Good morning. And strap in if you own major tech stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed yesterday down 1.4% in the biggest one-day drop in three weeks. Nvidia dropped 3.5%. Palantir sunk 9.4%. Arm was down 5%. AMD was down 5.4%. The pain wasn’t limited to one exchange or market, either. NYSE-listed Oracle was down 5.9%….
Welcome back to The Prompt. Elon Musk and Sam Altman speak onstage at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit on October 6, 2015 in San Francisco, California, back when they were still friends. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) Two of the most prominent names in AI, Sam Altman and Elon Musk have…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a stark warning that America may be underestimating the complexity and seriousness of China’s advancements in artificial intelligence. During a rare on-the-record briefing with a small group of reporters, Altman said that relying on export controls alone is likely not a reliable solution to the geopolitical AI race. “I’m…
OpenAI Co-Founder and CEO Sam Altman speaks at Snowflake Summit in San Francisco on June 2, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks the artificial intelligence market is in a bubble, according to a report from The Verge published Friday. “When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited…
The OpenAI CEO is challenging his former friend, one company at a time. Twitter, Tesla and even Neuralink are in his sights. Over the last year, the feud between Silicon Valley heavyweights Sam Altman and Elon Musk has devolved into personal attacks, social media swipes, and lawsuits. Musk calls his foe Scam Altman and Swindly…
Apple on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its digital App Store favors OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other rival AI assistants. Musk has accused Apple of giving unfair preference to ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman this week. “The App…
By Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K. He writes about U.S. politics and international news, with a focus on infrastructure and technology. He has covered technological and cultural issues extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., such as the rise of Elon Musk and other tech figures within the…
“You liar.” xAI boss Elon Musk flung these two words at OpenAI chief Sam Altman in a post on X. The salvo was the latest in an ongoing war of words between two of the most influential figures in technology and artificial intelligence (AI). “You got 3M views on your bullshit post, you liar, far…
Elon Musk’s long-running feud with OpenAI and its chief, Sam Altman, appears to be continuing as he threatens a lawsuit over the App Store ranking of Grok AI assistant that competes with ChatGPT (JIM WATSON) Elon Musk has taken his feud against OpenAI to the App Store, accusing Apple of favoring ChatGPT in the digital…
Apple’s stock is down nearly 20% so far in 2025, losing more than $750 billion in market value and falling from its position as the world’s most valuable company, particularly as a result of investor disappointment around Apple’s artificial intelligence efforts, with the company’s “Apple Intelligence” suite failing to impress. This week, Apple has a…