OpenAI's $2M-tokens-for-equity YC deal, decoded
On May 20, 2026, OpenAI announced it would provide $2 million worth of API tokens to each startup in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch—totaling roughly $338 million in inference credits—in exchange for…
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, where he has led the company's transition from research lab to commercial AI leader. He was briefly fired by the OpenAI board in November 2023 before being reinstated.
On May 20, 2026, OpenAI announced it would provide $2 million worth of API tokens to each startup in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch—totaling roughly $338 million in inference credits—in exchange for…
The article summarizes the recent trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, where Musk sued Altman and OpenAI for allegedly betraying the nonprofit's original mission by transforming it into a for-profi…
OpenAI has hired veteran political operative Chris Lehane, who calls himself a "master of disaster," to address a growing public relations crisis as negative public sentiment toward AI intensifies. Le…
In 2024, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of abandoning the company's original non-profit mission to benefit humanity in favor of pursuing profits. After …
Musk v. Altman trial, which journalist Liz Lopatto covered for The Verge. While the case nominally concerned whether OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit entity violated a charitable trust, the jury ul…
Following Elon Musk's failed lawsuit against OpenAI, the company is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) that CEO Sam Altman hopes to complete by September. OpenAI is working with inve…
According to a Wall Street Journal report, OpenAI is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) following Elon Musk's failed lawsuit, with CEO Sam Altman aiming for a September launch. The c…
Colossal Biosciences has announced the development of a "fully artificial egg" using 3D-printed plastic cups to grow chickens, aiming to eventually resurrect extinct birds like the dodo and giant moa,…
Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, where he accused CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman of deceiving him about the company's non-profit status. The article promotes a subscriber-only ro…
A California jury swiftly rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its founders, finding his claims of a "breach of charitable trust" to be weak and filed too late. During the trial, evidence e…
A jury reached a unanimous advisory verdict that Elon Musk sued OpenAI too late, leading a US District Judge to immediately accept that his claims are barred by the applicable statutes of limitations.…
The trial of Elon Musk versus Sam Altman ended with a jury dismissing Musk's claims due to the statute of limitations, but the proceedings revealed deep distrust among AI leaders. Testimony showed tha…
A California jury unanimously ruled on Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to file his 2024 lawsuit against OpenAI, which accused the company of betraying its nonprofit origins after he donated $38 …
Elon Musk lost his landmark lawsuit against OpenAI after a federal jury and judge ruled that he filed his claims too late, as the statutes of limitations had expired before his 2024 lawsuit. The unani…
A jury in Oakland found that Elon Musk's claims against Sam Altman and OpenAI were barred by the statute of limitations, resulting in a loss for Musk. The jury's verdict was advisory, but U.S. Distric…
A California jury unanimously ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Microsoft, finding that his claims of being misled and harmed by the creation of a for-profit affil…
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are engaged in a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, with Musk accusing the company of abandoning its nonprofit mission to prioritize profits. Key witnesses, includin…
Final week of the Musk v. Altman trial, where lawyers attacked the credibility of both tech leaders, revealing new details about OpenAI's nonprofit status and a donkey trophy awarded to an employee wh…
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Peter Thiel do read the science fiction works they reference, but they misinterpret them by identifying with the authoritarian or dystopian factions r…