The Information's TITV How Microsoft is Fighting OpenAI’s Frontier, Waymo’s New World Model, & OpenClaw Craze
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Feb 9, 2026 
Rocket Drew, AI and robotics reporter, on the wild OpenClaw craze and personal agents. Vincent Vanhoucke, Waymo distinguished engineer, on the Waymo World Model and Genie 3 simulation for rare driving scenarios. Kevin McLaughlin, enterprise software reporter, on Microsoft’s strategy vs OpenAI’s Frontier and the platform battle for AI agent interfaces. Multiple short, punchy conversations about simulation, services, and agent risks.
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Frontier Is A Bundle, Not Just Software
- OpenAI Frontier is more a bundled go-to-market play than a single new product.
- It pairs ChatGPT Enterprise with forward-deployed engineers to sell a unified enterprise SKU.
Battle For The Agent Interface
- The next big fight is who owns the agent interface that controls enterprise apps.
- Microsoft argues its platform and security credentials give it an advantage over OpenAI's agent push.
Enterprise Trust Still Matters
- Enterprise trust and service experience remain a major moat for incumbents.
- Kevin McLaughlin says OpenAI will have to learn enterprise support the hard way to win those customers.