Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images French cybercrime authorities have escalated an investigation of Elon Musk and his social network X to a criminal probe,…
Shivon Zilis, former board member of OpenAI Inc., arrives at the federal court in Oakland, California, US, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The high-stakes trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will conclude its second week of proceedings on Thursday. Musk’s attorneys called several…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. If you live in the Sun Belt, you could soon be on the road next to a driverless big rig. Distribution giant McLane is planning to deploy unsupervised, self-driving trucks on routes in the region by the end of the…
OpenAI President Greg Brockman concluded his testimony on Tuesday, where he largely rebutted Elon Musk’s account of the early years of the startup and negotiations that occurred at the company. Brockman testified that he never made any commitments to Musk about the company’s corporate structure, and he never heard anyone else make them. He emphasized that…
Elon Musk appears in the courthouse to attend the trial in his lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse, in Oakland, California, U.S., April 29, 2026. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to settle a lawsuit it filed against Elon Musk last year that accused the world’s wealthiest person…
Two days before Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against OpenAI was scheduled to head to trial, Musk texted the company’s president, Greg Brockman, to gauge his interest in a settlement, according to a filing late Sunday. “When Mr. Brockman responded with a suggestion that both sides drop their respective claims, Mr. Musk shot back: ‘By the…
I am growing tired of the endless bubble talk about all of the data center spending. It’s obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong; try getting someone to say that, though. So, who do I think I am to go there? Just an observer. One who believes that this was…
Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 30, 2026 in Oakland, California. Benjamin Fanjoy | Getty Images A week into the Musk v. Altman trial, which features two towering figures in the tech industry facing off in a case that could have major implications for OpenAI, the plaintiff…
An Elon Musk sign sits in a bush the federal courthouse during proceedings in the trial over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on April 30, 2026. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images A progressive wing of the Democratic Party in Delaware is endorsing primary opponents to six incumbent Democratic state lawmakers…
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber is breaking into the travel industry. The company on Wednesday announced several new products at its annual Go-Get event in New York as it looks to attract more users to its platform and push to differentiate beyond its mainstay ride-hailing business. Rather than focusing on its ambitious…