Musk Appeals $134B OpenAI Loss: "Calendar Technicality

Elon Musk is appealing his $134 billion loss in the lawsuit against OpenAI, calling the verdict a "calendar technicality." A jury dismissed Musk's lawsuit on statute of limitations grounds alone, after deliberating for just two hours. Musk argues the core question of whether OpenAI's commercial arm unlawfully enriched itself was never decided. The verdict form shows the jury only answered questions about the statute of limitations. OpenAI's lawyers maintained that Musk's donations had no strings attached, and a restructuring was needed to compete with Google Deepmind. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers upheld the jury's verdict, citing substantial supporting evidence. This ongoing legal battle highlights the complex relationship between non-profit origins and commercial ventures in the tech world.