Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?

This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses the stakes behind the trial of Elon Musk against OpenAI’s leadership (and how Microsoft is trying to…

Bill Gurley, Jack Altman back startup Pursuit, which helps companies sell to government |

Mike Vichich grew up in Michigan. His family, he recalls, dedicated their lives to public service. His parents were teachers, his uncle a fighter pilot,…

Some Musk v. Altman Jurors Don't Like Elon Musk

A jury was selected on Monday during the first day of trial for Musk v. Altman in a federal court in Oakland, California. Some of…

Elon Musk Boosts New Yorker’s Sam Altman Exposé on X as Trial Begins

Elon Musk is boosting a post on X promoting The New Yorker’s extensive investigation into Sam Altman’s allegedly deceptive behavior, WIRED has confirmed. The move…

Join Our Livestream: Musk v. Altman and the Future of OpenAI

Two of Big Tech’s most influential billionaires, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, will go head-to-head in a highly anticipated trial beginning April 27. In Musk…

Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home |

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening responding to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker…

Jack Altman joins Benchmark as GP |

In Brief Posted: 3:54 PM PST · February 17, 2026 Jack Altman and Benchmark announced today that he would be joining the firm as a…

OpenAI chief Sam Altman plans India visit as AI leaders converge in New Delhi: sources |

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to visit India in mid-February, his first visit to the country in nearly a year, TechCrunch has learned. The…

A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

Director Adam Bhala Lough didn’t set out to make a documentary about a digital simulacrum of Sam Altman. But after about 100 days of texting…

Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone |

“When people see it, they say, ‘that’s it?… It’s so simple.’” That’s how OpenAI CEO Sam Altman describes how he thinks people will respond to…