Daily dispatch

May 3, 2026

Issue filed May 3, 2026 · 24 headlines · By Oz Gultekin

Daily dispatch for May 3, 2026. 24 headlines from labour, tech, and policy feeds, rewritten by hand for the class war in progress.

№ 01 The Verge

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia, but not Anthropic

The Pentagon has signed classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, xAI, and Reflection. Anthropic was excluded after the Defense Department deemed it a supply-chain risk.
№ 02 The Guardian

Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work

The Pentagon reached agreements with seven AI companies including OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia for classified military work. Anthropic was notably excluded from the deals.
№ 03 The Guardian

Judge cuts off Musk’s AI doomsday talk as his testimony ends in OpenAI case

A judge limited Elon Musk's testimony about AI doomsday scenarios during his cross-examination in the OpenAI case. The trial continues with contentious exchanges between Musk and OpenAI's legal team.
№ 04 MIT Tech Review

Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models

In the first week of his trial against OpenAI, Elon Musk testified that Sam Altman deceived him into funding the company. Musk also acknowledged that his xAI startup distilled OpenAI's models.
№ 05 TechCrunch

Did you know you can’t steal a charity? Don’t worry. Elon Musk will remind you.

Elon Musk spent three days on the witness stand in his lawsuit against OpenAI, with emails and tweets surfacing in court. Musk argues that converting OpenAI to a for-profit model betrayed its nonprofit mission.
№ 06 TechCrunch

Musk v. Altman is just getting started

Elon Musk spent three days testifying in his lawsuit against OpenAI as emails and tweets surface in court. More witnesses are expected as the case continues.
№ 07 The Verge

Elon Musk had a bad week in court

Elon Musk's testimony in his trial against OpenAI did not go well, despite his months of claims that the company stole a nonprofit. Legal experts suggest he is unlikely to win his case.
№ 08 The Verge

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Sam Altman and Elon Musk are facing off in a high-stakes trial over OpenAI's future. Musk filed the lawsuit accusing OpenAI of abandoning its mission to benefit humanity in favor of profits.
№ 09 The Verge

All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman

Evidence in the Musk v. Altman trial includes email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents from OpenAI's earliest days. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang provided the company with an in-demand supercomputer.
№ 10 TechCrunch

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

The Pentagon has signed new AI deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy artificial intelligence on classified networks. The agreements follow a dispute with Anthropic over usage terms.
№ 11 The Verge

Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr

Christian content creators are outsourcing AI-generated content to gig workers on Fiverr. These workers use generative AI to quickly and cheaply produce images and videos for clients.
№ 12 Financial Times

Pentagon signs new military AI deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon

The Pentagon signed new military AI contracts with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon. The deals come after a clash with Anthropic over the use of its Claude AI model.
№ 13 The Guardian

‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews

Nearly half of UK job seekers have experienced AI interviews, according to research from Greenhouse. Workers describe the process as awkward and humiliating.
№ 14 The New York Times

Elon Musk’s A.I. Claims of Danger Face Limits in OpenAI Trial

Elon Musk's concerns about AI posing an existential threat to humanity may not be heard by jurors in his lawsuit against OpenAI. The judge has limited discussion of such doomsday scenarios.
№ 15 The Verge

Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok

Elon Musk testified that his xAI startup used OpenAI's models to train Grok through model distillation. This common industry practice involves using a larger model to teach a smaller one.
№ 16 VentureBeat

Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI

Salesforce launched a rebuilt Slackbot AI agent capable of searching enterprise data and drafting documents. The new tool is available to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers as workplace AI competition intensifies.
№ 17 The New York Times

Why So Many People Already Own Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Many people already own shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX through special purpose vehicles before any major initial public offering. The rocket company's ownership structure is more distributed than commonly known.
№ 18 The Verge

The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room

During the Musk v. Altman trial, Elon Musk's finance manager testified while the jury was out of the room. Legal observers suggest Musk's legal team may have made a significant procedural error.
№ 19 VentureBeat

Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.

Claude Code costs up to two hundred dollars per month, but Goose offers similar coding capabilities for free. The pricing has sparked resentment among software developers who use AI coding tools.
№ 20 The Guardian

Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities

Australian residents are expressing growing resentment over massive AI datacentres being rapidly developed in their cities. Concerns center on unknown environmental impacts and rushed approvals.
№ 21 Financial Times

The physical world strikes back

Geographic and military realities rather than digital technology ultimately shape global events. The Iran conflict demonstrates that physical geography remains decisive in world affairs.
№ 22 Financial Times

English councils to trial Google AI tool to speed up planning decisions

English councils will trial a Google AI tool to speed up planning decisions. The artificial intelligence will make recommendations on whether to grant or refuse development projects.
№ 23 Financial Times

Paranoid parenting in the age of AI

Parents cannot robot-proof their children's education choices through technology alone. The belief that AI can be controlled through parental vigilance is largely illusory.
№ 24 TechCrunch

Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions

Meta acquired humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence to strengthen its AI models for robots. The purchase supports Meta's broader ambitions in humanoid artificial intelligence development.

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