Elon Musk vs. OpenAI Trial, OpenAI $50B Employee Stock Pool & E-Comm Reality | Jan 8, 2026

January 8
42 mins

Episode Description

The Information's Rocket Drew joins TITV Host Akash Pasricha to discuss the major court ruling sending Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI to a jury trial. We also talk with reporter Sri Muppidi about OpenAI's exclusive $50 billion employee stock grant pool, e-comm reporter Ann Gehan about the messy reality of OpenAI's e-commerce ambitions, Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri on cybersecurity innovation. Lastly, we get into OpenAI's new health features with Dr. Jordan Shlain and DOC Co-founder John Battelle.


Articles discussed on this episode: 

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-shopping-ambitions-hit-messy-data-reality

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-reserves-50-billion-stock-grant-pool

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/googles-chatbot-health-move-far-behind-openais


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