Despite having rarely left the president’s side over the preceding few months, Musk was blindsided by the announcement, according to people familiar with the matter.

OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale and that any future bid would be disingenuous.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

The president has said the law is unfair to U.S. businesses. But lawyers say weakening it could end up costing corporate ...