The Download: making drugs in orbit and NASA’s nuclear-powered spacecraft
1 Sam Altman claims Elon Musk tried to seize control of OpenAIAltman said Musk initially wanted 90% of the equity. (AFP)+ And that control should go to his children when he dies. (BBC)+ Altman also accused Musk of twice trying to end its non-profit status. (NPR)+ Musk’s motivations for the suit are under scrutiny. (MIT Technology Review) 2 Google and SpaceX are in talks to launch data centers into orbitSpaceX could join Suncatcher, Google’s orbital data center project. (WSJ $)+ The project’s first launch is slated for early 2027. (Guardian)+ Anthropic and SpaceX have also discussed orbital data centers. (Wired $)+ But there are a few hurdles to overcome. (MIT Technology Review) 3 Jensen Huang has joined Donald Trump’s high-stakes mission to ChinaNvidia is lobbying to sell its AI chips in the country. (Bloomberg $)+ Elon Musk and Tim Cook are also on the trip. (CNBC)+ But a tech rivalry and distrust have sapped hopes for big deals. (Reuters $) 4 ICE agents have a list of 20 million people on their iPhones, thanks to …
