AI NewsDid you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.

Did you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.

7:52 AM IST · May 2, 2026

Elon Musk spent the better part of three dayson the witness stand this weekin his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, andhis own tweetsare surfacing in court, and there are plenty more witnesses to come. Musk’s argument against OpenAI? By converting the company to a for-profit model, Sam Altman betrayed the “nonprofit for the benefit of humanity” mission Musk signed up to fund. As Musk keeps reminding the courtroom: “You can’t steal a charity.” On this episode of TechCrunch’sEquitypodcast, Kirsten Korosec and Sean O’Kane break down what’s actually at stake in the courtroom and what to watch for as Altman and others take the stand, plus deals, defense tech, and what Big Tech’s earnings week revealed about the limits of the AI spending era. Listen to the full episode to hear about: Subscribe to Equity onYouTube,Apple Podcasts,Overcast,Spotifyand all the casts. You also can follow Equity onXandThreads, at @EquityPod.