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Sasha Rogelberg

2 years after Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage match, they were texting about DOGE and a joint OpenAI bid, court records reveal

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Mark Zuckerberg texted Elon Musk asking if he could assist him with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts last year, according to newly released court documents.

The newly unredacted filings are part of an ongoing legal battle between Musk and OpenAI that began in 2024, with the xAI CEO alleging that OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman violated the company’s original mission of developing AI to benefit humanity. In February 2025, Musk submitted an unsolicited $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI and block its conversion into a for-profit entity.

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