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Bloomberg Technology’s April 27, 2026 broadcast covers two significant AI industry developments. The lead story: Microsoft and OpenAI have agreed to end the exclusivity arrangement that kept OpenAI’s models exclusively available on Microsoft Azure. The change frees OpenAI to license its models through competing cloud platforms—most immediately Amazon Web Services, which had already signed a distribution deal with OpenAI earlier in 2026. Microsoft shares fell 4% in premarket trading before recovering; Amazon shares jumped. Under the revised terms, Microsoft retains continued free access to OpenAI models for the next few years but surrenders the revenue share it received under the exclusivity arrangement.
The broadcast also covers China’s NDRC ordering the cancellation of Meta’s approximately $2 billion acquisition of Manus AI. The regulator’s intervention came despite Manus having relocated to Singapore and presenting itself as a Singaporean company. Enforceability remains unclear: Meta employees have already been working in Manus offices, executives have been cooperating since the deal was announced in December 2025, and all parties have been paid. The NDRC cited foreign investment restrictions without elaborating, and the move fits a broader pattern of Chinese regulatory pressure discouraging AI companies from taking US investment.
A third segment addresses workforce restructuring at Meta and Microsoft, with commentary on the limitations of using AI token consumption as a proxy for employee productivity.
📺 Source: Bloomberg Technology · Published April 27, 2026
🏷️ Format: News Analysis
