AI Weekly Briefing: OpenAI’s $300B Cloud Bet, Google vs. Publishers, and X AI Layoffs

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.