Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right) have taken their legal battle to the court of public opinion, trading barbs in posts on X. Getty Images Elon Musk's xAI accused OpenAI of poaching employees for trade secrets. A California judge granted OpenAI's motion to dismiss. Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been embroiled in a growing legal feud. A California federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's AI startup xAI, accusing OpenAI of poaching staff to steal trade secrets....

OpenAI is deepening its collaborations with major consulting firms to accelerate the adoption of its enterprise AI solutions, following CEO Sam Altman's emphasis on prioritizing sales to business clients.

Sam Altman's investment in fusion power has reportedly become more promising, with developments described as 'hotter than the sun'.

OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India OpenAI boss Sam Altman has tried to ease concerns about how much power is used by artificial intellig

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked debate by downplaying AI's environmental impact, comparing training costs to human development. He argued that once trained, AI queries are more energy-efficient than humans answering questions. Critics, however, decried his analogy as dehumanizing, viewing humans as mere biological processors and potentially justifying AI's superiority over human flourishing.

Luxury real estate broker Josh Altman claims that seven billionaires he knows have already left California, warning that the state's proposed 5% wealth tax risks a 'trickle-down effect' leading to more departures.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended AI's energy use by comparing it to human development, but Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu disagreed, advocating for technology to recede into the background. Vembu also likened large tech companies to the East India Company due to their immense financial power and operational scale.

OpenAI and SpaceX could have massive IPOs this year. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch satellites that act as data centers into space. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said placing data centers in space isn't feasible right now. He called the idea "ridiculous" during an event in New Delhi. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman famously don't agree on much. The latest point of contention: data centers in space. Musk has made...

Perplexity is reportedly moving away from OpenAI's strategy of monetizing chatbots through ads, instead aligning with Anthropic's approach.

A viral podcast claim questioning the 'humanity' of Elon Musk and Sam Altman has sparked widespread debate on the internet.

The techno-political history of the late 20th century and the first quarter of the 21st century may well be divided into two distinct technological ep.

India's AI summit faced an awkward turn as prominent tech leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei reportedly dodged contact with Prime Minister Modi.

Indian Prime Minister Modi was seen posing with prominent tech figures like Altman and Pichai.

Jake Paul said he bonded with Sam Altman over a love of "fast cars." Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images; Gerrit van Keulen/Soccrates/Getty Images Jake Paul said that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman taught him to be "hella productive" with 15-minute meetings. "Time is the most valuable thing, and it's the only reason you can't accomplish more," Paul said on "Sourcery." Paul said that he met Altman at President Donald Trump's inauguration. His fund later invested in OpenAI. Jake Paul was a firebrand YouTuber. Then he was an NFT merchant, and a betting site operator. Now, Paul is a professional boxer — and venture capitalist. And he's learning from one of the biggest names in tech. On "Sourcery," Paul said that he met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman while sitting next to each other at President Donald Trump's inauguration. "Sam likes fast cars, and so do I," Paul said. "So, we just started talking about cars, and then we got along, and that was really it." Paul's Anti Fund — which is also led by his brother Logan and longtime founder Geoffrey Woo — invested in OpenAI in 2025. The biggest lesson he's learned from Altman is efficiency, Paul said. He described the quick-and-tidy meetings that Altman runs. The OpenAI CEO "walks into the room, sits down, let's get right into the conversation, boom boom boom," he said. In 15 minutes alone, Altman was "hella productive," Paul said. Then, Altman can go on to his next meeting and do it all over again. "We'll do hourlong meetings or calls and just waste time," Paul said. "I think that was inspiring because time is the most valuable thing, and it's the only reason you can't accomplish more." Indeed, Altman has long opted for the 15-minute meeting. In a 2018 blog post, he wrote that the ideal meeting time is either around 15 to 20 minutes or 2 hours, but "the default of 1 hour is usually wrong." Paul has worked closely with OpenAI in the last year, beyond participating in fundraising. Remember all of those strange Paul memes running around the internet during the Sora 2 launch? They were by design. Paul said he helped consult on the project and was one of the first to sign over his name, image, and likeness. Woo also appeared on the podcast, and spelled out the thinking behind those far-out memes (such as an AI Paul declaring he was gay). "It was not something that was like, 'Hey, Jake Paul is now gay.' Jake was thoughtful in terms of why we were part of that launch." Woo also said that he had formed a good friendship with Altman and Mark Chen, OpenAI's chief research officer. For the Sora 2 launch, Paul said that he had "regular calls" with OpenAI and offered "super detailed consulting." "Me and my brother have however many years combined of social media experience since the beginning," Paul said. "We were there when the term 'influencer' was even made up." This background, Paul said, helped him give good advice on what OpenAI's social media-like interface should look like. He advised on both what creators and audiences wanted, he said. Anti Fund closed its $30 million fund in September. Other investments include defense tech startup Anduril and prediction market Polymarket. Woo said their ties to OpenAI remain strong. "We were just at OpenAI for three hours looking for other ways to collaborate," he said. "Things might be cooking." Read the original article on Business Insider

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI hired the creator of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger. The news made waves in the AI community. Some AI leaders took to X to celebrate the news, and others expressed concern. OpenAI announced on Sunday it had hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw. Within hours, the news sent ripples across the AI community, drawing praise from some executives, jabs from rivals, and a flood of memes from engineers watching the talent wars unfold. Steinberger wrote in a blog post shared on X Sunday that he was "joining OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone." OpenAI CEO Sam Altman amplified the news, writing that "the future is going to be extremely multi-agent." Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future of very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people. We expect this will quickly become core to our… — Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2026 In response to the news, several OpenAI leaders welcomed Steinberger. Thibault Sottiaux, an engineering lead on OpenAI's Codex team, wrote that "@steipete is proof you can just build things." @steipete is proof you can just build things — Tibo (@thsottiaux) February 15, 2026 Another Codex engineer posted that one of the "neat" parts of OpenAI's culture is how many former founders work there. One thing @steipete and I talked about over lunch last week was how many former founders are at OpenAI. It’s a really neat part of the culture. — Andrew Ambrosino (@ajambrosino) February 16, 2026 Steinberger told Lex Friedman in a podcast last week that both Mark Zuckerberg and Altman had made him offers. OpenClaw and its agent-only social media network Moltbook became wildly popular earlier this year as developers and AI enthusiasts shared clips of autonomous AI agents posting, replying, and interacting online. The open-source project, which demonstrates how networks of AI agents can coordinate to perform tasks across apps, also rapidly gained traction on GitHub. After Steinberger's announcement on Sunday, some of the people who worked on OpenClaw commented on the news. "I know the decision was not an easy one, and I saw firsthand the pressure Peter was under, given that he understands how fundamental this could be for the AI timeline," Jamieson O'Reilly, an OpenClaw advisor, wrote on X in a post congratulating Steinberger. One thing has become very clear to me working together with @steipete on @openclaw. While lots of people spectate from the sidelines, sharing their opinions, concerns and even hot takes at times, the dude is there, vigilantly on the front-lines pushing AI forward for every one… https://t.co/fe5OEKgevm — Jamieson O'Reilly (@theonejvo) February 16, 2026 Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, said it was a sign "2026 was the year of the agents." If anyone was wondering if 2026 was the year of agents, OpenAI is bringing on the maker of Openclaw. This space is about to get very real. https://t.co/ocqX4kE9PT — Aaron Levie (@levie) February 15, 2026 Not everyone in the tech space was as enthusiastic about the news. XAI cofounder Igor Babuschkin asked users on X: "What's the best open alternative to OpenClaw right now? Doesn't make sense to put all your data into it if it's owned by OpenAI." PayPal mafia member Jason Calacanis expressed similar concerns. 😔 what are the chances the open source project survives / thrives after this? https://t.co/4sUZkKWkGh — @jason (@Jason) February 15, 2026 Steinberger and OpenAI have said that OpenClaw will remain an open-source project with OpenAI's support. Other experts in the space pointed out that OpenAI's win could be a loss for Anthropic, especially after Steinberger wrote on X that Anthropic sent "love letters from legal." "Another interesting detail is Anthropic's visible disdain for anything open source: their only contribution to this was legal threats," George Orosz, a tech industry analyst and author of the tech newsletter The Pragmatic Engineer, wrote on X. Kris Puckett, a designer at Stripe, expressed a similar sentiment Instead of @AnthropicAI getting Claudebot, they rushed legal to send a C&D and lost out on not only brilliant talent but community drive. Truly would love to know the decision making process. — Kris Puckett (@krispuckett) February 16, 2026 Raphael Schaad, a visiting partner at Y Combinator, said, "I bet this causes lots of VC tears." I bet this causes lots of VC tears and angry OSS folks. But think about this: - Peter showed the future and lots of awesome startups are starting to bloom from this. Invest in those! - Peter created one of the most exciting OSS projects in years. The community is vibrant and… https://t.co/RFWwfXU9Lz — Raphael Schaad (@raphaelschaad) February 15, 2026 And finally, some X power users did what they do best: posted memes about the news. Was expecting this one in replies pic.twitter.com/bfcZt3Ugg6 — Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) February 15, 2026 Read the original article on Business Insider

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed the energy consumption of AI, comparing the resources needed to train AI models to the 20 years of food required for human development, suggesting current discussions often overlook these costs.

Differences over the vision and approach to artificial intelligence: those were the primary reasons Dario Amodei, co-founder of AI firm Anthropic, left OpenAI.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced online ridicule for a lengthy post criticizing Anthropic's Super Bowl advertisement, with commenters suggesting the ad struck a nerve.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly stated his view that the concept of space data centers is currently 'ridiculous,' indicating a skepticism about their near-term feasibility.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the high energy and water demands of AI, comparing AI training to human training and downplaying concerns at an AI summit in India.

When Laurene Powell Jobs asked Sam Altman and Sir Jony Ive about the AI "thing" they were working on during a recent interview, both men were reserved. But OpenAI chief Ol

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has commented on the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, noting that 'humans use a lot of energy too'.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly criticized the concept of space data centers, labeling them 'ridiculous' due to prohibitive launch costs and unresolved cooling challenges. His comments challenge the ambitious orbital computing plans of figures like Elon Musk, Google, and Jeff Bezos.

Owl Creek Asset Management Cuts Amazon Position Under Altman  The Globe and Mail

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has criticized tech companies for falsely blaming AI for mass layoffs that are primarily driven by cost-cutting measures, labeling this practice as 'AI washing'.

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei reportedly shared an awkward moment at a major AI summit in India, highlighting the competitive landscape of the AI industry.

Benchmark has hired Jack Altman, noting a significant surge in its recent artificial intelligence investments, indicating strong confidence in the AI sector.

"You could see easily a world where maybe most of the world's population is running on a Chinese tech stack in five to 10 years time," one analyst told CNBC.

Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope? Brandie plans to spend her last day with Daniel at the zoo. He always loved animals. Last year, she took him to the Corpus Christi aquarium in Texas, where he “lost his damn mind” over a baby flamingo. “He loves the color and pizzazz,” Brandie said. Daniel taught her that a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. Daniel is a chatbot powered by the large language model ChatGPT. Brandie communicates with Daniel by sending text and photos, talks to Daniel while driving home from work via voice mode. Daniel runs on GPT-4o, a version released by OpenAI in 2024 that is known for sounding human in a way that is either comforting or unnerving, depending on who you ask. Upon debut, CEO Sam Altman compared the model to “AI from the movies” – a confidant ready to live life alongside its user. Continue reading...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman advised young Indians at IIT-Delhi to trust their intuition in the AI era, acknowledging that while some jobs will disappear, new ones will emerge.

An opinion piece explores India's queer quotient, questioning societal celebration of figures like Sam Altman versus local queer individuals.

Szef OpenAI Sam Altman odrzuca zarzuty o nadmierne zużycie wody przez AI, nazywając je "fałszywymi". Podkreśla, że w dyskusji o energii należy brać pod uwagę także koszty funkcjonowania człowieka. Jeg

Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI, faced sharp criticism for his 'insolent, cynical statement' about humanity during an international AI conference in India.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has sought to mitigate criticism regarding the environmental impact of AI data centers, comparing the energy consumption of machines to human biological metabolism.

Le PDG d’OpenAI reproche à des entreprises de rendre l’intelligence artificielle responsable de plans de suppressions de postes qui auraient eu lieu de toute façon.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended AI's energy use by comparing it to human development, but Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu disagreed, advocating for technology to recede into the background. Vembu also liken

Bill Gates, Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, and Donald Trump are investing billions into nuclear fusion technology, aiming to achieve a breakthrough in energy production and solve global energy concerns within years.

OpenAI has significantly revised its 2030 compute spending target, reducing it from a previous projection of $1.4 trillion to $600 million.

Sam Altman noted India's rapid growth in AI adoption, particularly with Codex, and stressed the summit's goals of promoting human-centric AI practices.

OpenAI's ChatGPT account playfully mocked rival Anthropic by sharing an edited photo of Sam Altman with lobster claws, referencing a recent talent acquisition. This move follows a period of intense co

A new report accuses major tech companies of 'greenwashing' their AI initiatives, claiming promises of planet-saving technology are unfulfilled.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, suggests that even CEO positions are not safe from AI, as it will soon perform the work better than 'certainly me'.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei had an awkward moment at a major AI summit, with the two CEOs of competing AI giants opting not to link hands.

Investors Overreacting To Starlink's Threat To Traditional Telcos; Goldman Says Talk of space-based data centers has suddenly become a major conversation on Wall Street. One key driver is Elon Musk's merger of SpaceX with his AI venture, xAI, aiming to eventually build "orbital data centers" at scale. With a potential IPO later this year, the space industry - first in low-Earth orbit, then on the moon - will be center stage for years to come. Goldman analysts, led by Andrew Lee, hosted a webcast titled "Space - Datacentres Opportunity and Telecom Risk," featuring Justin Hotchkiss (Associate Partner), Gregor Eichler (Principal), and Federico Torri (Partner) from TMT consultancy Altman Solon. The webcast conversation looked ahead to a future in which space-based data centers could become a reality. Goldman's telecom analysts and tech consultants discussed two major ideas: Space data centers: Not yet deployed, but could become a reality in the near term. The advantages are low-cost solar power in space, easier cooling, no property costs, and no permitting issues. One big hurdle is the need for cheaper rocket launch costs and a lightweight cooling system. If launches drop below $200/kg and cooling hardware is very light, the cost could start to look similar to building on Earth. Satellite connectivity for telecoms: It already exists, but investors are overreacting to the idea that satellites will "replace" traditional telcos. Satellites (especially LEO networks like Starlink) have limited capacity, variable service quality, and challenging economics for serving many everyday urban customers. They're most useful where building cell towers or fiber is expensive: rural, sparsely populated, higher-income areas. Think of Starlink and other LEO networks as complementary to telecoms. A major technological leap is underway in space-based communications. Data centers in space are likely to become a reality within this decade, thanks to SpaceX's Starship rocket. Goldman's webcast suggests that Starlink and other LEO constellations should be more complementary than competitive to telcos for the foreseeable future. Lee noted: In the longer term, space data centres appear an increasingly likely reality. More relevant today, our conversation suggests the extent of investor concerns on satellite competition to telecoms and towercos are overstated - as we wrote in our 2025 satellite/telco report. Satellite technology is more likely to be complementary rather than competitive to telcos due to satellite capacity constraints, service quality restrictions, and inferior economics for the majority of geographies. Telcos can leverage satellites to extend their own network coverage into rural areas where terrestrial build-out is costly. Investing world impacts: This would imply modest downside risk to towerco growth if rural connectivity is partially rerouted via satellites. For towercos including Cellnex and INWIT, some of this satellite risk is already priced into their shares, but we do not see a catalyst for a re-rating in the near term. For telcos including TMUS (majority owned by DT), where satellite risk to its broadband growth has pressured the share price, we see scope for a rerating as investor concerns over satellite risk abate over time and ongoing consensus upgrades continue. We retain our bullish view on European telcos as laid out in our recent report - select Buy ideas include BT, Nordics, DT, KPN. We outline our key takeaways from the satellite webcast below. The big question is: At what point does Starlink start to challenge them directly? Professional subscribers can read the full note on our new Marketdesk.ai portal​​​​. Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:40

This article chronicles the career trajectory of Sam Altman, detailing his rise from a Silicon Valley figure to one of the most influential CEOs in the AI industry as the head of OpenAI.