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Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella says Elon Musk never contacted him with concerns that Microsoft's investments in OpenAI violated any special terms or commitments (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-musk-altman-trial.html

OpenAI trial: Nadella says Musk never raised concerns to him about Microsoft investment
Elon Musk named Microsoft as a defendant in his lawsuit against OpenAI

Musk v. Altman: Ilya Sutskever testifies that his OpenAI stake is worth ~$7B and he had concerns about Altman for a year before Altman's brief ouster as CEO (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11…

Ever since generative AI, these startups have realized that they can use fear and public outcry over their product as free marketing. Every time a Sam Altman type talks about the “singularity” and how “dangerous” their AI is, they rise in popularity.
It's a horrible marketing discovery, as these concepts are in fact dangerous and morally problematic, so you're caught giving them publicity because the better alternative can't be to not talk about it.

Sources: Sam Altman told staff that OpenAI is expected to go public "within the next year" and OpenAI plans a tender offer "very soon" at a $687.69 share price (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/…

Exclusive: OpenAI Preps New AI Model, Expects To Go Public ‘Within the Next Year’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff in a Slack message on Monday that he expects OpenAI to go public “within the next year” and that “many things could cause it to be sooner or later in that range, but filing now gives us optionality if we want to go sooner.” Another OpenAI leader also teased an upcoming new AI model that the company is preparing to release. Altman sent the message at roughly the

Given Sam Altman's description of the government as the 'insurer of last resort' who will bail out the industry when it fails, I think Bernie Sander's proposal to nationalise the US 'AI' industry is spot on. https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuter…

Musk v. Altman docs: Microsoft execs had reservations about funding OpenAI in 2018 but worried that withholding support could push OpenAI into Amazon's arms (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-executives-discuss-openai-sam-altman-2018/

Musk v. Altman Evidence Shows What Microsoft Executives Thought of OpenAI
Leaders at the tech giant were skeptical of OpenAI—but wary of pushing it into the arms of Amazon, according to emails dating back to 2018.

Musk v. Altman: Mira Murati testifies that Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new OpenAI model and that he made her work more difficult (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/925338/openai-mu…

Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn’t trust Sam Altman’s words
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model.

Musk v. Altman: profiles of US judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, an Obama-nominated blunt and efficient operator, and Elon Musk's and OpenAI's attorneys (Angel Au-Yeung/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

Fusion energy startup Helion raised a $465M Series G led by Thrive Capital, at a $15.5B valuation, nearly tripling the valuation from its January 2025 raise (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/04/heli

Helion, the Sam Altman-backed fusion startup, raises $465M to build a power plant for Microsoft | TechCrunch
Fusion startup Helion is racing to complete a power plant for Microsoft by 2028. A fresh infusion of cash should help with that.

Source: OpenAI and White House are discussing a government stake in the company, to seed something like the "Public Wealth Fund" that OpenAI outlined earlier (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/05/trump-open-ai-altman-stake.html

Trump administration, OpenAI discussing possible government stake in the AI startup
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first shared the idea with the Trump administration in 2025, according to a source.