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…

Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI’s Models to Train Its Own

While testifying on Thursday in federal court, Elon Musk seemed to indicate that his AI lab may have used OpenAI’s models to train xAI’s own.…

How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me’

Elon Musk returned to the witness stand on Wednesday to continue telling his side of the story in his legal battle against OpenAI and its…

At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship |

In Brief Posted: 5:40 PM PDT · April 28, 2026 Among the most interesting parts of Elon Musk’s testimony Tuesday in his lawsuit against OpenAI…

Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’

Elon Musk and Sam Altman appeared in a federal courtroom together for the first time on Tuesday as they fight over OpenAI’s decade-long evolution and…

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…

Apple’s new CEO, and why Elon Musk wants to buy Cursor for $60B

A new era is on the way for Apple as Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September,handing the reins to…

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…

Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk to offer help with DOGE |

In Brief Posted: 2:23 PM PDT · March 28, 2026 While the relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once thorny enough that Musk…