# Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand Monday in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.

*genai · news · 2026-05-11 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Satya Nadella will use January 2018 Microsoft emails to clarify investment motivations in OpenAI.
- Microsoft only funded OpenAI after it established a for-profit subsidiary to attract investments.
- Microsoft's $13 billion investment in OpenAI is now valued at $228 billion, a 17-fold increase.
- Co-founder Greg Brockman admitted tensions with Musk, including reports of physical threats in 2017.
- Musk recently announced Anthropic will use SpaceX's data center to counter OpenAI.

**Companies:** Microsoft, OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

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