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Forbes Daily: Elon Musk And Sam Altman’s Next Battle Is Their IPOs

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21.05.2026

The courtroom drama between billionaires Sam Altman and Elon Musk may be over for now, but their companies’ upcoming IPOs could set the stage for another face-off.

The ChatGPT maker could reportedly file initial paperwork with the SEC this week, with a potential target for a September public debut. Musk’s SpaceX made its IPO filing public Wednesday, and plans to list on the Nasdaq in June.

Altman and Musk cofounded OpenAI together, but the two have since become foes, with a jury this week throwing out Musk’s lawsuit against the firm.

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