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Elon Musk Versus OpenAI: Billion-Dollar Trial Begins Over AI’s Soul
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Elon Musk Versus OpenAI: Billion-Dollar Trial Begins Over AI’s Soul
Founder News Team Apr 28, 2026 0

Musk, who now runs his own AI lab, xAI (creater of the chatbot Grok), co-founded OpenAI in 2015. He left…

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Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say
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Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports declare
Founder News Team Apr 23, 2026 0

US billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI has reportedly held discussions for a potential partnership with Paris-based model developer Mistral AI…

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Ross Nordeen Exits xAI: One of Last Remaining Co-Founder Leaves As Elon Musk Initiates Full Rebuilding of AI Startup Ahead of SpaceX IPO
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Ross Nordeen Exits xAI: One of Last Remaining Co-Founder Leaves As Elon Musk Initiates Full Rebuilding of AI Startup Ahead of SpaceX IPO
Founder News Team Mar 29, 2026 0

Ross Nordeen (Photo Credits :X/@rpoo) Mumbai, March 29: Ross Nordeen, the last remaining original co-founder of xAI, has departed the…

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Elon Musk Posts Nostalgia for the OpenAI He Says Was Betrayed. His Own Emails Tell a Different Story.
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Elon Musk Posts Nostalgia for the OpenAI He Says Was Betrayed. His Own Emails Tell a Different Story.
Founder News Team Mar 18, 2026 0

Musk posted “Back when it was an open source nonprofit…” on X, around 40 days before his fraud trial against…

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Aman Gottumukkala: Who is Aman Gottumukkala, Indian-origin AI engineer how has joined xAI; receives 'welcome message' from CEO Elon Musk |
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Aman Gottumukkala: Who is Aman Gottumukkala, Indian-origin AI engineer how has joined xAI; receives ‘welcome message’ from CEO Elon Musk |
Founder News Team Mar 16, 2026 0

Indian-origin software engineer and startup founder Aman Gottumukkala has joined xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk. Gottumukkala announced…

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Elon Musk set to fix user verifications on X as fine looms
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Elon Musk set to resolve utilizer verifications on X as fine looms
Founder News Team Mar 15, 2026 0

BRUSSELS: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media company X proposed resolvees to the platform, days before a multi-million-euro fine is…

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Musk ousts more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters, FT reports
Founder News Team Mar 13, 2026 0

Elon Musk has triggered a fresh wave of job cuts at his AI firm xAI, with more cofounders pushed out…

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Amid xAI co founder exits, Elon Musk poaches key engineers from AI coding startup Cursor
Founder News Team Mar 13, 2026 0

Elon Musk’s xAI is experiencing major co-founder exits, with Zihang Dai and Guodong Zhang becoming the latest in the wave…

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A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and xAI logo are seen in this illustration created on February 16, 2025. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
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Musk Says xAI Was Reorganized, Leading to Some Layoffs
Founder News Team Mar 10, 2026 0

Feb 11 (Reuters) – Elon Musk stated on Wednesday that xAI has laid off some employees as part of a…

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Maye Musk Says Foundation Of Love Shaped Elon After Tesla Co-Founder Says He Agrees With ‘Teachings Of Jesus’
Founder News Team Mar 8, 2026 0

Maye Musk, mother of billionaire Elon Musk, went on social media and stated she raised her three children with a…

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