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Musk vs. Altman: Tech CEOs head to court Monday over fate of OpenAI

OpenAI in its tracks," he said. "Prevent them from developing future models and essentially knock one player out of the A.I. race." The case is being tried in the United States District Court

Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as SpaceX lawsuit is settled

case will be permanently dismissed while both parties agree that the deal doesn’t constitute an admission “of any liability or unlawful conduct”. The commission also agreed it wouldn’t require a coastal development permit

Meta will lay off 10% of its staff

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. In January, Meta [forecast](https://investor.atmeta.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2026/Meta-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2025-Results/default.aspx) record capital expenditures this year of up to $135 billion — almost double what it spent last year. [![Facebook employee take a photo in front

The personal pettiness of the Elon Musk v OpenAI trial

court fight could have been a major moment for AI safety Monday marked the start of a major trial pitting [Sam Altman](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/sam-altman) against his OpenAI co-founder Elon Musk, who is suing

Families sue OpenAI over failure to report Canada mass shooter’s behavior on ChatGPT

court in San Francisco, allege that the violent intentions of the shooter, identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, were well-known to OpenAI. Employees at the company flagged the shooter’s account eight

Law enforcement is trying to combat abusive AI. Experts say easier said than done

Court records also state that Strahler admitted to being the one behind the violent calls and texts. Information extracted from his seized phone revealed additional victims and the extent of his AI abuse. ### **Small risks

Musk v Altman: The most toxic row in tech goes on trial

future of AI could be at stake. And while one will presumably emerge the winner, it's plausible that neither will emerge from the saga unscathed. The brawl has been likened to two heavyweight boxers

Families sue OpenAI over Canadian mass shooter's use of ChatGPT

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