AI news: Altman, Google, Nvidia, Meta, Anduril
sam altman detailed elon musk's attempts to seize control of openai, while google and spacex negotiated orbital data centers.
openai ceo sam altman testified that elon musk demanded majority ownership and a board seat, aiming to merge the startup with tesla. parallel to these leadership struggles, google engaged spacex to orbit data centers by 2027, a move potentially accelerating ai capabilities through space-based compute. on the hardware front, nvidia advocated for continued exports to china, while defense contractor anduril raised its valuation to $14 billion in a funding round targeting ai-backed weaponry.