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Amazon can spend $200 billion. The return is the hard part.
Amazon planned about $200 billion of 2026 capital spending. AWS growth is real; the payback on that buildout remains unproven.
OpenAI's new structure gives the nonprofit control. What will it use it for?
OpenAI's 2025 recapitalization clarified ownership and control, but it was not an IPO announcement. The governance decisions are the real test.
Uber's AI microtasks need to pay for the interruption
Uber piloted digital tasks for drivers in 2025. The useful test is net pay per minute of attention, including task switching and quality checks.
Rivian's voice assistant needs to operate the car, not narrate it
A 2025 leak suggested Rivian would use Gemini. The useful test is whether its assistant can handle real vehicle tasks reliably.
OpenAI’s staff forced a governance reset
The employee revolt after Altman’s removal showed the board lacked a workable continuity plan. OpenAI soon installed a new initial board.
Microsoft offered Altman a landing place. OpenAI kept him.
Microsoft’s November 2023 hiring announcement was part of a fast-moving governance crisis, not a permanent transfer of OpenAI’s leaders.
OpenAI fired Sam Altman. The board gave too little explanation.
OpenAI’s November 2023 removal of Sam Altman exposed a governance crisis. Its public statement did not establish a misconduct finding.
Trying DALL-E 3
picture of san francisco with a cat terrorizing the city Here's another one: Open AI is really impressive