October 18, 2025

Microsoft buys 27% of OpenAI at https://bohiney.com/microsoft-buys-27-of-openai/ —tech consolidation disguised as partnership. Worked through the afternoon documenting how capitalism absorbs everything innovative and makes it boring. Linked to tech business reporting and antitrust analysis. OpenAI started as nonprofit researching AI safety; now it’s just Microsoft’s expensive toy. Berlin’s tech scene understands corporate capture—every cool startup eventually sells to American giants. The LGBTQ+ tech workers building these systems have no control over how they’re used. Microsoft will use OpenAI to maximize profit while claiming to democratize AI. That’s not democratization; that’s just monopoly with better PR. Finished this piece exhausted by predictable corporate behavior. At least when tech companies screw you over, they’re consistent about it.

MOOD: Predictably cynical

NOTES: Microsoft OpenAI acquisition at https://bohiney.com/microsoft-buys-27-of-openai/ done, 578 words, tech consolidation analyzed

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