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This Saturday morning, OpenAI is making headlines on multiple fronts, as Sam Altman proposes transferring 5% of the company's shares, valued at $42.6 billion, to the U.S. government. Both Inkorr.com and Livemint.com confirm Altman has been in preliminary discussions with the Trump administration about this move, aiming to give the public a financial stake in AI's growth. TechJuice adds that this concept has surfaced before, with President Trump confirming earlier discussions about giving pieces to the American public. Meanwhile, a federal jury in Oakland rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, as ascendants.in reports. The nine-member jury, after two hours of deliberation, found Musk waited too long to bring his claims. The verdict, accepted by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, provides a legal reprieve for OpenAI, though Musk’s lawyers plan to appeal. In the competitive AI landscape, NewsBytes and TechStory both report that OpenAI is considering lowering its subscription fees and AI processing token prices to compete with rival Anthropic. This comes as Palantir CEO Alex Karp, speaking to CNBC, criticizes the token-based pricing model used by major AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, arguing many businesses spend heavily without meaningful returns. What nobody expected: Anthropic has been allowed by the U.S. government to re-release its latest frontier model, Fable 5, globally, following a two-and-a-half-week delay, according to AI: Reset to Zero. But then, over 100 authors are demanding more than $75 million from Anthropic, alleging the company stole over 500 pirated books to train its systems, as reported by the New York Post. The lawsuit claims Anthropic used BitTorrent to download millions of unauthorized copies. Adding to the drama, a new biopic about Sam Altman, titled "Artificial," is reportedly terrifying Hollywood studios. AOL.com indicates Amazon MGM Studios dropped the film from its 2027 release slate due to its critical portrayal of Altman and Elon Musk. Finally, Mistral AI, a French company, is rapidly gaining ground, with TechCrunch reporting its annual recurring revenue was over $400 million in February, aiming for $1 billion this year. The Tech Buzz highlights Mistral's focus on open-source AI models as a challenge to OpenAI's proprietary strategy. This intense competition and legal scrutiny in the AI sector means businesses and consumers could see more affordable AI tools in the near future, but also face higher prices for everyday gadgets due to a global memory crunch impacting production costs.