Elon Musk's Bad Week in Court: A Recap of the Trial

Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI "stole a nonprofit," and asserting that he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech. All indications are that he will not win his case against the company, but he is fighting it anyway. So one would think he would have performed better when it was his time to take the stand.

Instead, Musk spent much of the week arguing with lawyers, including his own, changing his story, and seeming unlikely to sway a jury that may have required some serious convincing. On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David review some of the week's strangest and funniest moments and try to determine where this case is headed from here. Frankly, it is anyone's guess.

Gadgets and Other Topics

After the court discussion, the hosts chat about gadgets. The Steam Controller appears to be a good controller and a great gadget, the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo has exactly the right number of screens for a laptop, and there are many questions about the concept of a "wide foldable" and whether anyone will willingly don Samsung smart glasses.

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Wide Pickt banner — collaborative shopping lists app for Telegram, phone mockup with grocery list

Lightning Round

Finally, in the lightning round, it is time for the latest in Brendan Carr is a Dummy, some legal questions for Taylor Swift, and a look deep into the clip economy. It is clips all the way down.