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vinod khosla elon musk: OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla spars with Elon Musk over lawsuit

Indian-American businessman Vinod Khosla, who is the cofounder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures, has called out Elon Musk for suing OpenAI. He termed Musk's move "a case of sour grapes".Khosla has been an investor in OpenAI since 2019 when the company became "for profit". Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM LucknowIIML…

Tumblr CEO publicly spars with trans user over account ban, revealing private account names in the process

Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Tumblr owner Automattic, is supposed to be on sabbatical. Instead, he’s arguing with Tumblr users over an individual content moderation decision, which has sparked communitywide outcry and accusations of transphobia. Over the last few days, the situation escalated to the point that Mullenweg has engaged with the user in question on other platforms and shared private details about her account in public. The controversy began when a user with the blog name predstrogen was banned. Before the ban,…

‘Shark Tank’ investor Daymond John spars with former contestant

“Shark Tank” celebrity investor Daymond John is seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against former contestants Al “Bubba” Baker and his daughter, Brittani, as well as his wife, Sabrina.John sought to enjoin the family from further publicly discussing what they have alleged is their “nightmare” experience in the aftermath of their participation on the ABC reality TV show. The Bakers were subject of a recent L.A. Times investigation in which they accused John and some of his associates and…

Qualcomm spars with EU antitrust regulators over Huawei, ZTE rebates

Qualcomm on Tuesday criticised European Union antitrust regulators over their definition of rebates given to Chinese phone makers Huawei and ZTE in the second day of a court hearing aimed at overturning a 242-million-euro ($259 million) fine. The U.S. chipmaker is pleading its case in the General Court, Europe's second-highest, after winning its fight to overturn a 997-million-euro EU antitrust fine in another case there last year. The European Commission handed Qualcomm the fine in 2019, alleging it had engaged in…

Samsung spars with India over $110 Million production incentives

Samsung Electronics Co. is struggling to collect manufacturing incentives it considers it’s owed by India, highlighting the sometimes complicated nature of such government programs. Samsung Electronics Co. is struggling to collect manufacturing incentives it considers it's owed by India, highlighting the sometimes complicated nature of such government programs.The smartphone giant's India unit is seeking just under 9 billion rupees ($110 million) in incentives for the fiscal year through March 2021, people familiar

Elon Musk Spars With San Francisco Over Probe of Bedrooms at Twitter

Elon Musk is sparring with Twitter's hometown of San Francisco after turning some space at the company’s headquarters into makeshift bedrooms. Elon Musk is sparring with Twitter Inc.'s hometown of San Francisco after turning some space at the company's headquarters into makeshift bedrooms, a possible violation of city building codes. Twitter in recent weeks has turned several conference rooms at the office into sleeping areas, complete with furniture like bedside tables and armchairs, according to people familiar

Viral video! BTS’s Jungkook spars with MMA fighter Choo Sung Hoon while sporting ponytail

Choo Sung Hoon shared a photo and video of a sparring session with Jungkook Jungkook and Choo Sung Hoon/Instagram MMA fighter Choo Sung Hoon has shared a photo and video of a sparring session with Jungkook along with the caption "Nice fight #jungkook." Jungkook is known to practice boxing, and has been sharing videos of the same on Instagram. Previously, Choo Sung Hoon saw a post of Jungkook boxing on his coach's Instagram and…