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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-05-12-pm/
- Published: 2026-05-12T23:06:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-12T23:06:50.000Z
- Description: The day’s biggest OpenAI story wasn’t the one they announced — it was the one Congress started digging into. The Commerce Department also deleted a published AI security-testing agreement it should not have made public in the first place.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

The day's biggest OpenAI story wasn't the one they announced — it was the one Congress started digging into. The Commerce Department also deleted a published AI security-testing agreement it should not have made public in the first place.

> **$97B** — the amount OpenAI stands to save through 2030 under its renegotiated revenue-sharing terms with Microsoft, which cap payments at $38B versus a prior ceiling of $135B. *(The Information)*

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#### [Commerce Department Scrubs Details of Microsoft, Google, and xAI Security-Test Agreement](https://thenextweb.com/news/us-commerce-department-deletes-ai-security-test?ref=adjacent.media)

The deletion of a published AI security-testing agreement reflects internal disagreement within the administration over who owns AI model evaluations. *(The Next Web)*

#### [Instructure Cut a Deal With the Hackers Who Breached Canvas](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/canvas-instructure-hackers-deal.html?ref=adjacent.media)

The edtech giant confirmed it reached an agreement to have stolen data returned and destroyed without disclosing what it gave up in exchange. *(New York Times)*

#### [Steel Tariffs Are Showing Up in the Canned Food Aisle](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/steel-tariffs-tin-cans-food-prices.html?ref=adjacent.media)

Tin cans show how tariff costs move through supply chains and onto grocery receipts before domestic production can catch up. *(New York Times)*