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Elon Musk spent the better part of three days\u00a0on the witness stand\u00a0this week<\/a>\u00a0in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0already getting messy. Emails, texts, and\u00a0his own tweets<\/a>\u00a0are surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk\u2019s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the \u201cnonprofit for the benefit of humanity\u201d mission Musk signed up to fund. As Musk keeps reminding the courtroom: \u201cYou can\u2019t steal a charity.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch as this episode of TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0Equity<\/a>\u00a0podcast discusses what\u2019s actually at stake in the courtroom and what to watch for as Altman and others take the stand, plus deals, defense tech, and what Big Tech\u2019s earnings week revealed about the limits of the AI spending era.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. You\u00a0also can\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n