Published May 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
TechCrunch
May 19, 2026, 6:00 AM
Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

Elon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI co-founders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late.
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