SAN FRANCISCO / NEW YORK, May 13 : Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future independent of its once-vital partner OpenAI, five people familiar with the matter said. The potential acquisitions could help the company stock up on AI talent and deli

After months of rancor, the two companies finally worked out a deal that gives OpenAI more independence and Microsoft first shot at the AI firm's newest advances. But one company…

SAN FRANCISCO / NEW YORK, May 13 : Microsoft is shopping for artificial-intelligence startups as the software company prepares for a future independent of its once-vital partner…