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5 min readThe latest episode of Tech Brew Ride Home reviews closing arguments in the Elon Musk versus Sam Altman trial and several other product and policy updates from the week. The trial dominates the discussion because it centers on whether OpenAI broke promises made at its founding and whether Musk filed his claims in time.
Closing Arguments in the Musk-Altman Lawsuit
Musk’s lawyers argued that Altman and other OpenAI executives cannot be trusted, citing testimony from five witnesses who called Altman a liar under oath. They asked the jury to treat early emails, website language, and public statements as evidence of a charitable trust that OpenAI later abandoned when it shifted toward a for-profit structure. OpenAI’s attorneys countered that Musk supported the for-profit pivot while he was still involved and that no formal contract ever existed to lock the company into its original nonprofit form. They also noted Musk’s own comments about wanting long-term control, including the possibility that his children might inherit oversight of the organization.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:35) **Musk v. Altman Trial Closing Arguments** - Jury must first decide if Musk filed his lawsuit within the statute of limitations
- 2 (02:14) **Statute of Limitations Dispute** - OpenAI argues Musk waited too long to claim harms before August 2021
- 3 (02:36) **Unjust Enrichment Claim** - Jurors to determine if Altman, Brockman, and OpenAI profited at Musk's expense
- 4 (03:01) **Altman and Brockman Courtroom Presence** - Both defendants attended while Musk was in China
- 5 (03:14) **Musk's Attorney Attacks Altman's Credibility** - Closing argument emphasizes five witnesses calling Altman a liar under oath
- 6 (04:02) **No Formal Contract Exists** - Musk's side relies on emails, website language, and interviews to prove a charitable trust
- 7 (04:20) **Judge Rebukes Musk's Team** - Sharp exchange over false claim that Musk seeks no money
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Show Notes
Musk v. Altman went to closing arguments, with Musk's lawyer hammering Altman's credibility while OpenAI says Musk has no evidence. Google tests cutting free Gmail storage to 5GB, Meta opens Ray-Ban Display to developers, OpenAI brings Codex to mobile, and xAI launches Grok Build.
- Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk's attorney doubled down on claims of Altman's untrustworthiness, while OpenAI's lawyer said Musk has no evidence (AP)
- Google confirms a new storage policy test, after some users reported that new Gmail accounts get 5GB, not 15GB, of free storage if they don't add a phone number (Android Authority)
- Meta rolls out new features for its Ray-Ban Display glasses, including neural handwriting support for all users, and opens the device to third-party developers (The Verge)
- OpenAI adds remote access to Codex in the ChatGPT mobile app, letting users control Codex sessions running on a computer directly via iOS, iPadOS, and Android (9to5Mac)
- xAI launches Grok Build, an agent and CLI for coding, building apps, and automating workflows, in early beta, available first for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers (Bloomberg)
- OpenEvidence, an AI clinical tool, is now used by ~65% of US doctors across 27M clinical encounters per month, becoming an AI-era equivalent of consulting a colleague (NBC News)
- Janitor AI, a romantic fantasy roleplay chatbot site run by three men, claims 2.5M DAUs and 15M total users, with 70–80% identifying as women (Forbes)
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