Welcome to the TechBrew Ride Home for Tuesday, April 28, 26. I'm Brian McCullough today. The Musk v. Altman

trial kicks off in California with opening arguments set for today. Microsoft and OpenAI amend their

partnership, removing the AGI clause. OpenAI missed internal user and revenue targets. Google launches,

ask YouTube, and March saw a surge in tech layoffs.

Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.

Pull out your popcorn because a U.S. judge has seated a nine-person jury in the Musk v. Altman trial at a

federal courthouse in California. Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were in attendance yesterday,

quoting CNBC. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers is overseeing the proceedings between the world's

richest person and the CEO of Open AI. Opening arguments are scheduled to begin today.

Gonzalez-Rogers opted to divide the trial into two parts, a liability phase to decide if any

wrongdoing occurred, and a remedies phase to determine the appropriate damages and next steps.

The jury will weigh in during the liability phase only, and its verdict will be advisory,

which means Gonzalez-Rogers will

make the final decision in both sections of the trial. The liability phase of the trial is expected

to wrap up by May 21st, Gonzalez-Rogers said Monday. Gonzalez-Rogers started the proceedings by welcoming

the prospective jurors to the courtroom. She cracked some jokes as she explained the case and laid

out the trial's schedule.

Lawyers grilled prospective jurors on their views on AI, Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Some confessed to holding negative views of Musk due to his political ideology. The reality is, people don't like him.

Gonzalez-Rogers said at one point, she expressed confidence, though, that the jurors selected

will respect the judicial

process and the facts of the case. Musk alleges in his lawsuit that he was assiduously manipulated

and deceived by OpenAI Altman and Brockman, and their promises to chart a safer, more open

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