Elon Musk “speaks” publicly a lot (the guy is *always* tweeting), but rarely does he do it when he’s not in control of the message. On X, he can manipulate the algorithm to boost himself and friendly replies. On the rare occasion that he sits down for media appearances anymore, it’s usually a controlled environment with a friendly interviewer. When the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX took the witness stand for his trial against Sam Altman and OpenAI, he very quickly found himself in unfamiliar territory. It made for quite the show, per the reporters who were there and watched Musk get testy with opposing counsel on cross-examination. But it also produced quite a few notable bits of information—juicy history between Musk and other big tech execs in the Valley, new details about his home life and romantic entanglements, and details about his businesses that paint a different picture than the one he’s offered publicly.…