I was in the courthouse when Elon Musk testified in his case against OpenAI. Here is what it was like.

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Elon Musk arrives at the federal courthouse during proceedings in the trial over his lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on April 30, 2026. Billionaire Elon Musk took the stand April 28 to accuse OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman of betraying the AI company's altruistic origins, in a trial that could have far-reaching consequences for the industry and oblige the ChatGPT maker to profoundly revamp its business.

4 things you missed from Day 4 of the Musk v. Altman trial

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk
Sam Altman and Elon Musk

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Sam Altman makes surprise courtroom appearance as potential jurors slam AI, Elon Musk

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Sam Altman smiles
Sam Altman smiles

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Can Sam Altman be trusted? Elon Musk wants a jury to answer Big Tech's hottest question.

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Elon Musk is putting Sam Altman's credibility on trial

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Appellate judges signal strong interest in overturning Diddy's sentence — but there's a big catch

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Sean Combs.
Sean "Diddy" Combs remains behind bars in at a federal prison in New Jersey.

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Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO is fit for sex trafficking trial— and he's funny, too, prison doctor tells judge

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Michael Jeffries at an event in NYC in 2005
Michael Jeffries at an event in NYC in 2005

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Feds hit play on Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO's prison tapes

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A woman holds a shopping bag outside the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store in Manhattan in 2010, at the height of what federal prosecutors say was an international sex trafficking ring, run by then CEO Michael Jeffries.
A woman holds a shopping bag outside the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store in Manhattan in 2010.

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Ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch was recorded on prison tape saying doctors 'better find me incompetent'

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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries leaves a Long Island courthouse after a 2024 hearing in his sex trafficking case.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries leaves a Long Island courthouse after a 2024 hearing in his sex trafficking case.

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Lawyers for Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO to argue he has dementia and could 'blurt out' during sex trafficking trial

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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries leaves court in Long Island after pleading not guilty to sex trafficking charges in 2024.
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries leaves court in Long Island after pleading not guilty to sex trafficking charges in 2024.

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Trafficking, drugging, conspiracy: A count-by-count guide to the Alexander brothers' guilty verdict

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A woman cries as she testifies at the Alexander brothers' sex-trafficking trial.

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