In the 11 years since Elon Musk and Sam Altman helped start OpenAI, their once tight bond has unwound, leaving the two billionaires fighting it out in court.

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,

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,

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

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,