Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead
… When OpenAI completed its controversial for-profit restructuring in October, it needed Microsoft’s blessing — and in the process of getting that blessing, the two companies struck a new deal. …
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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. …
Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk
… Musk is calling for a number of remedies, including asking the court to strip both Altman and Brockman of their roles and to unwind OpenAI’s for-profit restructuring.
The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
… This bid happened as OpenAI was restructuring itself so that the for-profit arm could be cleared to go public. In Birchall’s testimony, that bid was made because Musk, Birchall, and others thought Altman might undervalue the nonprofit as the company restructured itself. …
In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs
… And earlier this week, The New York Times reported that a major nonfiction book by author Steven Rosenbaum about truth in the age of AI contained numerous fake or misattributed quotes hallucinated by AI tools. “Society is in the process of restructuring itself around a tool that simply doesn’t work… …
Why Jonah Peretti sold BuzzFeed
… We’re still a public company. It used to be we were a public company that I controlled through super-voting stock, and now we’re a public company that Byron controls through the 52 percent ownership. …
Musk vs. Altman is here, and it’s going to get messy
… Some of the damages Musk is calling for in his lawsuit — like the demands to unseat executives and change the company’s business structure — are likely unrealistic. State attorneys general from California and Delaware both blessed OpenAI’s restructuring. …
Labor and worker’s rights in tech
… Apple, Inc., 1:25-cv-01637 CourtListener Richard Lawler Sep 16, 2025 Fiverr lays off 250 people as it becomes an ‘AI-first’ company. …
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… Meta lays out details of May 20 restructuring in internal document Reuters Jay Peters May 12 Meta’s Connect conference is scheduled for September 23rd and 24th. …
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
… Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reflected on the recent Xbox leadership changes and renewed focus on Windows in an earnings call, saying the company is making an effort to “win back fans across Windows, Xbox, Bing, and Edge.” Sharma also took to X to admit that “player and revenue growth has not yet me… …