Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared
Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared

Today the first witness was sworn in in Musk v. Altman: Elon Musk. I was surprised by how flat he seemed. This is not the first time I’ve seen Musk in court. During his defamation suit, he turned on the charm and the jury responded by finding him not guilty. Today he looked adrift and […]

Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity
Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity

On the stand, Elon Musk is positioning himself as a savior. In the high-profile trial between him and his fellow OpenAI cofounder, now CEO, Sam Altman, Musk opened by going through his background. He went as far back as being raised in South Africa and arriving in Canada for college with “2,500 in Canadian travelers’ […]

Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI
Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI

Elon Musk officially began his testimony in the trial he has brought against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman. The three were on the initial founding team of OpenAI, with Musk investing up to $38 million early on before the co-founders’ relationship soured over disagreements over company structure and mission, including whether […]

Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’
Jury selection in Musk v. Altman: ‘People don’t like him’

On Monday, the courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over alleged broken promises at OpenAI started, as usual, with jury selection. The only tricky part? A lot of the prospective jurors already have an opinion about Elon Musk, and it’s not a good one. The Verge reporter Elizabeth Lopatto, who was there at […]

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI
All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over 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 2024, Musk filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its founding mission of developing AI to benefit humanity and shifting focus to boosting profits instead. After nearly a month, […]

Tesla files to deliver Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package – ending the saga
Tesla files to deliver Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package – ending the saga

Tesla has filed an S-8 registration statement with the SEC to register 303,960,630 shares of common stock for CEO Elon Musk under his 2018 pay package. At today’s share price of ~$376, those shares are worth over $114 billion.

The filing confirms wh…

X introduces XChat messaging app for iPhone users

X has launched XChat on iOS, a standalone messaging app aimed at expanding its ecosystem and competing with established chat platforms through privacy-focused features and social integration.

TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission

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Tesla offers one year free Supercharging with Model 3 Premium and Performance

Tesla is offering one year of free Supercharging with Model 3 Premium and Performance variants, reducing ownership costs while strengthening its charging ecosystem advantage.

Tesla’s Cybercab has entered production. Let’s hope it can actually drive itself this time

Tesla’s Cybercab has entered volume production at Gigafactory Texas, but the autonomous robotaxi still depends on FSD software that crashes four times more often than human drivers.