In the final week of the high-stakes Musk v. Altman trial, lawyers dug deep into the credibility of both tech leaders. Sam Altman faced accusations of dishonesty, while Elon Musk was portrayed as a power-hungry titan. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s controversial trading in tech stocks before favourable policy moves raises ethical questions.
SpaceX is poised to debut on Nasdaq, aiming for a valuation of $1.75 trillion, while China’s AI groups are pushing ahead in video generation. In other news, Iran threatens charges against Big Tech and Samsung faces a massive strike over AI.
The ChatGPT era has seen grade inflation at universities, prompting Princeton to overhaul its honor code. Eric Schmidt faced a backlash for his pro-AI speech, while Arm faces antitrust scrutiny. ArXiv cracks down on AI submitters, offering hope for reduced animal testing through new technologies like organ-on-a-chip.
