Part of the lawsuit that accuses OpenAI of abandoning its non-profit status claims Musk is owed $79 billion to $134 billion in damages for OpenAI and Microsoft’s “wrongful profits.”
Musk claimed in the filing that after contributing $38 million in “seed funding” during the AI company’s early years, he is entitled to a portion of the company’s recent $500 billion valuation. It wasn’t just money — according to the filing, Musk helped with key employee recruitment, introductions to business contacts and advice on startup advice.
If this sounds familiar, that’s because the lawsuit is dated March 2024. It is still going on.
– Matt Smith
This morning’s other big stories (and deals).
Anthropic’s AI Assistant can handle simple tasks for you on your PC.
Anthropic’s AI assistant for handling simple tasks on your computer, Claude Cowork, is now available to anyone with a $20 per month Pro subscription. This was previously an exclusive feature for its Max customers, who pay a minimum of $100 per month.
As a reminder, the interesting part of Cloud Cowork is its ability to work on its own. If you have macOS Cloud Apps and a Pro subscription, you can prompt Cloud Cowork to work on tasks on your local computer, like creating documents based on files you’ve saved or organizing your folders. Don’t expect it to handle high-level PC work just yet, but it can handle simple organizational tasks.
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His decades-long career finally received widespread recognition in 2018.
Leading mathematician Dr Gladys West has died at the age of 95. His name may not be familiar to you, but his contribution will be there. West’s work laid the foundation for the Global Positioning System, GPS, which we all use (sometimes daily). Beyond DoorDash requests and Google Maps navigation, GPS is now an essential component of industries ranging from aviation to emergency response systems.
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Will the company join companies like LG?
Engadget
ASUS may take a step back from smartphones. According to a translation of recent quotes from Chairman Johnny Shih, the company does not plan to release new phone models in the future. Previous reports suggested that ASUS would not introduce any smartphones in 2026, but recent comments from Shih indicate that this pause could last longer, if not indefinitely. We’ve contacted ASUS for additional comment. It’s not like the company changes its mind…
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