The Start of OpenAI’s Trial Against Elon Musk Wasn’t the Worst Thing That Happened to Sam Altman Today
Elon Musk testified in court regarding the potential ousting of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Meanwhile, a Wall Street Journal report indicated that OpenAI missed its internal goals for user growth and revenue. This has raised concerns among executives about the company's financial stability and future prospects.
- ▪Elon Musk took the stand to discuss the ousting of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
- ▪The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI missed its target of one billion weekly active users.
- ▪Concerns about revenue growth have led to tensions between CFO Sarah Friar and Altman.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Elon gets his day in trial against Sam Altman and OpenAI - Axios — Google News
- ▪ Elon Musk expected to testify in OpenAI trial — NBC News Top Stories
- ▪ Who are the lawyers representing Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft? — NYT > Technology
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:58:32 +0000 |
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Elon Musk took the stand in a California courtroom today to ask for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s ousting. Still, it wasn’t the worst thing that happened to the executive on Tuesday. That’s because on Monday night, the Wall Street Journal published a report claiming that ChatGPT’s growth had slowed toward the end of last year, and as a result, OpenAI had missed its internal goal of one billion weekly active users and its own target revenue for the…
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