Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to “coerce” a settlement days before trial started. Image: Markus Spiske / Pexels Source: Ars Technica
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Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims
Musk texted OpenAI’s president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman “will be the most hated men in America.” Image: Dmitriy Frantsev / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of OpenAI and its most well-known product, ChatGPT. In 2026, Musk filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its founding mission of developing AI to benefit humanity and shifting focus to boosting profits instead. Image: Markus Winkler /…
Elon Musk Boosts New Yorker’s Sam Altman Exposé on X as Trial Begins
The move comes as the trial for Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI kicks off in federal court in Oakland. Image: Prometheus 🔥 / Unsplash Source: Wired
Rivian downsizes new EV factory after Trump’s DOE slashes loan agreement
Rivian announced some changes today with regard to the factory its building in the state of Georgia. The company was planning to build the facility in two phases, each resulting in 200,000 vehicles of annual production capacity, for a total of 400,000 units. Rivian held a ground breaking ceremony late last year. Now the company…
Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says
The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to court documents. Image: feinschliff / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks
AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards. Image: Ivan Lapyrin / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of its Seedance 2.0 video generator
The company is reportedly delaying the launch as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues. Image: Ketut Subiyanto / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
Suno and major music labels reportedly clash over AI music sharing
The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That’s according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both sides can’t agree on whether users should be able to share the AI-generated songs they create. “Universal wants AI-generated tracks to stay inside apps such…
Costco sued for seeking refunds on tariffs customers paid
Proposed class action accuses Costco of unjust enrichment. Image: Omar Abascal / Unsplash Source: Ars Technica