Elon Musk testified on day two of his trial against OpenAI, saying he helped create the company as a nonprofit counterweight to Google and would not have backed it if the goal had been private profit. CNBC reports: Musk on Tuesday was the first witness called to testify in the trial. He spoke about his upbringing, his many companies, his role in founding OpenAI and his understanding of its structure. Musk said in his testimony that he was not opposed to the creation of a small for-profit subsidiary, "as long as the tail didn't wag the dog." Musk said he was motivated to start OpenAI to serve as a counterweight to Google. He got the idea after an argument he had with Google co-founder Larry Page, who called Musk a "speciesist for being pro-human," he testified. "I could have started it as a for profit and I chose not to," Musk said on the stand. Earlier, attorneys for Musk and OpenAI presented their opening arguments to the jury. Musk's lead trial lawyer, Steven Molo, delivered the opening statement for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO. OpenAI lawyer William Savitt gave the opening statement for the AI company, Altman and Brockman. OpenAI has characterized Musk's lawsuit as a baseless "harassment campaign." The company said Monday in a post on X that it "can't wait to make our case in court where both the truth and the law are on our side." During his testimony on Tuesday, Musk repeatedly emphasized that he founded OpenAI to serve as a counterweight to Google. He said he got the idea after an argument about AI safety with Google co-founder Larry Page, who Musk said called him "a speciesist for being pro-human." Musk said he was concerned Page was not taking AI safety seriously, so he wanted there to be an nonprofit, open source alternative to Google. "I could have started it as a for profit and I chose not to," Musk said on the stand. Further reading: Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Head To Court Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article

Major League Baseball made the rare decision on Tuesday afternoon to address a controversial call in the game between the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Padres closer Mason Miller, who’s been all but unhittable to start the 2026 regular season, entered the game with his team leading 9-5. On a 1-1 count, Cubs infielder Matt Shaw hit a weak dribbler down the third base line that teetered on the edge of fair or foul. SAN DIEGO PADRES CLOSER MASON MILLER IS AN INSANE HUMAN CHEAT CODE DESTROYING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Padres third baseman Ty France tried to wait for the ball to roll into foul territory, which it appeared, at least from the camera angles, to do. While one portion hovered over the foul line, most of the ball appeared to be in foul territory. But home plate umpire Dan Merzel, who was right on top of the play, called it fair. Petco Park fans, and Padres manager Craig Stammen, were not happy. And Major League Baseball addressed those concerns, admitting an error was made. Major League Baseball appears to say umpires got the controversial call wrong The Athletic’s Dennis Lin, who covers the Padres, contacted the league office for an explanation of the call on the field. And the league’s response seems to contradict how Merzel ruled. Lin said that the league pointed him to its Umpire Manual, which says that a ball must be "in contact" with fair territory to not be considered foul. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! "When in contact with the ground, a ball must be in contact with fair territory and not merely over fair territory in order to be adjudged to be fair." While stopping short of saying that the call was a complete mistake, that response does seem to indicate that the league disagreed with the call on the field. And it’s a tough one to judge exclusively from camera angles. Cameras have a different perspective than the umpire on the ground, who couldn’t have been in a better position. Many comments on social media felt that the ruling was consistent with the league's official rules, as well as precedent set by similar plays and calls. For his part, France thought it went foul, telling reporters after the game, "It stopped rolling, and I thought it was foul, but they said otherwise." Shaw wound up coming in to score, ending Miller’s 34 ⅔ inning long scoreless streak, but after a brief rally, Miller and the Padres held on to win 9-7. Miller was short and to the point with his response to it, "Padres win," he said. "That’s what matters at the end of the day." View the full article

An illegal immigrant from India accused of causing a crash that killed a newlywed couple in Oregon has been arrested by federal immigration authorities after being released from jail, officials said. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that Rajinder Kumar, 32, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after being released by what the agency called "Oregon sanctuary politicians." Kumar allegedly jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer, blocking both lanes of U.S. Highway 20 in Deschutes County on Nov. 24, according to Fox 12 Oregon. A Subaru Outback then collided with the truck, killing driver William Micah Carter and passenger Jennifer Lynn Lower, DHS said. The couple had been married for just 16 days. SUSPECT ACCUSED OF CAUSING MASSIVE FATAL PILEUP WAS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO OBTAINED CDL IN NEW YORK: FEDS DHS said Oregon officials declined to cooperate with ICE and released Kumar on April 2. ICE agents arrested him April 22 and he is now being held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma pending deportation proceedings. Kumar has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment, DHS said. According to DHS, Kumar entered the U.S. illegally near Lukeville, Arizona, in November 2022 and was later released into the country by the Biden administration. He was granted work authorization in 2023 and obtained a commercial driver’s license in California. NEWSOM OFFICE DISMISSES CRIME FEARS, DEFENDS SANCTUARY POLICIES AMID SURGE IN VIOLENCE: 'FAKE NEWS' Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration for issuing the license. "This illegal alien was issued a CDL by Gavin Newsom’s California," Bis said in a statement. "He then went on to recklessly drive a truck on America’s highways and KILL two honeymooners." "Instead of cooperating with ICE law enforcement, Oregon sanctuary politicians RELEASED him from jail back into American communities," she added. ILLEGAL MIGRANT WITH DUI RAP SHEET FACING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CHARGES AFTER HEAD-ON CRASH KILLS MOM, DAUGHTER Bis said sanctuary policies endanger public safety. "Every time sanctuary politicians release a dangerous criminal illegal alien back into our communities, they are gambling with American lives," Bis added. "We are grateful to our ICE law enforcement officers who tracked this killer down to ensure he’s permanently removed from America’s highways and can never harm another American family again." Fox News Digital has reached out to Newsom’s office for comment and DHS for clarification on Oregon officials’ level of cooperation. Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo contributed to this report. View the full article

A review of some cases cited by acting AG Todd Blanche as being similar to the indictment against James Comey suggests the Comey case could face a steeper hurdle.View the full article

Gina Carano says she has nothing left to prove, but she is not staying quiet either. After years as one of Hollywood’s most visible examples of cancel culture, the former "Mandalorian" actress is rebuilding her career on her own terms. ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Carano — in one of her biggest wins along this "canceled" saga — reached a legal settlement with Disney and is now preparing for a high-profile MMA return against Ronda Rousey on May 16. In a new interview with Evie Magazine, Carano reflected on how quickly the narrative around her has shifted. For Carano, the past few years marked a turning point in how she views the media and public discourse. Looking back at the social media posts that led to her firing, she says the reaction at the time feels out of step with where things stand now. "Back then it was called conspiracy theories," Carano said. MYKAYLA SKINNER OPENS UP ON JOINING 'SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS' MOVEMENT AFTER SIMONE BILES FEUD "And I’m like, with my conspiracies, I’m batting a hundred right now. The questions I was asking were questions other people were wanting to ask. "We got to the point where we couldn’t even ask, or counter the narrative, or even make a joke. Comedians suffered for it. People just stated facts that people didn’t like. That was a wild time. It was not that long ago." Coverage of Carano largely faded after she settled her lawsuit with Disney in August 2025. She believes the lack of follow-up tells its own story, especially when comparing how the company described her exit versus how it handled the resolution. "Nobody covers this," she noted. "I told this to The Hollywood Reporter journalist and they were like, yeah, nobody’s covering this. But if you put the two statements Disney made next to each other, what they said when they fired me and what they said at the settlement, the contrast is just mind-blowing." Despite the fallout, Carano did not take aim at the creative team behind "The Mandalorian." Carano said her experience working with Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau never matched the online narrative that surrounded her departure. "I never had a problem with Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau. I thought they were always wonderful," she added. RILEY GAINES CHALLENGES AOC TO DEBATE AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA SPAT "There’s a lot of stuff I can’t even share. But those are two good human beings that I respect, and they respect me. The internet always wants you to be involved in its problem whether it has anything to do with you or not." Away from Hollywood, Carano said she also went through a physical reset while preparing for her return to fighting. "I was hiding from the world for a long time. People are going to be like, I didn’t know she was that heavy," Carano said. "It’s going to be a little embarrassing. But life is embarrassing; might as well just lean in. Food is one of the most abused drugs. People use it to hide from the world. And I think a lot of the people who use food, like I did, they’re actually taking it out on themselves because they don’t want to take it out on others. They’re usually very sensitive people." As she prepares to face Rousey, Carano also discussed how she balances femininity in a sport like MMA. "You can still be a female and love all the things and be feminine. It’s actually adorable," she said. "Women are powerful. They don’t have to be like men to be powerful." Now, with a settlement behind her and a return to competition ahead, Carano says she is more focused on what comes next than what happened before. "I feel like I'm blooming now," Carano said. "I love this age. I have a husband. I have goals. This is the best I've ever felt." Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela View the full article