Musk, Altman Trade Insults on X After Apple Sues OpenAI
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Updated · CNBC · Jul 12
Musk, Altman Trade Insults on X After Apple Sues OpenAI
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jul 12
Summary
Sam Altman and Elon Musk turned Apple’s trade-secrets lawsuit against OpenAI into a personal feud on X, with Musk reviving his “Scam Altman” attacks and Altman mocking SpaceX’s space-data-center pitch.
11 million views went to Altman’s sharpest reply, which cast Musk’s barrage as proof OpenAI’s new GPT-5.6 Sol had seized attention just days after xAI released Grok 4.5.
Friday’s Apple suit gave Musk a fresh opening in a rivalry already sharpened by his failed California case over OpenAI’s for-profit structure; he has said he will appeal that jury loss.
The clash now sits atop a broader AI and capital-markets contest: SpaceX recently raised a record $75 billion in its IPO, while OpenAI has confidentially filed for its own listing.