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Nov 11, 2026
OpenAI Acquires Odessia, an AI Travel Agent, From Sonder's Founder
OpenAI acquired Odessia, an AI travel agent startup founded by Sonder co-founder Francis Davidson, the companies announced Monday. Built in five months by eight people using GPT-5.5 and Codex, Odessia had processed over $60 million in annualized travel bookings before being shut down as part of the deal. The acquisition signals OpenAI's ambition to move beyond simply referring users to Booking.com and Expedia.
Nov 10, 2026
Anthropic Must Face Lawsuit Over Claude Max Usage Limits
A federal judge ruled Anthropic must face claims that its Claude Max '5x or 20x more usage' marketing misled subscribers. The case turns on whether 'more usage' means per session or per month, and it could force AI vendors to publish exact caps.
May 19, 2026
Jury Unanimously Rejects Musk OpenAI Lawsuit, Clearing Path to $1 Trillion IPO
A federal jury unanimously rejected Elon Musk's $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, ruling he waited too long to file. The verdict, reached after less than two hours of deliberation, removes a major obstacle to OpenAI's planned IPO and sets a precedent for nonprofit-to-for-profit conversions in the AI industry.