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Musk's lawsuit challenging OpenAI's conversion from nonprofit to for-profit and his broader dispute with Sam Altman over AI's future
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from Elon Musk's artificial-intelligence company xAI that accused OpenAI of attempting to steal trade secrets, ruling that xAI failed to provide evidence to support its claims.
2026-06-15 · 3 MIN READSpaceX has raised $75bn from financial firms in a pre-IPO placement, filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that shares priced at $135 each leave the company with an expected initial market value of nearly $1.8tn. Chief…
2026-06-11 · 3 MIN READOpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman traveled to Washington on Wednesday for meetings with Trump administration officials and congressional leaders, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order asking artificial intelligence…
2026-06-03 · 3 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI on Monday after the court found the case was filed past a statutory deadline, ending a high-profile trial that highlighted internal battles over AI’s costs…
2026-05-25 · 3 MIN READThe high-stakes trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the two billionaires agreed on a fundamental reality: developing artificial intelligence would require billions of dollars annually — far more than either had…
2026-05-23 · 4 MIN READThe federal jury at a trial in Oakland, California, dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI after finding it missed a statutory deadline, leaving no verdict on the merits. Testimony during the three-week case, pitting Musk against…
2026-05-23 · 3 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, on May 19 ruled that Elon Musk filed his lawsuit against OpenAI too late, allowing the AI firm to avoid a costly court loss. The three‑week trial, which featured testimony from former OpenAI…
2026-05-20 · 4 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, on Monday rejected Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, ruling that Musk filed his lawsuit too late to challenge the ChatGPT maker's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit structure. The verdict allows…
2026-05-19 · 4 MIN READOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After a federal jury found Elon Musk filed his lawsuit too late, OpenAI avoided what could have been a costly court loss, but testimony during the three-week trial also left both sides with damage. The nine-person…
2026-05-19 · 3 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, dismissed claims filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI and its top executives, finding he waited too long to sue. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the jury’s verdict and dismissed the case on Monday…
2026-05-19 · 3 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, found that Elon Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, dismissing his claims that the company abandoned its nonprofit mission after a three-week trial.
2026-05-19 · 3 MIN READOpenAI won its court fight against Elon Musk after a federal jury in Oakland, California found that Musk filed his lawsuit too late, according to the Associated Press. The verdict means neither side fully escaped damage from the three-week…
2026-05-18 · 3 MIN READAuthorities said Monday that the man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home traveled from Texas to San Francisco intending to kill Altman, and later threatened to burn down OpenAI’s headquarters. Court…
2026-04-14 · 3 MIN READA jury in Oakland heard closing arguments Thursday in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, with Musk's attorney calling Altman's credibility into question and OpenAI's attorney firing back that Musk's claims of a…
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Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in Oakland, California, in a lawsuit that could shape the future of artificial intelligence by forcing changes to OpenAI’s business structure. The jury will consider…
2026-05-15 · 3 MIN READOpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday in a federal trial in Oakland, California, denying accusations that he betrayed the company’s founding mission and misled its board. The civil lawsuit, brought by Elon Musk, seeks…
2026-05-14 · 4 MIN READOpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified Tuesday in Oakland, California, in the trial brought by Elon Musk against Altman and Greg Brockman. Altman took the witness stand to defend his business record and disputed testimony that portrayed him as…
2026-05-14 · 3 MIN READIn a federal trial in Oakland, California, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting over the future of artificial general intelligence, with Musk claiming Altman betrayed OpenAI's nonprofit mission and Altman accusing Musk of…
2026-05-08 · 3 MIN READThe trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI leadership is centered on a legal dispute over OpenAI’s nonprofit origins, but testimony has also drawn jurors into questions about the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence. In Oakland,…
2026-05-08 · 3 MIN READA man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home pleaded not guilty Tuesday in San Francisco to state charges including attempted murder and attempted arson. Daniel Alejandro Moreno-Gama, who also faces federal…
2026-05-06 · 3 MIN READOAKLAND, Calif. (MSI) — Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and the top lieutenant to CEO Sam Altman, testified in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion, a disclosure that would place…
2026-05-05 · 4 MIN READGreg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, testified in a trial in Oakland, California, that his stake in OpenAI is worth nearly $30 billion. Brockman told the court Monday that he did not personally invest any…
2026-05-05 · 3 MIN READElon Musk clashed with OpenAI’s lawyer on April 30 during his third day of testimony in a trial over the company’s transformation from a nonprofit to a for-profit behemoth, with a federal judge sharply limiting the proceedings to…
2026-05-01 · 3 MIN READElon Musk sparred with an attorney for OpenAI on Thursday during his third day of testimony in a federal trial in Oakland, California, over the company’s origins and its pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture. The dispute…
2026-05-01 · 3 MIN READElon Musk took the witness stand Wednesday for a second day in the federal trial in Oakland, California, that pits the Tesla chief against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the company’s nonprofit origins and Musk’s later decision to stop funding…
2026-04-30 · 3 MIN READElon Musk took the stand Tuesday in a federal civil trial in Oakland, California, where he is suing OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, and others over the direction of the company’s AI mission. Jury selection finished Monday, and the trial is scheduled to last about three weeks.
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the company abandoned its founding aim of benefiting the public. The complaint, filed in Northern California federal court, characterizes Musk’s case as a “textbook tale of altruism versus greed” and says Altman and others “intentionally courted and deceived Musk.” A spokesperson for OpenAI disputed the allegations, saying Musk’s earlier emails continue to speak for themselves and pointing to emails OpenAI released in March.
The man accused of trying to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by throwing a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s San Francisco home appeared in court and was ordered held without bail after prosecutors brought state charges, according to court records and officials. His public defender said he was in the midst of an “acute mental health crisis” and that prosecutors have escalated the case, while San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the charges are supported by evidence.
Police arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home after 4 a.m. Friday, authorities said. Less than an hour later, officers detained the same suspect at another business after reports that he threatened to burn down the building, police said.
Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing. The offering could raise as much as $75 billion and value all SpaceX shares at about $1.5 trillion, potentially putting Musk near or over $1 trillion, the sources said. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A jury in San Francisco found Elon Musk liable for defrauding investors over his 2022 Twitter acquisition, saying two Musk statements misled shareholders as the deal unraveled. The same jury absolved him of some fraud allegations, including that he intentionally “schemed” to mislead investors and that a podcast statement constituted fraud.
Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in a San Francisco civil trial accusing Elon Musk of misleading Twitter shareholders as he sought to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022. The case, a class action filed before Musk took control of Twitter—later renamed X—goes to eight jurors who will decide whether Musk is liable for securities fraud.
Elon Musk took the witness stand for a second day in a San Francisco federal courtroom Thursday, defending his assertions about fake accounts on Twitter as a civil trial advances over allegations that his public statements drove down the company's stock price and cost shareholders millions of dollars.
A federal judge indicated that a jury will be allowed to decide whether OpenAI hoodwinked Elon Musk as the company evolved from a nonprofit research lab into a for-profit business. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told lawyers in a hearing in Oakland, California, that she intended to reject OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Musk’s fraud claims.
