OpenAI Foundation — key-event: Elon Musk-led consortium submits $97.4B bid to buy the nonprofit; unanimously rejected

NoteThe source directly confirms all key elements of the claim: (1) Elon Musk led a consortium/group of investors; (2) they submitted a $97.4 billion bid; (3) the bid was to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI; (4) the board unanimously rejected it; (5) this occurred as of February 2025 (matching the 'as of 2025-02' timeframe in the claim). The source explicitly states the board 'unanimously rejected' the bid and quotes the chairman confirming this. All factual elements align with the source material.