Billion-Dollar AI Showdown: Musk, Altman, and the IPO Frenzy
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s high-stakes AI rivalry spills into a mega-IPO season as SpaceX unveils plans for a $1.75 trillion flotation tied to its xAI unit and OpenAI eyes a public listing this year, while Google debuts Gemini Spark and moves Search toward an AI-first interface. A court ruled in OpenAI’s favor in Musk’s lawsuit, clearing the path for these mega-IPOs and prompting questions about how much control a tiny group of tech leaders should wield over transformative AI and its impact on workers and society.
- Musk and Altman’s AI rivalry reaches boiling point as IPO race heats up The Guardian
- Everyone Lost with Musk v. Altman The New Yorker
- OpenAI grows stable of law firms for high-stakes lawsuits, deals Reuters
- In Musk vs. OpenAI, the Real Winner Was the Suit The New York Times
- Elon Musk Gets a Reality Check The Atlantic
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