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Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity

TechnologyApril 28, 2026
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Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity
On the stand, Elon Musk is positioning himself as a savior. In the high-profile trial between him and his fellow OpenAI co-founder, now CEO, Sam Altman, Musk opened by going through his background. He
Elon Musk in front of a background of geometric shapes.

On the stand, Elon Musk is positioning himself as a savior.

In the high-profile trial between him and his fellow OpenAI co-founder, now CEO, Sam Altman, Musk opened by going through his background. He went as far back as being raised in South Africa and arriving in Canada for college with "2,500 in Canadian travelers' checks and a bag of clothes and books," then spent an unusually long time talking about his past, from Zip2 to PayPal to the current, more familiar slate of companies he now runs.

Why is Musk giving the jury so much of his origin story? Though he may be, depending on the day, the world's wealthiest individual, Musk suggested …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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