SMRTR TechJun 3, 2026The Verge

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

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Microsoft used its annual Build conference to signal a major shift — after years of leaning on its OpenAI partnership, the company is now aggressively building its own AI capabilities. Microsoft unveiled its first reasoning model, MAI-Thinking-1, plus six other new models, a cybersecurity tool, and enterprise-focused AI agents called "Autopilots." AI chief Mustafa Suleyman declared his goal is making Microsoft one of the world's top AI labs, directly competing with Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic.

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