Derek Saul

Derek Saul

Forbes Staff|Business

Derek Saul is a New Jersey-based Senior Reporter on Forbes' news team. He graduated in 2021 from Duke University, where he majored in Economics and served as sports editor for The Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, joining Forbes soon thereafter. Saul has covered everything

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2,775 viewsJan 24, 2025

Meta Will Spend Record $60 Billion On AI This Year, Zuckerberg Says—After Trump Announces Stargate Deal With OpenAI

The $60 to $65 billion in projected capital expenditures this year is more than double the $27 billion Meta spent in 2023.

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11,881 viewsJan 24, 2025

Sam Altman-Elon Musk Feud Timeline: AI Billionaires Bark Over Trump-Endorsed Stargate AI Project

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

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9,901 viewsJan 23, 2025

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Swipes At ‘Stargate’ AI Venture Alongside Musk—Despite OpenAI Backing

Two of the most powerful tech leaders in the world, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, are not exactly fans of the $500 billion Stargate AI initiative announced by Trump this week.

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27,263 viewsJan 22, 2025

Musk Bashes Trump’s New Stargate AI Initiative With OpenAI And Oracle As ‘Fake’—Here’s Why

Musk slammed a Trump-backed $500 billion AI joint venture building out OpenAI’s artificial general intelligence.

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49,741 viewsJan 22, 2025

Elon Musk Is ‘Our Einstein’, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon Says, As Billionaires’ Beef Comes To An End

The richest man in the world Musk and the head of the biggest American bank have appeared to make nice.