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TechCrunch May 14, 2026 at 21:30 Startups Rising Hot

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger

More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives.

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May 14, 2026 at 21:30 TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger

More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership...

May 14, 2026 at 11:00 Ars Technica

Desperate Trump taps "Tim Apple," Jensen Huang, Elon Musk to attend Xi summit

Xi meeting may force Trump to pivot on chip restrictions and Taiwan.

May 8, 2026 at 17:32 Ars Technica

Elon Musk faces criminal probe in France after ignoring summons in X case

France threatens criminal charges if Musk doesn't appear for questioning.

May 7, 2026 at 19:21 TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s lawsuit is putting OpenAI’s safety record under the microscope

Elon Musk's legal effort to dismantle OpenAI may hinge on how its for-profit subsidiary enhances or detracts from the frontier lab's foun...

May 7, 2026 at 13:14 Ars Technica

Elon Musk tried to hire OpenAI founders to start AI unit inside Tesla

Musk was “prepared to do the for-profit, provided he would get control.”

May 5, 2026 at 22:28 Ars Technica

OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury

Elon Musk argued the journals show the moment when OpenAI abandoned its mission.

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Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn’t take the meeting

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