Elon Musk Loses $150B Lawsuit Against OpenAI & Microsoft

OpenAI’s march towards an estimated $1 trillion IPO picked up pace today with a California jury today unanimously rejecting Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit over the direction of OpenAI. Accusing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of “stealing a charity” and “unjustly enriching” himself by shifting the tech powerhouse to a for-profit company,

The Elon Musk v. Sam Altman trial is dragging on for so long that everyone is bringing pillows to protect their butts from the hard wooden benches

World's richest man Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been putting up their legal dukes for weeks now (1), since April 27. At the core of the feud is Musk's belief that he's entitled (2) to a large portion of OpenAI's eye-watering valuation,
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Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.

The trial spilled plenty of dirt—and raised more questions than answers about how the AI giant should be governed.

Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy

Unfortunately, Musk v. Altman jurors didn’t get to see the trophy for themselves. Unfortunately, Musk v. Altman jurors didn’t get to see the trophy for themselves. is a reporter who writes about tech,