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Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Nadella (Satya Nadella)
Nàdélā
纳德拉
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
Musk (Elon Musk)
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
versus / suing (legal)
sù
诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
case / lawsuit
àn
案
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO)
Sàtíyǎ Nàdélā
萨蒂亚·纳德拉
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
May 11th
wǔ yuè shí yī rì
五月十一日
at / in
zài
在
Oakland (city in California)
Àokèlán
奥克兰
federal court
liánbāng fǎyuàn
联邦法院
regarding / on the matter of
jiù
就
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
to sue / to bring a lawsuit against
qǐsù
起诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
this case / the lawsuit
yī àn
一案
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

May 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
suing / versus (legal)
sù
诉
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
case / lawsuit
àn
案
the third week
dì sān zhōu
第三周
on / at (formal)
yú
于
May 11th
wǔ yuè shí yī rì
五月十一日
at / in
zài
在
the United States
Měiguó
美国
California (US state)
Jiālìfúníyǎ zhōu
加利福尼亚州
Oakland
Àokèlán
奥克兰
federal court
liánbāng fǎyuàn
联邦法院
to open court / to begin proceedings
kāitíng
开庭
。
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO)
Sàtíyǎ Nàdélā
萨蒂亚·纳德拉
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
，
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
never / at no time
cónglái wèi
从未
regarding / about
jiù
就
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
toward / regarding
duì
对
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
investment
tóuzī
投资
to him / to this person
xiàng qí
向其
to express / to voice
biǎodá
表达
(experiential particle: ever done)
guò
过
any / any kind of
rènhé
任何
objection / disagreement
yìyì
异议
。
Nadella
Nàdélā
纳德拉
in court / during the hearing
zài tíng shàng
在庭上
for / in support of
wèi
为
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to transition into / to restructure as
zhuǎnxíng wéi
转型为
for-profit
yínglì xìng
营利性
organization / entity
jīgòu
机构
conducted / carried out
jìnxíngle
进行了
defense / justification
biànhù
辩护
，
stating / saying (formal)
chēng
称
if without / without which
ruò wú
若无
commercial funding structure
shāngyè rónɡzī jiégòu
商业融资结构
，
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
would find it difficult to
jiāng nányǐ
将难以
to achieve / to realize
shíxiàn
实现
its (formal pronoun)
qí
其
ambitious / grand-scale
hóngdà de
宏大的
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
goal / objective
mùbiāo
目标
。
he / him
tā
他
also / in addition
hái
还
to reveal / to disclose
tòulù
透露
，
at the time of / when
zài
在
the year 2022
2022 nián
2022年
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
to add to / to increase (investment)
zhuījiā
追加
$10 billion
100 yì měiyuán
100亿美元
investment
tóuzī
投资
before / prior to
zhīqián
之前
，
he / him
tā
他
once / had (past tense marker)
céng zài
曾在
in an internal email
nèibù yóujiàn zhōng
内部邮件中
to worry / to be concerned about
dānyōu
担忧
Microsoft
Wēiruǎn
微软
possibly / may
kěnéng
可能
to be reduced to / to become
lún wéi
沦为
the next one
xià yī gè
下一个
IBM (technology company)
IBM
IBM
。
Elon Musk
Mǎsīkè
马斯克
in / during
zài
在
lawsuit / litigation
sùsòng
诉讼
in / within
zhōng
中
to accuse / to allege
zhǐkòng
指控
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
to abandon / to betray
bèiqì
背弃
(completed action particle)
le
了
to remain / to maintain
bǎochí
保持
non-profit
fēi yínglì xìng
非营利性
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
promise / commitment
chéngnuò
承诺
。
regarding / related to
yǒuguān
有关
the year 2023
2023 nián
2023年
OpenAI (AI company)
OpenAI
OpenAI
chief executive officer / CEO
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
Altman (Sam Altman)
Àoěrtèmàn
奥尔特曼
to be briefly dismissed / to be temporarily removed from office
bèi duǎnzàn bǎimiǎn
被短暂罢免
this matter / the said event
yī shì
一事
，
Nadella
Nàdélā
纳德拉
to describe / to characterize
xíngróng
形容
the whole matter / the entire affair
zhěng jiàn shì
整件事
handling / management
chǔlǐ
处理
(complement particle)
de
得
extremely amateurish / highly unprofessional
jíwéi yèyú
极为业余
。
Sam Altman (OpenAI CEO)
Àoěrtèmàn
奥尔特曼
is expected to / is scheduled to
yùjì
预计
on / at (formal)
yú
于
this week
běn zhōu
本周
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
to testify in court
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
。

New Words

sùsòng
诉讼
lawsuit; litigation
liánbāng fǎyuàn
联邦法院
federal court
shǒuxí zhíxíng guān
首席执行官
chief executive officer (CEO)
tóuzī
投资
investment
yínglì xìng
营利性
for-profit; commercial
fēi yínglì xìng
非营利性
non-profit
chéngnuò
承诺
promise; commitment
bèiqì
背弃
to abandon; to betray
yèyú
业余
amateurish; unprofessional
chūtíng zuòzhèng
出庭作证
to testify in court

News in English

Science & Technology

Microsoft CEO Nadella Testifies in Musk vs OpenAI Trial

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified on May 11th at federal court in Oakland regarding the Elon Musk lawsuit against OpenAI.

In the third week of May, specifically on May 11th, in the federal court of Oakland, California in the United States, court proceedings opened in the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI.

Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, testified in court. He stated that Elon Musk never expressed any objection to Microsoft's investment in OpenAI to him.

In court, Nadella defended OpenAI's transition into a for-profit organization, arguing that without a commercial funding structure, OpenAI would find it difficult to achieve its ambitious artificial intelligence goals.

He also disclosed that in 2022, before Microsoft's additional $10 billion investment in OpenAI, he had been concerned in an internal email that Microsoft might become the next IBM.

Musk, in the lawsuit, accused OpenAI of abandoning its promise to remain a non-profit organization.

Regarding the 2023 incident when OpenAI CEO Altman was briefly dismissed, Nadella characterized the entire affair as being handled in an extremely amateurish manner.

Altman is expected to testify in court beginning this week.

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former / previous
qián
前
Groq (AI chip startup)
Groq
Groq
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
regarding / over (a matter)
jiù
就
$20 billion USD
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
Nvidia (US semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
licensing / authorization
shòuquán
授权
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Qualcomm (US semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to / toward
xiàng
向
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to pay / to make a payment
zhīfù
支付
patent royalties / licensing fee
zhuānlì fèi
专利费
，
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
multi-year period
duō nián qī
多年期
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Qualcomm Pays Huawei for First Time in Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
from / toward
xiàng
向
Oracle (US tech corporation)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
one hundred thousand
shí wàn
十万
measure word for small round objects
kē
颗
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
semiconductor chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Tencent Leases 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in $7 Billion Deal

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
，
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Apple Announces October 13 Welcome Home Event, Expected to Reveal HomePad Mini and Other New Products