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 documents printed Friday.
As reported by Engadget, these texts between Zuckerberg and Musk have been launched as a part of Musk’s lawsuit against 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 change into “emasculated.”
Referring to Musk’s aggressive government-slashing efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Zuckerberg texted, “Appears to be like like DOGE is making progress. I’ve received our groups on alert to take down content material doxxing or threatening the folks in your staff. Let me know if there’s the rest I can do to assist.”
Musk reacted with a coronary heart emoji, then requested, “Are you open to the concept of bidding on OpenAI with me and a few others?”
In response, the Meta CEO advised discussing the concept over the telephone. In keeping with beforehand launched paperwork, Zuckerberg never actually signed on to join Musk’s bid.
