Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

May 19, 2026 Tim Fernholz

The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk's case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it.

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Google takes a page out of Meta’s book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses at IO 2026
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