AI Weekly Briefing: OpenAI’s $300B Cloud Bet, Google vs. Publishers, and X AI Layoffs
Update: 2025-09-15
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This week on The AI Breakdown, I unpack the biggest stories shaping the AI landscape:
- OpenAI makes a bold shift toward a for-profit future, backed by a $300B cloud deal with Oracle and a tighter grip on revenue.
- The UK is positioning itself not just as an AI investment hub, but as a leader in responsible AI governance.
- Google faces fresh legal fire from Penske Media over AI summaries and the rise of zero-click searches.
- Elon Musk’s X AI lays off 500 annotators to double down on specialist tutors.
- And Genesys launches its new “Agentic Copilot,” putting AI right at the heart of customer service.
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