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AI News Digest - 2026-05-10

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Elon Musk sued OpenAI, and during the second week of the trial OpenAI defended its 2023 restructuring while Shivon Zilis testified that Musk had attempted to recruit Sam Altman to lead a proposed Tesla AI lab.

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ChatGPT 5.5 Pro produced what was described as "PhD-level" mathematics research, reportedly improving an exponential bound to a polynomial one in under an hour with zero human assistance, according to Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers and reporting.

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Broadcom refused to finance production of OpenAI's custom AI chip unless Microsoft committed to purchasing 40% of the chips, leaving the project unfunded because Microsoft had not agreed.

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SoftBank reduced a loan secured by OpenAI shares from $10 billion to about $6 billion after lenders expressed concerns about valuing an unlisted company.

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Deepseek planned a funding round of up to $7.35 billion and scheduled the Deepseek V4.1 model launch for June, while Core Automation's valuation rose to roughly $4 billion within weeks of its founding.

References

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/08/1137008/musk-v-altman-week-2-openai-fires-back-and-shivon-zilis-reveals-that-musk-tried-to-poach-sam-altman/

Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman

OpenAI president Greg Brockman said Elon Musk wanted the company to create a for-profit entity—and endured a public peek into his diary.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/fields-medalist-says-chatgpt-5-5-pro-delivered-phd-level-math-research-in-under-two-hours-with-zero-human-help/

Fields Medalist says ChatGPT 5.5 Pro delivered "PhD-level" math research in under two hours with zero human help

Fields Medalist Timothy Gowers had ChatGPT 5.5 Pro tackle open problems in number theory. The model improved an exponential bound to a polynomial one in under an hour. An MIT researcher involved calls the key idea "completely original." Gowers' takeaway: the bar for mathematical contributions is now proving something LLMs can't.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/broadcom-reportedly-wont-build-openais-custom-chip-unless-microsoft-buys-40-percent-of-them/

Broadcom reportedly won't build OpenAI's custom chip unless Microsoft buys 40 percent of them

OpenAI's custom AI chip project with Broadcom has hit a funding wall. Broadcom won't finance production unless Microsoft commits to buying 40 percent of the chips, and Microsoft hasn't agreed yet. OpenAI manager Sachin Katti called the dependency "financially unattractive" in an internal message. The first phase alone costs around 18 billion dollars.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/softbank-reportedly-slashes-openai-backed-loan-from-10-billion-to-6-billion-as-lenders-balk-at-private-ai-valuations/

SoftBank reportedly slashes OpenAI-backed loan from $10 billion to $6 billion as lenders balk at private AI valuations

SoftBank has reduced a loan secured by OpenAI shares from 10 to around 6 billion dollars. Lenders are apparently reluctant to reliably assess the value of an unlisted company like OpenAI.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/ai-money-keeps-flowing-as-deepseek-plans-record-raise-and-core-automation-quadruples-valuation-in-weeks/

AI money keeps flowing as Deepseek plans record raise and Core Automation quadruples valuation in weeks

Deepseek is planning a funding round of up to $7.35 billion, the largest ever for a Chinese AI company. Deepseek V4.1 is set to launch in June. Meanwhile, Core Automation, founded by ex-OpenAI researcher Jerry Tworek just six weeks ago, is already targeting a $4 billion valuation.

the-decoder.com

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