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Elon Loses to Sam Altman & Are Smartphones to Blame for Falling Birth Rates?

May 19, 2026·27 min·4-min readconversationalbusiness
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A jury swiftly rejected Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, ruling it was filed too late rather than addressing its merits, clearing a major obstacle for OpenAI’s IPO. Meanwhile, new theories suggest smartphones may be accelerating falling global birth rates by reducing in-

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