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Musk texts face close US court scrutiny after OpenAI cites 'paltry' production

By Mike Swift ( September 23, 2025, 00:43 GMT | Insight) -- With Elon Musk due to be deposed this week in his litigation battle against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, over the company’s move to a more for-profit model, a federal judge in California said Monday that Musk’s production of text messages with close associates Shivon Zilis and Jared Birchall has been unreasonably slow, taking the rare step of ordering the three to search all messages between them rather than search for specific terms.With Elon Musk due to be deposed this week in his court battle against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, over the company’s transition toward a for-profit model, a federal judge said Monday that Musk’s production of text messages with close associates Shivon Zilis and Jared Birchall has been insufficient....

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