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news France 24 En 2026-04-27

Musk Sues Altman over OpenAI's Mission and Fraud

Elon Musk has filed a major lawsuit against Sam Altman, accusing him of fraud and seeking over $130 billion. The dispute centers on allegations that Altman betrayed OpenAI's founding mission of being non-profit.


Two of Silicon Valley's best known tech moguls, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, are going to face off each other in court with the trial getting underway with jury selection on Monday.Β  The lawsuit is brought by Musk, who accuses Altman of fraud and is seeking more than $130 billion in damages, for 'betraying' the AI startup's founding mission of being non-profit. Plus, labelling rules on honey jars are set to toughen from mid-June in France, taking a new EU indication of origin rule into effect.

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