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Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup

May 20, 2026 at 21:23 · TechCrunch

Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.

Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

May 19, 2026 at 20:11 · TechCrunch

The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed...

Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI

May 18, 2026 at 17:34 · TechCrunch

Elon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI co-founders failed after nine California jurors decided in a u...

May 20, 2026 at 21:23

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup

Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.

May 19, 2026 at 20:11

Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft...

May 18, 2026 at 17:34

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 deci...

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May 20, 2026 at 21:23 TechCrunch

Sam Altman makes ‘mic drop’ offer to every Y Combinator startup

Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
May 19, 2026 at 20:11 TechCrunch

Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the ...
May 18, 2026 at 17:34 TechCrunch

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 tha...
May 14, 2026 at 22:47 TechCrunch

What the jury will actually decide in the case of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman

Here's what the biggest tech court case of the year is all about.
May 13, 2026 at 16:31 TechCrunch

Who trusts Sam Altman?

"I believe I am an honest and trustworthy businessperson," Altman testified in federal court.
May 4, 2026 at 15:05 Ars Technica

Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial

OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to "coerce" a settlement days before trial started.

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Elon Musk said Sam Altman ‘stole’ a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

The jury's speedy decision to reject Elon Musk's lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk's case was a weak one, i...

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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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Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partners...

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Zoom teams up with World to verify humans in meetings

Meeting platform Zoom has announced a partnership with World, Sam Altman's human ID verification company, to ensure that the people attending meetings are actually human and not...

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AI-generated Ai Generated Imposters Meeting Meeting Platform
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TechCrunch Apr 11, 2026 at 17:18 Startups
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Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home

The OpenAI CEO's new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness.

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