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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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SpaceX Names Its Price

SpaceX Names Its Price

Posted June 04, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

SpaceX filed terms for its initial public offering Wednesday, disclosing plans which would raise close to $75 billion at a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion.
The End of Microplastics

The End of Microplastics

Posted June 03, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

In a new study, researchers used bacteria to fully degrade plastic in just six days – without producing microplastics.
China's "Thousand Sails" Reach Orbit

China's "Thousand Sails" Reach Orbit

Posted June 02, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

China conducted the maiden launch of its reusable Long March 12B rocket Monday, delivering Starlink clones to orbit.
Anthropic's Biggest Move Yet

Anthropic's Biggest Move Yet

Posted June 01, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

Anthropic announced Monday that it has confidentially filed for an IPO after soaring to a $965 billion valuation.
The New King of AI?

The New King of AI?

Posted May 29, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

Anthropic has reached a staggering valuation of $965 billion – well ahead of archrival OpenAI’s reported $850 billion valuation.
AI’s Newest Frontier: Self-Iteration

AI’s Newest Frontier: Self-Iteration

Posted May 28, 2026

By Today's Tech FWD

Recursive self-improvement (RSI) has become a three-letter byword for a cataclysmic AI takeoff – even if there’s still disagreement about exactly what it means.