Whereas the connection between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was as soon as thorny sufficient that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight, issues had warmed up by the early days of the second Trump administration — at the very least in keeping with court docket paperwork printed Friday.
As reported by Engadget, these texts between Zuckerberg and Musk have been launched as a part of Musk’s lawsuit towards OpenAI. They have been despatched on February 3, 2025, across the time Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to complain that company America had develop into “emasculated.”
Referring to Musk’s aggressive government-slashing efforts by way of the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), Zuckerberg texted, “Appears to be like like DOGE is making progress. I’ve obtained our groups on alert to take down content material doxxing or threatening the folks in your crew. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to assist.”
Musk reacted with a coronary heart emoji, then requested, “Are you open to the thought of bidding on OpenAI with me and a few others?”
In response, the Meta CEO advised discussing the thought over the telephone. In accordance with beforehand launched paperwork, Zuckerberg by no means truly signed on to hitch Musk’s bid.
