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Final witnesses testify; Microsoft spent $100 B on OpenAI partnership

5/14/2026

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Final witnesses testified on Wednesday in the Musk v. Altman trial.
Testimony disclosed that Microsoft has spent over $100 billion on its partnership with OpenAI.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reserved wooden benches for the OpenAI and Microsoft defense teams.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, general counsel Che Chang, President Greg Brockman and his wife Anna used cushions and pillows costing $120 and $35, a practice a lawyer called unusual but not unprecedented.

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Final witnesses testified on Wednesday in the Musk v. Altman trial.
Testimony disclosed that Microsoft has spent over $100 billion on its partnership with OpenAI.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reserved wooden benches for the OpenAI and Microsoft defense teams.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, general counsel Che Chang, President Greg Brockman and his wife Anna used cushions and pillows costing $120 and $35, a practice a lawyer called unusual but not unprecedented.