Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

Altman said that a project like Stargate might not have been possible with "a different president."

Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing

"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.

President Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off an ugly back-and-forth between tech CEOs Elon Musk and Sam Altman that pitted one of Trump’s most visible lieutenants against a key participant in a massive $500 billion AI project Trump announced Tuesday.

President Donald Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by phone Friday, ahead of the AI infrastructure announcement, CNBC has learned.

The Stargate project, led by OpenAI's Sam Altman - to build the "world's largest AI infrastructure" - was announced by Donald Trump at a special press conference at the White House. Elon Musk, however,

A new company called Stargate, which combines some of the largest names in the artificial intelligence industry, was announced by President Donald Trump.

Stargate seeks to invest $100 billion initially, with a goal of reaching $500 billion in the next four years, to build AI infrastructure across the US. The initiative has already begun work on its first data centre in Abilene,

Nuclear energy stocks roared higher Thursday, extending gains earlier in the week amid expectations of growing energy demand driven by AI after President Trump announced a $500 billion AI infrastructure project.

Donald Trump said he isn't bothered by Elon Musk's criticism of his Stargate AI infrastructure deal, which includes Musk rival Sam Altman.