Final Witnesses Put Microsoft Email at Center of Musk Trial — May 14, 2026

Testimony wrapped with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott confronting the 2018 email Musk’s team has treated as pivotal, while the jury’s threshold question remains whether OpenAI’s nonprofit founding promises created enforceable limits on its later Microsoft-backed structure. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Final witnesses testify in Musk-Altman feud — Courthouse News Service https://www.courthousenews.com/final-witnesses-testify-in-musk-altman-feud/ 2. Microsoft’s CTO testifies about email at the heart of Elon Musk’s allegations against tech giant — GeekWire https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsofts-cto-testifies-about-email-at-the-heart-of-elon-musks-allegations-against-tech-giant/ 3. Musk OpenAI control trial: Altman testifies on founder feud — All Things Geek https://allthingsgeek.me/ai-machine-learning/musk-control-openai-altman-testimony/ 4. Step Back: Before the jury weighs Musk’s claims, what legal promises—if any—did OpenAI’s nonprofit founding documents and early donor/founder pitches actually create, and how do courts decide whether a later for-profit/Microsoft partnership crossed that line? — Bloomberg Follow and rate Musk v Altman Daily on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]