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The article focuses on Amazon's record-breaking first-quarter profit driven by efficiencies in retail and growth in cloud computing, with the company poised to achieve 100 billion U.S. dollar in annual cloud sales for the first time.

The article focuses on Microsoft surpassing Wall Street expectations with a 33 percent rise in profits and exceeding 3 trillion U.S. dollars in market valuation, highlighting the company's emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) investments, particularly in OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot.

The article reports that Jeff Bezos, the chief executive officer (CEO) of American electronic commerce giant Amazon, will join other technology executives to testify before the U.S. Congress on July 29, 2020 as part of the investigations into the power of the largest technology companies. Topics covered include critiques and questions that he will be likely facing, such as Amazon's labor conditions and market power, and how Bezos has avoided Congressional inquiry in the past.

The article reports on the recent turmoil at nonprofit organization OpenAI, including the firing and subsequent reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman, the creation of a provisional three-person board, and the departure of key board members.

The article examines the firing of Sam Altman as chief executive officer of OpenAI and the division among the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up's board members and executives over Altman's reinstatement. It discusses the concerns of a number of board members and executives over the power of AI and Altman's move to create a for-profit subsidiary and raise funds from Microsoft that affect the board's mission of safe AI. It describes the actions taken by Altman for his reinstatement.

The article reports on updates in the operation of technology firm OpenAI, particularly the reinstatement of chief executive officer Sam Altman five days after the board terminated his employment. Also cited are the replacements of the firm's board of directors including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, and the comment of online data storage provider Box's Aaron Levie on the development.

The article reports on the discussion of executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman with board members of artificial intelligence research (AI) start-up OpenAI about a possible return to the company. It looks back at the controversy surround the termination of Altman as chief executive officer (CEO) of OpenAI. It informs about the support of technology investors including venture capital firm Sequoia Capital for the reinstatement of Altman.

The article discusses how the U.S. corporate sector encourages voter participation in the November 2020 U.S. presidential elections. Topics explored include the reported closure of Best Buy stores on election day, the way companies can enable civic participation according to Franz Paasche of electronic commerce firm PayPal, and the promotion of early voting by companies such as fast food restaurant Shake Shack and beverage firm Coca-Cola.