Musk v. Altman et al

  1. April 11, 2025

    Microsoft, OpenAI Want Out Of Musk's For-Profit Challenge

    OpenAI and Microsoft are ready to be done with a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk accusing them of swindling the billionaire by turning OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, into a private entity after he and others invested in the artificial intelligence venture.

  2. April 10, 2025

    OpenAI Countersues Musk For 'Relentless' Harassment

    OpenAI on Wednesday lodged a countersuit to Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker of abandoning its nonprofit mission, urging a California federal court to stop the billionaire from continuing an alleged "harassment campaign" aimed at impeding its success.

  3. April 04, 2025

    OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft

    A California federal judge on Friday nailed down an expedited March 2026 trial schedule for Elon Musk and OpenAI's contract fight over OpenAI's transition into a for-profit enterprise, while staying antitrust claims indefinitely and calling Microsoft's request to participate in the trial if she dismisses Musk's claims against it "not logical."

  4. March 04, 2025

    Musk Fails To Block OpenAI From Turning Into For-Profit Entity

    A California federal judge on Tuesday denied Elon Musk's bid to preliminarily bar OpenAI Inc. from converting into a for-profit entity, saying that a threshold question of whether Musk's over $44 million in donations created a charitable trust was a "toss-up."

  5. February 14, 2025

    'Not For Sale': OpenAI Rebuffs Musk's $97.4B Takeover Bid

    The board of directors for OpenAI voted unanimously on Friday to reject a $97.4 billion offer from Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to buy the artificial intelligence platform, with the board chair saying in a statement, "OpenAI is not for sale."

  6. February 13, 2025

    Musk Says He'll Drop OpenAI Bid If It Scraps 'For Profit' Plans

    Elon Musk has hit back at OpenAI's claim that his $97.375 billion takeover bid is improper, noting if the ChatGPT maker agrees to nix plans to become a for-profit business, his offer will be dropped. 

  7. February 12, 2025

    OpenAI Says Musk Takeover Bid 'Exposes' Intent Behind Suit

    OpenAI on Thursday told a California federal judge overseeing Elon Musk's lawsuit seeking to block OpenAI from becoming a for-profit enterprise that the Tesla founder has proposed acquiring OpenAI's business, saying the takeover effort reveals Musk's lawsuit to be "an improper bid to undermine a competitor."

  8. February 06, 2025

    Sam Altman Calls Musk's Claim Of Ban On Rivals 'False'

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the key claim made in a preliminary injunction request from Elon Musk in their ongoing investment spat is false, saying in a new declaration that he never told OpenAI investors that they wouldn't be able to invest in the company if they also invested in Musk's xAI.

  9. February 04, 2025

    OpenAI Judge Rips Musk's 'Broad' Bid To Block For-Profit

    A California federal judge indicated Tuesday she'll likely deny Elon Musk's bid to preliminarily block OpenAI Inc. from transitioning into a for-profit enterprise, criticizing Musk's filings for being vague and broad and saying she'll toss some claims, while adding "something is going to trial in this case."

  10. February 03, 2025

    OpenAI, Microsoft Aim To Ax Musk's For-Profit Change Suit

    OpenAI and Microsoft have urged a California federal court in separate motions to dismiss Elon Musk's antitrust and breach of contract lawsuit claiming OpenAI lied by telling investors it would always be a nonprofit artificial intelligence research organization, calling the allegations "conclusory" and lacking factual backing.

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