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Elon Musk used X’s paid‑boost feature on Monday to amplify a New Yorker investigation by Ronan Farrow that accuses OpenAI chief Sam Altman of deceptive practices. The promotion appeared just as Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman, president Greg Brockman and Microsoft entered jury selection in a federal courtroom in Oakland. While the post lacked a clear ad label, X’s own policies require boosted content to self‑identify as advertising. The move has drawn scrutiny amid a trial that pits Musk’s early investments against OpenAI’s commercial trajectory. Read more

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman issued a blog post on Friday night addressing a recent Molotov cocktail incident at his San Francisco home and a probing New Yorker feature that questioned his trustworthiness. Police say a suspect was arrested after threatening to set fire to OpenAI headquarters. Altman linked the timing of the attack to the publication of the lengthy investigative piece by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz, acknowledging mistakes in his leadership and urging more measured debate around artificial intelligence. Read more