Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic

Left: <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/openai-chatgpt-sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-karen-hao-2026/" rel="noopener nofollow">The Race to Stop AI’s Threats to Democracy — www.motherjones.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/15/anthropic-hiring-catastrophe-amodei" rel="noopener nofollow">Help wanted: Anthropic hires to head off catastrophe — www.axios.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-releases-its-first-model-inkling/" rel="noopener nofollow">Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model — www.wired.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/15/anthropic-ipo-banks-investor-meetings.html" rel="noopener nofollow">Anthropic moves closer to mega-IPO as bankers line up investor meetings — www.cnbc.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz97wx2zj78o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss" rel="noopener nofollow">Buffett calls Bill Gates relationship with Epstein &#39;distasteful&#39; — www.bbc.com

Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:59:44 GMT

Microsoft is looking to sell its in-house AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than its competitors' models.