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Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
to give up / to relinquish
fànɡqì
放弃
exclusive
dújiā
独家
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
(possessive particle)
de
的
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
will (future marker)
jiānɡ
将
to become / to change to
biànwéi
变为
non-exclusive
fēi dújiā
非独家
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
on / in / at
zài
在
more / additional
ɡènɡduō
更多
cloud (computing)
yún
云
platform
pínɡtái
平台
on / above
shànɡ
上
to provide / to offer
tíɡōnɡ
提供
service
fúwù
服务
。

May 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
and / with
yǔ
与
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to revise / to amend
xiūɡǎi
修改
both parties / both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
(possessive particle)
de
的
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
before this / previously
cǐqián
此前
as long as / lasting up to
chánɡdá
长达
many years / for years
duōnián
多年
(possessive particle)
de
的
exclusive
dújiā
独家
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
relationship
ɡuānxi
关系
。
according to / based on
ɡēnjù
根据
new
xīn
新
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
will (future marker)
jiānɡ
将
to continue
jìxù
继续
to hold / to possess
chíyǒu
持有
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
technology
jìshù
技术
(possessive particle)
de
的
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
until / through
zhì
至
2032
2032 nián
2032年
，
but / however
dàn
但
license / authorization
shòuquán
授权
will (future marker)
jiānɡ
将
to become / to change to
biànwéi
变为
non-exclusive
fēi dújiā
非独家
。
this means that
zhè yìwèizhe
这意味着
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
toward / to
xiànɡ
向
other
qítā
其他
cloud (computing)
yún
云
platform
pínɡtái
平台
(possessive particle)
de
的
customer / client
kèhù
客户
to provide / to offer
tíɡōnɡ
提供
service
fúwù
服务
，
no longer
búzài
不再
limited to / restricted to
xiànyú
限于
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
(possessive particle)
de
的
Azure (Microsoft cloud platform)
Azure
Azure
。
before this / previously
cǐqián
此前
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
has already / already with
yǐ yǔ
已与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
strategic
zhànlüè
战略
cooperation / partnership
hézuò
合作
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
，
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to commit / to pledge
chénɡnuò
承诺
to invest
tóuzī
投资
as high as / up to
ɡāodá
高达
$50 billion
500 yì měiyuán
500亿美元
。
analysts / industry observers
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to believe / to think
rènwéi
认为
，
this time / on this occasion
cǐcì
此次
adjustment / restructuring
tiáozhěnɡ
调整
marks / signifies
biāozhìzhe
标志着
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
cloud (computing)
yún
云
market
shìchǎnɡ
市场
competition
jìnɡzhēnɡ
竞争
further / one step further
jìnyībù
进一步
to intensify / to worsen
jiājù
加剧
。

New Words

Wēiruǎn
微软
Microsoft
OpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI
xiūgǎi
修改
to revise
xiéyì
协议
agreement
dújiā
独家
exclusive
hézuò
合作
cooperation
shòuquán
授权
authorization
fēi dújiā
非独家
non-exclusive
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
Amazon
tóuzī
投资
to invest

News in English

Science & Technology

Microsoft and OpenAI Revise Partnership to End Exclusive Licensing Arrangement

Microsoft and OpenAI announced a revised partnership, changing the license to non-exclusive and allowing OpenAI to offer services on more cloud platforms.

Microsoft and OpenAI announced modifications to their cooperation agreement, ending the previously exclusive partnership lasting many years. According to the new agreement, Microsoft will continue to hold authorization for OpenAI technology until 2032, but the authorization will change to non-exclusive. This means OpenAI can provide services to other cloud platform customers, no longer limited to Microsoft's Azure. Previously, OpenAI already signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Amazon, with Amazon committing to invest up to 50 billion dollars. Analysts believe this adjustment marks further intensification of competition in the artificial intelligence cloud market.

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pèizhì
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highest
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gǔpiào
股票
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United States / American
Měiguó
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space agency / NASA
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宇航局
to find / to discover
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xīn
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method / way
fāngfǎ
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to extend / to prolong
yáncháng
延长
Voyager 2 (spacecraft)
Lǚxíngzhě 2 hào
旅行者2号
to use / operation
shǐyòng
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lifespan / service life
shòumìng
寿命
。

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quánqiú
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dì-èr jìdù
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xiāoshòué
销售额
to set (a record)
chuàng
创
all-time record high
lìshǐ xīngāo
历史新高
。

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