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Altman testifies Musk floated passing OpenAI to his children
On the stand in Musk's suit against OpenAI, Sam Altman described a 2017 control fight and a foundation now holding $200B in assets.
Nadella takes the stand as Musk v. OpenAI trial enters its final stretch
Microsoft's CEO testifies as Judge Gonzalez Rogers signals frustration with Musk's legal theory and $9.5B in OpenAI revenue surfaces in court.
Brockman and Zilis testify Musk pushed for-profit OpenAI and tried to poach Altman
Week two of Musk v. Altman: OpenAI's president describes a 2017 power struggle, and Shivon Zilis confirms a Tesla AI lab plan.
Musk Lawsuit Discovery Exposes 78 Texts Between Altman and Murati During OpenAI Ouster
Court discovery in the Musk v. Altman case unseals text messages and a 52-page Sutskever memo from the November 2023 boardroom rupture.
Microsoft feared OpenAI would 'storm off to Amazon' before $1B bet, emails show
Court documents from the Musk v. Altman trial reveal Kevin Scott's January 2018 warning about OpenAI defecting to AWS — written a month before Microsoft committed.
Musk Seeks $134B and Altman's Ouster in OpenAI Nonprofit Lawsuit
Elon Musk's suit over OpenAI's for-profit conversion lands in court, with Anthropic lawyers watching and the company's IPO timeline at stake.
Murati deposition exposes the 78 texts behind Sam Altman's 2023 ouster
Trial exhibits in Musk v. Altman show the former OpenAI CTO helped trigger the firing, then spent 14 hours texting to reverse it.
Musk lawsuit puts OpenAI safety record on trial as ex-staffer testifies
Former AGI readiness lead Rosie Campbell told a federal court OpenAI shifted from research to product, with the Super Alignment team shut down in 2024.
Musk tried to move OpenAI's founders into Tesla, 2018 emails show
Court testimony reveals Musk pitched Altman, Brockman and Sutskever on running AI inside Tesla — or making OpenAI a Tesla subsidiary.
Barry Diller backs Sam Altman but warns 'trust is irrelevant' as AGI nears
The IAC chairman says OpenAI's CEO is sincere, but the real risk is that AI's creators don't understand what they're building.
Cerebras IPO targets $26.6B valuation with OpenAI holding warrants on 33M shares
The Wafer-Scale Engine 3 maker is pricing 28 million shares at $115 to $125, with banks already fielding $10 billion in orders.
Musk texted Brockman 'most hated men in America' before OpenAI trial, filing claims
OpenAI's Sunday filing tried to enter the settlement exchange into evidence; the judge ruled it inadmissible.
Musk's lone AI expert at OpenAI trial warns of AGI arms race
Berkeley's Stuart Russell told jurors AGI development creates winner-take-all dynamics that pull labs away from safety work.
Musk's 'World War III' Twitter threat resurfaces at OpenAI trial
OpenAI wants the judge to admit a pre-trial message from Musk to Greg Brockman warning he and Sam Altman would be 'the most hated men in America.'
Musk sought settlement with OpenAI before Oakland trial, filing shows
A new court filing reveals Elon Musk attempted to resolve his OpenAI lawsuit before jury selection in Oakland.
Musk Concedes xAI Used Distillation on OpenAI Models to Train Grok
Under oath in federal court, the xAI founder said his team partly trained Grok by querying OpenAI's models, calling it standard industry practice.
OpenAI gates GPT-5.5 Cyber after mocking Anthropic for doing the same with Mythos
Sam Altman called Anthropic's Mythos rollout 'fear-based marketing.' Now OpenAI is shipping its own cyber tool only to vetted defenders.
Musk admits he froze OpenAI funding and poached Karpathy during 2017 power fight
Day three of Musk v. Altman surfaced emails showing Musk halted $5M quarterly payments and recruited from OpenAI while still on its board.
Nadella says Microsoft will 'exploit' royalty-free OpenAI access through 2032
Microsoft's AI run rate hit $37B, up 123% year-over-year, as the CEO shrugs off concerns about OpenAI's new Amazon deal.
Musk admits under oath Tesla isn't pursuing AGI, contradicting his own X post
On day two of his OpenAI trial, Elon Musk's tweets keep undercutting his testimony — including a $100M investment claim that was actually $38M.
OpenAI's Codex system prompt tells GPT-5.5 to never mention goblins
A 3,500-word base instruction set leaked on GitHub bans talk of goblins, gremlins, and raccoons unless the user asks first.
OpenAI faces seven California lawsuits over Tumbler Ridge school shooting
Families allege OpenAI's safety team flagged the shooter's ChatGPT account 8 months before the attack, but leadership declined to alert police.
OpenAI CFO Clashes With Altman Over $660B Compute Bill and 2026 IPO Push
Sarah Fryer opposes a Q4 2026 listing as OpenAI faces $660 billion in compute commitments and missed Q1 revenue targets.
OpenAI CFO Breaks With Altman Over $660B Compute Bill and 2026 IPO Push
Sarah Fryer no longer reports directly to Sam Altman and has told colleagues OpenAI is not ready to go public next year.
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