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Apr 12 from https://www.engadget.com/

OpenAI says Elon Musk is orchestrating a last-minute 'legal ambush' before trial

The feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI is getting even more contentious as the two sides get ready for trial later this month. The latest development in the legal back-and-forth saw OpenAI accuse Elon Musk and his latest proposals as a "legal ambush," as first reported by Bloomberg. OpenAI filed its response on Friday, which detailed that Musk was "sandbagging the defendants and injecting chaos...

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Apr 11 from https://fortune.com/section/tech/

OpenAI’s TBPN deal shows how talent, media, and influence are collapsing into one

When OpenAI acquired TBPN, the reaction followed a familiar script: Was this an acquihire? A marketing play? A conflict of interest? All hype? Not wrong questions, just ones with answers that give an incomplete picture. The assumption behind all of them is that talent, media, and distribution are distinct assets. That used to be true but it isn’t anymore. What OpenAI bought wasn’t just a show...

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Apr 10 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

Suspect arrested after incendiary device thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early Friday morning. The incident happened around 4:00 am when a suspect “threw an incendiary destructive device” at Altman’s home, “causing a fire to one exterior gate” before fleeing on foot, according to statement from the San Francisco Police Department. The same...

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Oct 31 from https://daringfireball.net/

How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise

OpenAI Company stock Chip purchases Data centers Cloud computing Funding How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, says that technological revolutions are driven by more than just technology. They are also driven, he argues, by new ways of paying for them. “There is always a lot of focus on technological...

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