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Altman Checkmates Musk

Posted May 19, 2026

Today's Tech FWD

By Today's Tech FWD

Altman Checkmates Musk

Ari Goldschmidt:

Elon Musk Took Too Long To Sue OpenAI, Jury Unanimously Agrees

Elon Musk took too long to file his lawsuit that accused OpenAI of stealing a charity, a nine-person jury unanimously decided Monday.

Musk sued OpenAI in 2024 for making a “fool” out of him after Musk donated $38 million to kick-start OpenAI as a nonprofit, only to later be blindsided when OpenAI created a for-profit arm that he felt gutted funding for the charity while enriching executives like Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.

But the jury found that Musk was aware of OpenAI’s restructuring plans as early as 2021 and therefore missed the statute of limitations requiring him to bring the lawsuit within three years, The New York Times reported.

Because Musk took too long to file the litigation, the jury deemed Altman and Brockman not liable for any of the claims that Musk brought against OpenAI. The jury also let Microsoft off the hook, finding no liability for the OpenAI investor after Musk alleged they aided OpenAI’s get-rich scheme.

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Davis Wilson:

"SPCX" – SpaceX IPO Details

New details about the SpaceX IPO just dropped! For the first time, we’re getting real specifics including potential IPO dates, the reported ticker symbol, a possible valuation, and soon, the company’s actual financials.

Despite speculation that Elon Musk might choose something flashy like “X,” reports indicate the company plans to trade under the ticker symbol “SPCX.”

SpaceX’s bankers are seeking to raise as much as $75 billion through the IPO, easily surpassing Saudi Aramco’s previous record of $29 billion. At the same time, reports suggest the company could debut with a valuation approaching $1.75 trillion.

If accurate, SpaceX would instantly become one of the largest publicly traded companies on Earth, larger than Tesla and behind only a handful of mega-cap tech giants.

According to multiple reports, June 12 is shaping up as the targeted IPO debut. Because of SEC timing requirements, SpaceX will need to publicly release its S-1 filing by May 20. If that timeline holds, Wall Street could be less than a month away from one of the most anticipated public offerings ever.

With AI mania, retail enthusiasm, the space economy, and Elon Musk all colliding at once, SpaceX could become one of the most hyped public debuts we’ve ever seen.

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James Altucher:

Google Launches Gemini Spark: A 24/7 AI Agent That Wants to Make You Ditch OpenClaw

Google's Gemini app has more than 900 million monthly users. Up until now, most of them used it as a very smart chatbox. That changes today.

At Google I/O 2026, the company announced Gemini Spark, a personal AI agent that doesn't wait to be asked. It manages tasks across your apps around the clock, flags things that need your attention, and finishes jobs in the background while you're busy doing literally anything else, including sleeping.

Spark runs on Gemini 3.5 and is built on Google's Antigravity harness – the same agent infrastructure behind the company's own internal tools. Unlike OpenClaw, Spark lives in the cloud, on dedicated Google virtual machines, so you don't need your phone unlocked or your laptop open for it to keep going.

Out of the box, Spark can automatically scan your monthly credit card statements for new or hidden subscriptions. It can monitor your kid's school emails, pull out important deadlines, and send you and your partner a daily digest. It can pull raw notes from a meeting scattered across your Gmail and Docs, write them up into a clean document, and send the follow-up email to kick off the next phase of a project.

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Robots Land on No-Fly List

Robots Land on No-Fly List

Posted May 18, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

Southwest Airlines is banning humanoid and animal-like robots from its flights, from both the cabin and checked baggage regardless of size or purpose.
The Nvidia Killer's Wild IPO

The Nvidia Killer's Wild IPO

Posted May 15, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

“Nvidia killer.” That’s the phrase suddenly getting attached to Cerebras Systems after one of the wildest IPO debuts we’ve seen in years.
Dems Get Foggy on CLARITY

Dems Get Foggy on CLARITY

Posted May 14, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

The Senate Banking Committee has voted to advance the Clarity Act, a key piece of cryptocurrency legislation, to a full Senate vote.
America’s AI Elite Journey to China

America’s AI Elite Journey to China

Posted May 13, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace are joining President Donald Trump on his diplomatic trip to China this week.
Musk’s Lost OpenAI Dynasty

Musk’s Lost OpenAI Dynasty

Posted May 12, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand this morning to defend himself against his former cofounder Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate structure.
The Dark Hum of the AI Economy

The Dark Hum of the AI Economy

Posted May 11, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

Data center projects are facing new resistance from residents and communities over their noise pollution – including inaudible infrasound.