive cloud provider for OpenAI and now retains right of first refusal.

Microsoft’s deal with OpenAI has ‘evolved’ to include a right of first refusal on supplying new capacity.

Microsoft, the largest investor in OpenAI and its principal cloud partner, is no longer the exclusive provider of computing capacity for the AI startup. OpenAI will now have the option to seek additional capacity from other providers,