← All storiesTechnologyDeveloping story

Elon Musk had a bad week in court

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On The Vergecast: Musk v. OpenAI, Steam Controllers, and Jimmy Kimmel part two. On The Vergecast: Musk v. OpenAI, Steam Controllers, and Jimmy Kimmel part two. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI “stole a nonprofit,” and saying he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech. All indications are that he won’t win his case against the company, but he’s fighting it anyway. So you’d think he’d have done better when it was his time to take the stand. Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here. Instead, Musk spent much of the week arguing with lawyers (inc

3
updates in timeline
2
distinct sources
6 days
story span
May 7, 2026
latest update

May 1, 2026 → May 7, 2026

LATEST DEVELOPMENT
May 7, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
How a mother of Elon Musk’s children became a key witness in his lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN Business

Shivon Zilis was an under-the-radar executive at Elon Musk’s companies and an OpenAI board member back in 2022. But she was hiding a major secret – Musk was the father of her twins born the year before. Now, her ties to the Tesla CEO…

Read original at CNN →
ACTIVITY · UPDATES PER MONTH
May 26

3 updates from 2 sources over 6 days.

Showing 3 of 3 updates

Timeline (3 updates)

May 2026

3 updates
May 7, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
How a mother of Elon Musk’s children became a key witness in his lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN Business

Shivon Zilis was an under-the-radar executive at Elon Musk’s companies and an OpenAI board member back in 2022. But she was hiding a major secret – Musk was the father of her twins born the year before. Now, her…

Read original at CNN →
May 6, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
The big sticking point for Brockman and Sutskever was control.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI They didn’t want Musk — or anyone — to have control over OpenAI. “You and I can argue that’s stupid all we want but they are holding firm on it,”…

Read original at The Verge →
May 1, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Elon Musk had a bad week in court

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your…

Read original at The Verge →

Sources & evidence (3)

What this story stands on. Tier 0 is a primary record or the subject's own words; higher tiers must be attributed, never stated as bare fact.

T2 · Outlet report× 3
COVERAGE BY SOURCE
The Verge 2CNN 1
STRONGEST EVIDENCE
T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 7, 2026

Shivon Zilis was an under-the-radar executive at Elon Musk’s companies and an OpenAI board member back in 2022. But she was hiding a major secret – Musk was the father of her twins born the year before. Now, her ties to the Tesla CEO…

View source →
T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeMay 6, 2026

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI They didn’t want Musk — or anyone — to have control over OpenAI. “You and I can argue that’s stupid all we want but they are holding firm on it,” Zilis says in an email…

View source →
T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeMay 1, 2026

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest…

View source →

Tier key: T0 = Primary source · T1 = Wire · T2 = Outlet report · T3 = Commentary

Related stories

TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

US supreme court rejects Republican-drawn midterm map in Missouri for third time – as it happened

Long-running fight over Trump-backed maps takes another turn as absentee voting is already under way in Missouri. This blog is now closed. Sign up for US Breaking News emails Xi…

13 updates3 sources9 days long
Sep 26, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026
Latest: Trump Hits Campaign Trail as GOP Support Slips · Bloomberg
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force

This new task force is Trump's latest response to the debate over AI safety.

3 updates3 sources1 day long
Oct 4, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026
Latest: Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy · BBC
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem?

On Equity, we discussed the Trump administration's attempts to rebrand AI.

1 update1 source
Oct 4, 2026
Latest: Can ‘super intelligence’ and a non-binding safety pact solve AI’s image problem? · TechCrunch
PoliticsT2 · Outlet report

Trump Set to Name Jay Clayton as AI Czar With Safety Fear Rising

President Donald Trump is expected to name US Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as his next artificial intelligence czar, according to a person familiar with the…

4 updates3 sources2 days long
Oct 2, 2026 → Oct 4, 2026
Latest: Trump names four officials to lead his Super Intelligence Force · The Next Web
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat

Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting…

3 updates2 sources2 days long
Oct 1, 2026 → Oct 2, 2026
Latest: California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules · NYT
PoliticsT2 · Outlet report

Trump Says Powell Should Be Forced to Resign From Fed Board

President Donald Trump said former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should resign from the central bank’s Board of Governors over findings the central bank mismanaged the…

3 updates1 source2 days long
Sep 30, 2026 → Oct 2, 2026
Latest: Trump: Won’t Do Diesel Export Ban · Bloomberg