OpenAI made it harder to fire Sam Altman

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Sam Altman and Greg Brockman in court
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman in court

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What Sam Altman's lawyer learned from RBG and driving a cab

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William Savitt, a top attorney at Wachtell, is representing Sam Altman and OpenAI in a trial brought by Elon Musk seeking to dismantle the company.

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What the Musk-Altman courtroom clash reveals about two of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

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Claude, brought to you by Elon Musk

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., inside the federal court in Oakland, California, US, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Microsoft Corp. over claims that the startup abandoned its founding mission when it took billions of dollars in backing from the software stalwart and planned its restructuring.

'Directionally very bad' has entered the lexicon, thanks to Sam Altman and Mira Murati

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Sam Altman gesticulates while seated next to Mira Murati

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Sam Altman had a bad day in court

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Former OpenAI safety researcher Rosie Campbell told jurors that she felt she had no home at the artificial intelligence company.

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Sam Altman's management style comes under the microscope at OpenAI trial

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Sam Altman's management style is under scrutiny in the OpenAI trial.

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The OpenAI trial is exposing a brutal truth about workplace texts

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A 2023 text exchange between Mira Murati and Sam Altman is going viral.

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The CEO who briefly took over for Sam Altman leans into being called 'rando Twitch guy' by Mira Murati

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Emmett Shear made Mira Murati's text his banner on X.

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'Still don't want me?' — trial reveals Sam Altman's frantic texts after 2023 OpenAI ouster

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This side-by-side image shows OpenAI's Mira Murati and Sam Altman.
Mira Murati and Sam Altman shared a frantic text exchange during his brief 2023 ouster as CEO of OpenAI.

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