Microsoft (MSFT) stock has had an unusual 2026. The shares have moved sharply higher from their June low, but they are still only up 4% year-to-date (YTD). That makes the latest Moonshot development worth watching.
Chinese AI startup Moonshot is in early talks with Microsoft, Amazon.com (AMZN), and Alphabet's (GOOG)(GOOGL) Google regarding revenue-sharing deals for its Kimi K3 model. Moonshot is seeking as much as 30% of revenue generated by K3-related services hosted on the cloud platforms.