Coverage dated February 9, 2025 to February 14, 2025

OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led $97 billion purchase offer

Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara, on the newest of 2 developments

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI’s board of directors has formally rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and other investors to

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Feb 10, 2025
Elon Musk wants to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion
Headline from Engadget ·
Feb 14, 2025Newest
OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led $97 billion purchase offer
Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

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Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

The Guardian
Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI (opens The Guardian)
Published Feb 9, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, responded that he would not accept and offered to buy X instead
BGR
Elon Musk is now trying to buy OpenAI (opens BGR)
Published Feb 9, 2025
BGR's feed description
Elon Musk and a group of investors have offered $97.4 billion to the OpenAI board of directors to buy the company.
NBC News
Elon Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports (opens NBC News)
Published Feb 9, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Bangor Daily News
Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you' (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Feb 10, 2025
Bangor Daily News's feed description
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company
Washington Examiner
Sam Altman scoffs at Musk’s OpenAI bid: ‘I feel for the guy’ (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Feb 10, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
Sam Altman rejected Elon Musk's $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI, instead offering to buy X for one-tenth of the price.
Engadget
Elon Musk wants to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion (opens Engadget)
Published Feb 10, 2025
Engadget's feed description
A group of investors led by Musk's xAI submitted an unsolicited bid to OpenAI's board of directors on Monday.
Breitbart News
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk's Bid to Buy OpenAI as 'Trying to Slow Us Down' (opens Breitbart News)
Published Feb 12, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has firmly rejected a $97.4 billion takeover attempt by Elon Musk, characterizing the bid as a competitive maneuver rather than a genuine acquisition offer.
Engadget
OpenAI's board 'unanimously' rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 billion takeover bid (opens Engadget)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Engadget's feed description
A group of investors led by Musk's xAI submitted an unsolicited bid to OpenAI's board of directors on Monday.
NBC10 Philadelphia
OpenAI rejects Musk's takeover offer, says it was ‘not a bid at all' (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Feb 13, 2025
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
OpenAI sent a short letter to Elon Musk’s lawyer on Friday, rejecting the billionaire’s acquisition offer.
The Guardian
OpenAI rejects $97.4bn Musk bid and says company is not for sale (opens The Guardian)
Published Feb 13, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Maker of ChatGPT rebuffs consortium led by Tesla owner and rejects ‘latest attempt to disrupt his competition’
New York Post
OpenAI board unanimously rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4B offer: ‘Not for sale’ (opens New York Post)
Published Feb 13, 2025
New York Post's feed description
OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale.
CBS News
OpenAI unanimously rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 billion takeover bid (opens CBS News)
Published Feb 13, 2025
CBS News's feed description
OpenAI attorney William Savitt said the proposal "is not in the best interests of OAI's mission and is rejected."
Breitbart News
Elon Musk Offers to Withdraw $97 Billion OpenAI Bid if Organization Remains a Nonprofit (opens Breitbart News)
Published Feb 13, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
Elon Musk has stated that he will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI's nonprofit arm if Sam Altman halts his plans to convert it into a for-profit entity, according to a recent court filing.
New York Times
OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s Bid to Gain Control of the Company (opens New York Times)
Published Feb 13, 2025
New York Times's feed description
Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was “not for sale.” Mr. Musk and other investors had offered $97.4 billion earlier this week.
NBC News
OpenAI tells Musk it is 'not for sale' after tech titan's $97 billion bid (opens NBC News)
Published Feb 13, 2025
NBC News's feed description
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has rejected a hostile takeover bid from Elon Musk.
KEYT Santa Barbara
OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led $97 billion purchase offer (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Feb 14, 2025
KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI’s board of directors has formally rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and other investors to
Salon
"OpenAI is not for sale": ChatGPT maker rejects Musk bid for ownership (opens Salon)
Published Feb 14, 2025
Salon's feed description
OpenAI declined a bid led by Elon Musk that would have given the billionaire control of the ChatGPT maker.
WDIO Duluth
OpenAI board unanimously rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 billion proposal (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Feb 14, 2025
WDIO Duluth's feed description
OpenAI says its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion takeover bid by Elon Musk. Bret Taylor, chair of OpenAI’s board, says OpenAI is not for sale and the board has unanimously rejected Musk’s “latest attempt to disrupt his competition.
Digital Journal
OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led buyout offer (opens Digital Journal)
Published Feb 14, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
OpenAI's board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4
Insider
Elon Musk's $97.4 billion offer to buy OpenAI 'unanimously rejected' by the company's board (opens Insider)
Published Feb 14, 2025
Insider's feed description
OpenAI's board of directors has rejected Elon Musk's $97.4 billion bid to buy the company, calling Musk's bid an "attempt to disrupt his competition."
Los Angeles Times
OpenAI's board rejects bid from Elon Musk-led group (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Feb 14, 2025
Los Angeles Times's feed description
OpenAI's board rejected a $97.4-billion bid by an Elon Musk-led investment group to buy the San Francisco startup. OpenAI's board chair said the company is not for sale.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
OpenAI board rejects Musk’s $97.4 billion offer | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Feb 14, 2025
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
OpenAI today rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale and that any future bid would be disingenuous.
Investopedia
OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk-Led Group's $97.4B Takeover Bid (opens Investopedia)
Published Feb 14, 2025
Investopedia's feed description
OpenAI rejected a reported $97.4 billion takeover offer from an investor group led by Elon Musk.

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