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Mar 2024
13m 41s

Elon Musk Sues OpenAI, Sam Altman in Bat...

The Wall Street Journal
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P.M. Edition for March 1. Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, alleging they broke the company’s founding agreement by giving priority to profit over the benefits to humanity. WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechner has the details. And Boeing is in talks to buy troubled jet-fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems. Plus, President Biden says the U.S. will begin airdropping humanitarian aid to Gaza in the next few days. Annmarie Fertoli hosts.

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