Musk's China trip during OpenAI trial prompts apology from his lawyer for his absence

Tech billionaire and Tesla founder Elon Musk walks through the Great Hall of the People with his son X Æ A-XII. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Elon Musk 's lead counsel, Steven Molo, apologized to the jury for his absence on Thursday, with the Tesla CEO accompanying President Donald Trump in China as closing arguments were made in the Musk-Altman trial. "This is something he is passionate about," Molo assured the jury about Musk's attention to the trial. …