Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's court battle over the future of OpenAI Sam Altman and Elon Musk are set to face off in a high-stakes trial that could alter the future of tech’s leading AI startup, OpenAI. The trial begins with jury selection on April 27th, as Musk pushes forward his 2024 lawsuit that accuses […]
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court showdown will dish the dirt
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's court showdown will dish the dirt Might as well jump, as the poet David Lee Roth once said. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI, and then flounced off in a huff when he wasn’t anointed CEO, leaving Sam Altman as the last power-hungry man standing. […]
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion With an IPO looming for Elon Musk’s SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. The New York Times […]
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.
Grok's sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple's App Store. Almost. Apple quietly threatened to kick Elon Musk’s AI app, Grok, from its App Store in January over its failure to curb the surge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, according to NBC News. It was a muted show of force from one of […]
Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!
Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy! To be honest, I thought Elon Musk would confidentially file for SpaceX’s IPO on the 20th of this month, rather than the 1st. But maybe that just means he’s moved on to other numbers, and we should all mark our calendars for June 7th as […]
Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas
Musk says he's building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas Grok, how do you make chips? | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk announced plans to build a Terafab plant in Austin, Texas, that will be jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX. The goal is to eventually build chips at scale for robotics, […]
Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM
Teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over Grok's AI-generated CSAM Three Tennessee teens are suing Elon Musk’s xAI over claims that the company’s Grok AI chatbot generated sexualized images and videos of themselves as minors, as reported earlier by The Washington Post. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed on Monday, accuses Musk and other xAI leaders […]
X says you can block Grok from editing your photos
X says you can block Grok from editing your photos Pay attention to that small print about tagging @Grok, this new toggle has disappointing limitations. | Image by The Verge / xAI X has introduced a new feature that makes it slightly harder for other users to manipulate your uploaded images with the Grok chatbot. […]
Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers
Seven tech giants signed Trump's pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers Trump summoned tech leaders to the White House on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to sign pledges committing their companies to foot the electricity bill for energy-hungry data centers. | Photo: Getty Images Leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, […]
Why is SpaceX going public?
Why is SpaceX going public? I can’t be the only person befuddled by this IPO. | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge I am excited about the SpaceX IPO for all the reasons investors shouldn’t be. Maybe it’ll be a real marquee moment for Silicon Valley, but I see the potential for a shitshow. After […]