Microsoft’s absence from OpenAI’s Stargate announcement follows months of tension between the companies and signals a new era in which the longtime partners will be less reliant on each other. At a White House press conference,

Under the Trump administration, OpenAI and other members of the tech sector are making a push to establish AI dominance in the U.S.

The venture involves OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle, and starts with an investment of $100 billion. On the second day of his second presidency, Donald Trump announced the creation of a joint venture with OpenAI,