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TechCrunch May 6, 2026 at 18:23 Startups Rising Hot

How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman

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May 6, 2026 at 18:23 TechCrunch

How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman

Cutthroat negotiations between startup founders are rarely shared so publicly, especially when a company becomes as world-changing as Ope...

May 4, 2026 at 16:36 TechCrunch

Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

Musk texted OpenAI's president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman "will be the most hated men in America" if OpenAI doesn't...

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.

May 2, 2026 at 21:11 TechCrunch

Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down

For most of Ask Jeeves' 30-year history, it's been overshadowed by other search products, especially Google.

Apr 11, 2026 at 11:15 Ars Technica

AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok

Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.

Mar 25, 2026 at 12:11 Hacker News

Sports Betting Is Everywhere, Especially on Credit Reports

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