Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Coverage of Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court takes Apple contempt fight over App Store fees on third-party payments
The Supreme Court will allow Apple to challenge contempt charges after being ordered to stop charging fees on external app purchases. The dispute began in 2020 when Epic Games altered Fortnite to bypass Apple’s App Store payment system, leading to a legal battle over App Store policies and antitrust claims.
- Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk
A federal jury has sided with OpenAI in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for artificial intelligence's development. The jury found that Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit and missed the deadline for the statute of limitations. OpenAI is now a company valued at $852 billion.
- Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman
Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman after a jury reached a unanimous verdict, finding two claims barred by the statute of limitations and a third failing due to dismissal. The verdict is technically not legally binding but was accepted by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Elon Musk's claim for breach of charitable trust was also barred.
- Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy
Elon Musk was involved in a trial where a trophy with an inscription 'Never stop being a jackass' was presented, commemorating an incident where Musk called research scientist Josh Achiam a jackass after Achiam questioned Musk's idea to race ahead of Google. The trophy was bought by OpenAI employees for Achiam. The incident came up in a trial about nonprofit contract law.
- Elon gets his day in trial against Sam Altman and OpenAI
Elon Musk testified in his $1 billion lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman of betraying the nonprofit's mission. OpenAI defends itself, claiming Musk's donations were used as intended and that his claims stem from jealousy. The trial, lasting four weeks, could reshape OpenAI's corporate structure and influence its planned $852 billion IPO.