A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to halt Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI’s for-profit shift, as he failed to meet the burden of proof, CNBC’s Hayden Field reports. Musk recently offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4B but said he’d withdraw the bid if the ChatGPT maker stops its conversion. The court said that other aspects of Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI can proceed, Field writes.
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