The Verge
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot barely registers in government AI adoption records, trailing far behind OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic - awkward timing for SpaceX's $28.5 trillion IPO pitch banking on it.
TechCrunch
Elon Musk's xAI is being sued for air pollution, so it's doubling down with $2.8B in new gas turbines. Because nothing says 'we care about the environment' like buying more of the thing you're being sued for.
The Atlantic
The Musk-Altman trial ended with a jury verdict that didn't resolve much - except that two billionaires can make a courtroom feel very small.
MIT Technology Review
In a trial featuring a golden donkey trophy, unflattering mugshots, and a bridge metaphor, a jury must now decide if Elon Musk is a safety crusader or a sore loser - and whether OpenAI ever truly was a nonprofit.
TechCrunch
Elon Musk's xAI is running 46 gas turbines in Mississippi on flatbed trailers to dodge pollution rules, and the NAACP is not laughing.
TechCrunch
Sam Altman takes the stand to defend OpenAI against Elon Musk's lawsuit, revealing that Musk once suggested handing the company to his children and memes were involved.
TechCrunch
xAI turns its giant Tennessee compute center into a rental property for Anthropic, because apparently training your own AI is overrated when you can just be a GPU landlord before SpaceX's IPO.
BBC Business
OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman testifies that Elon Musk's temper tantrum over corporate control nearly turned physical, complete with IVF plot twists and Tesla references.
MIT Technology Review
Week one of Musk v. Altman: cringey texts, AI doomsday lawyer lines, and a judge who is not here for the drama.
The Good Times
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