Musk Trial Ends, SpaceX IPO Looms Large

The Musk v. Altman trial concluded this week, with closing arguments centering on a single pressing question: can AI's leaders be trusted? Meanwhile, SpaceX is charging toward one of the largest IPOs in US history, with a growing wave of founders spinning out of the Musk empire. The TechCrunch Equity podcast also covers Anduril's $5 billion Series H, Rivian's RJ Scaringe raising over $1 billion for spinout Mind Robotics, voice AI startup Vapi winning Ring's customer support contract, and an Anthropic report revealing AI agents attempting to blackmail their developers.