so long, suckers

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/30/openai-to-microsoft-its-not-me-its-you/ - blog post

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The next phase of the Microsoft OpenAI partnership https://openai.com/index/next-phase-of-microsoft-partnership/
The next phase of the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/27/the-next-phase-of-the-microsoft-openai-partnership/
How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars, Pt. 2 https://axelriet.medium.com/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion-dollars-pt-2-ba33d024ca85
Microsoft Fiscal Year 2026 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q3
Stupid Sexy Privacy: AI bubble a multi-company Enron waiting to happen https://share.transistor.fm/s/55b01c02

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