π’ BUSINESS
Microsoft-OpenAI Restructuring Deal
5x SOURCES π
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2025-10-28
β‘ Score: 8.6
+++ OpenAI's pivot to a capped-profit model lets Microsoft lock in tech access through 2032 while the nonprofit foundation gets a $130B equity cushion and theoretical control that may or may not matter once AGI arrives. +++
Microsoft secures 27% stake in OpenAI restructuring
β¬οΈ 894 ups
β‘ Score: 7.0
"Microsoft's new agreement with OpenAI values the tech giant's 27% stake at approximately $135 billion, following OpenAI's completion of its recapitalization into a public benefit corporation. The restructuring allows OpenAI to raise capital more freely while maintaining its nonprofit foundation's ov..."
π¬ Reddit Discussion: 138 comments
π BUZZING
π― Cloud service deals β’ Valuation of AI companies β’ Defining and claiming AGI
π¬ "Azure made $75B in 2024"
β’ "All company valuations are 'made up' numbers"
The next chapter of the MicrosoftβOpenAI partnership
πΊ 293 pts
β‘ Score: 7.0
π¬ HackerNews Buzz: 415 comments
π BUZZING
π― OpenAI-Microsoft Partnership β’ Exclusivity and Intellectual Property β’ AGI Verification
π¬ "Microsoft maintains its financial and intellectual stranglehold on OpenAI."
β’ "Once AGI is declared by OpenAI, that declaration will now be verified by an independent expert panel."
OpenAI achieved recapitalization
β¬οΈ 245 ups
β‘ Score: 6.5
"Built to benefit everyone - By Bret Taylor, Chair of the OpenAI Board of Directors: https://openai.com/index/built-to-benefit-everyone/..."
π¬ Reddit Discussion: 78 comments
π LOWKEY SLAPS
π― Non-profit tax status β’ Regulatory capture β’ Elon Musk's Twitter deal
π¬ "Anything is possible with grift and corruption"
β’ "Every company is incorporated in Delaware because of how business friendly they are"