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Musk v. Altman: Altman faced an intense cross-examination from Musk's attorney, who asked "are you completely trustworthy?"; Altman replied "I believe so" (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman

Sam Altman faces awkward grilling over 'toxic culture of lying'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was bombarded with questions from Elon Musk's attorney over whether he lies to advance his business interests.

A 20-year-old man was arrested early Friday after allegedly throwing an incendiary device at a North Beach home belonging to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
Open AI spokesperson Jamie Radice confirmed to SFGATE that Friday morning, Sam Altman’s North Beach home had been attacked with a “Molotov cocktail” and threats had been made against the company’s San Francisco headquarters.

Man arrested after Molotov cocktail attack on SF home of Open AI CEO
On Friday morning, a man was arrested following an attack on Open AI CEO Sam Altman's home and threats against the company's headquarters.

Police report: Sam Altman's home appears to have been targeted in a second attack after a gun appeared to have been fired at his home from a car early Sunday (Jonah Owen Lamb/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/12/sam-altman-s-home-targe…

Sam Altman’s home targeted in second attack
Early Sunday morning, a car stopped and appears to have fired a gun at the Russian Hill home of OpenAI’s CEO, according to a newly-obtained police report.

Remember when AIs were so dangerous they couldn’t be released? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/17/technology/openai-sam-altman-ousted.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aFA.LLDZ.2WLXSWsTMLuP&smid=nyt…

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, Is Ousted by Company’s Board
Mira Murati, who previously served as chief technology officer, has been named interim chief executive.

Each week, Metacurity offers our subscribers a run-down of the best infosec-related long reads we couldn't get to properly amid the onslaught of daily news.
This week's selection covers,
--Sam Altman is no fan of AI safety,
--Quantum computing cryptography is now an engineering emergency,
--How a Mexican contractor became a surveillance powerhouse,
--Software is produced too fast to secure it,
--AI is more likely to empower cyber defense than offense,…

Best infosec-related long reads for the week of 4/4/26
Sam Altman is no fan of AI safety, Quantum computing cryptography is now an engineering emergency, How a Mexican contractor became a surveillance powerhouse, Software is produced too fast to secure it, AI is more likely to empower cyber defense than offense, The eternal search for Satoshi Nakamoto

Musk v. Altman: Altman testified that in 2017 Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm, musing that he would pass it to his children (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/altman…

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…

The US House Oversight Committee launches a probe into potential conflicts in Sam Altman's personal investments; letter: several GOP AGs call for an SEC review (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sam-altmans-busines…

San Francisco police arrested a suspect for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home and also making threats outside OpenAI's headquarters (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-home-attack-openai-san-franis…

Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Sam Altman's Home
An attacker allegedly threw a molotov cocktail at the OpenAI CEO's residence before making threats outside of the startup's headquarters.