A 20-year-old man was arrested for throwing an explosive at the home of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. Photograph: Jason Redmond / AFPA 20-year-old man allegedly tossed a Molotov cocktail at the home of Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, early on Friday morning, San Francisco police have said. The suspect, who allegedly threw the explosive at the $27 million North Beach residence at about 4.12am, has been arrested but not identified. The San Francisco police wrote in a statement on X on Friday morning that the agency responded to a “fire investigation” after the man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Altman’s residence. “Early this morning, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home and also made threats at our San Francisco headquarters.

Source: The Irish Times April 10, 2026 19:49 UTC