The Trial Where Two Billionaires Could Lose — And Everyone Would Cheer - Week in Tech
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🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
This week, some courtroom drama. It’s Elon Musk v. OpenAI the next few weeks and billionaires are taking the stand and opening their diaries — and memories of Burning Man — to scrutiny. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) breaks down the legal battle and why Elon Musk believes he’s owed billions since OpenAI went for-profit. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) reports on the Pentagon agreement Google was ‘proud’ to sign. But it’s déjà vu for many Google employees, who once again demanded company leadership proceed cautiously. Finally, Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) on the ‘girlboss-ification’ of AI: the coordinated push by major AI companies to win over women, from Anthropic's invite-only influencer supper clubs in New York to Reese Witherspoon's suspiciously enthusiastic (and allegedly unpaid) AI pep talk on Instagram.
Additional Reading:
- Shadowboxing Emperors | Semafor
- Google workers petition CEO to refuse classified AI work with Pentagon | The Washington Post
- Google told staff it is ‘proud’ of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash | Financial Times
- The Girlboss-ification of AI w/ Kat Tenbarge | User Mag
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