Elon Musk makes $97 billion bid for OpenAI

What’s Behind Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Beef? A Handy Explainer on Their Falling Out
The relationship between Elon Musk and Sam Altman progressed from an initial friendship to a bitter rivalry. Here's why.
Sam Altman scoffs at Elon Musk's claims of an OpenAI antitrust 'conspiracy' in new lawsuit filing
There is no OpenAI antitrust conspiracy, Altman tells Musk in their latest lawsuit volley. And Musk is hardly a "harmed' party, Altman also argues.
Sam Altman-Elon Musk Feud Timeline: Altman Says Musk Isn’t A ‘Happy Person’ After ‘Crazy’ OpenAI Offer
In an interview with Bloomberg, Altman says OpenAI is “not for sale” and the bid is the latest of “tactics, many, many lawsuits, all sorts of other crazy stuff, now this” for the “competitor” Musk to “slow us down.
Elon Musk says he’ll withdraw his $97 billion bid for control of Sam Altman’s OpenAI— only if Altman agrees to halt the transition to a for-profit enterprise
The richest man in the world and a group of private equity and venture investors made an unsolicited offer for the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, led by Elon Musk’s former friend and business partner Sam Altman.
Elon Musk Leads Group Seeking to Buy OpenAI. Sam Altman Says ‘No Thank You’
The OpenAI CEO quickly rejected the deal on Musk’s X platform, saying, “no thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”
Elon Musk says he’ll withdraw $97.4B OpenAI bid if Sam Altman abandons for-profit plans
The shocking bid from Musk and a group of blue-chip investors marked an escalation in his long-running legal war with OpenAI.
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
Sam Altman is leaving no room for doubt about his views on an Elon Musk-led bid to take control of OpenAI. In a letter to OpenAI staff Monday, the CEO put the words “bid” and “deal” in scare quotes and said the startup’s board has no interest in the offer.
After Elon Musk Bid, Sam Altman Says OpenAI Is 'Not for Sale'
Sam Altman is pushing back on an unsolicited bid made by Elon Musk and a group of investors to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. The $97.4 billion bid, made by Musk's AI company, xAI, and backed by several investment firms, deepens the ongoing battle between Musk and Altman over OpenAI, which they co-founded in 2015.
Sam Altman says OpenAI is 'not for sale' after Elon Musk-led group's $97.4 billion bid to control it
Elon Musk is leading a group of investors making a $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI. Sam Altman dismissed it and was criticized by Musk.
Sam Altman calls out Elon Musk’s ‘insecurity’ after hostile OpenAI bid: ‘I don’t think he’s a happy guy’
Sam Altman said that Elon Musk’s “insecurity” was a factor in his decision to make a hostile $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI.
Sam Altman: OpenAI is not for sale, even for Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer
On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly rejected an unsolicited Elon Musk-led attempt to purchase OpenAI for $97.4 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports that the offer was backed by Musk's own company, xAI, in addition to several investors in Musk's other businesses.
OpenAI's board rejects bid from Elon Musk-led group
OpenAI's board rejected a $97.4-billion bid by an Elon Musk-led investment group to buy the San Francisco startup. OpenAI's ...
The Musk-Altman Feud Is Kendrick-Drake But With a Lot More Impact on Our Lives
By many SV measures, Musk has more than Altman — $400 billion in paper wealth (Altman barely clears a billion), ownership of a prime social-media platform and, now of course, a massive perch from ...