Week one of the Musk v. Altman trial: What it was like in the room

May 4, 2026

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Two of the most powerful people in AI—Sam Altman and Elon Musk—began their face-off in court in Oakland, California, last week. Musk is suing OpenAI, alleging that the millions he spent to…

Elon Musk’s only expert witness at the OpenAI trial fears an AGI arms race

May 4, 2026

Stuart Russell is a long-time AI researcher who thinks governments need to restrain frontier labs.

Sierra raises $950M as the race to own enterprise AI gets serious

May 4, 2026

The raise gives Sierra more than $1 billion to work with — capital the company says it will use to become the “global standard” for AI-powered customer experiences.

Elon Musk sent ominous texts to Greg Brockman, Sam Altman after asking for a settlement, OpenAI claims

May 4, 2026

Musk texted OpenAI’s president and co-founder saying that he and CEO Sam Altman “will be the most hated men in America.”

Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services

May 4, 2026

Both Anthropic and OpenAI have partnered with asset managers to more aggressively market their enterprise AI products.

As X shuts down Communities, Acorn debuts an alternative that puts creators in control

May 4, 2026

Acorn lets organizations build and run their own online communities using decentralized tech, with custom feeds, moderation, and analytics tools.

US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants

May 4, 2026

Virginia and Washington D.C. paused the data collection and sharing, after Bloomberg’s investigation found their health insurance marketplaces were sharing users’ information with advertisers.

Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses

May 4, 2026

The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, pits the e-commerce giant directly against UPS and FedEx.

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May 4, 2026

The BOGO offer is live. For a limited time, buy one pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and get 50% off a second of the same ticket type. Offer ends this Friday, May 8. Save here.

Tailoring AI solutions for health care needs

May 4, 2026

The AI market is full of big promises of grand transformation. Health care is a prime target for those promises, beset as it is by financial pressures, labor shortages, and the growing burden of caring for an aging population. AI developers are targeting functions that vary widely, from curing cancer and performing surgery to streamlining…

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