Microsoft
Appears in 3 timelines · 10 dated events
Timelines
Rivalry🇺🇸
Musk vs OpenAI
Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI as a nonprofit in 2015 and left its board in 2018. He sued in 2024, alleging OpenAI and Sam Altman abandoned its charitable mission, and led a...
2015 to now · 30 eventsOngoing
Company🇺🇸 🇮🇹
OpenAI
OpenAI was announced in December 2015 as a nonprofit artificial intelligence research lab and later added a capped-profit arm that drew billions of dollars from Microsoft...
2015 to now · 29 eventsOngoing
Incident🇺🇸
CrowdStrike outage
On July 19, 2024, a faulty content update to CrowdStrike's Falcon sensor caused Windows computers worldwide to crash, disrupting airlines, banks, hospitals and other...
2024 to now · 18 eventsOngoing
Key dates
Newest first, across every timeline24 June 2026 · Parties agree a schedule
Musk vs OpenAI18 May 2026 · Jury finds Musk sued too late
Musk vs OpenAI28 April 2026 · Trial opens in Oakland
Musk vs OpenAI28 October 2025 · New Microsoft agreement
OpenAI5 August 2024 · Musk refiles in federal court
Musk vs OpenAI20 July 2024 · Microsoft estimates 8.5 million devices hit
CrowdStrike outage27 December 2023 · New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft
OpenAI29 November 2023 · Altman returns as CEO with a new initial board
OpenAI23 January 2023 · Microsoft extends partnership
OpenAI22 July 2019 · Microsoft invests $1 billion
OpenAI
Musk vs OpenAI18 May 2026 · Jury finds Musk sued too late
Musk vs OpenAI28 April 2026 · Trial opens in Oakland
Musk vs OpenAI28 October 2025 · New Microsoft agreement
OpenAI5 August 2024 · Musk refiles in federal court
Musk vs OpenAI20 July 2024 · Microsoft estimates 8.5 million devices hit
CrowdStrike outage27 December 2023 · New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft
OpenAI29 November 2023 · Altman returns as CEO with a new initial board
OpenAI23 January 2023 · Microsoft extends partnership
OpenAI22 July 2019 · Microsoft invests $1 billion
OpenAI