'That's not how it works' - the judge crossing swords with Musk in court

As the world's richest man, with a net worth of over three-quarters of a trillion dollars, Elon Musk's resources and connections often make it easy for him to bend Silicon Valley to his will. But that's not always the case, as evidenced by his $150bn (£110bn) lawsuit against OpenAI, currently playing out in a California court. Musk co-founded the company in 2015 with CEO Sam Altman, and left three years later after a power struggle. The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans – but in this courtroom, there is no doubt who is calling the shots. Musk v Altman is just the latest high-profile Big Tech case to cross US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers's bench. The 61-year-old federal judge, who originally hails from southern Texas, is known for her no-nonsense approach in the courtroom. "I think it's a function of the fact that she's now so experienced – nothing's going to faze her," Michael Rhodes, a retired lawyer and former partner at Cooley LLP, where Gonzalez Rogers was once also a partner, told the BBC. Musk has accused Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman of a breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment. He objects to OpenAI's decision to open a
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