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Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over antitrust allegations
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Aug 26, 2025
Musk’s xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI for allegedly colluding to block AI competition through an exclusive ChatGPT deal on Apple devices.
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup XAI has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI
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alleging that the two companies are illegally hindering competition in the artificial intelligence
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industry. The federal suit filed in Texas accuses them of violating antitrust laws and locking up
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markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and XAI from competing
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The lawsuit claims Apple's June 2024 partnership with OpenAI gives ChatGPT exclusive access to billions of user prompts from hundreds of millions of iPhones, making it the only AI chatbot with that advantage
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Musk's companies claim Apple and OpenAI have colluded to prevent iPhone users from picking their own AI assistant
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If not for its exclusive deal with OpenAI, Apple would have no reason to refrain
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from more prominently featuring the X app and the Grok app in its app store, the lawsuit asserts
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Musk has been vocal against Apple on his social media platform X, accusing Apple's app store of manipulating app store rankings
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to unfairly promote OpenAI apps over competitors and threatened to sue earlier this month Apple is the gateway to the internet for half of America They are making it impossible for any other AI company to succeed
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by relentlessly promoting open AI in every way possible, Musk posted to X on August 12th
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Apple has not responded to requests for comment pertaining to the lawsuit. Earlier this month, a spokesperson with Apple told Bloomberg its app store is designed to be
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fair and free of bias. We feature thousands of apps through charts, algorithmic recommendations
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and curated lists selected by experts using objective criteria. Our goal is to offer safe
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discovery for users and valuable opportunities for developers, collaborating with many to increase
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app visibility in rapidly evolving categories, the spokesperson told Bloomberg in an email
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A spokesperson with OpenAI responded to the lawsuit saying, this latest filing is consistent with Mr. Musk's ongoing pattern of harassment
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the OpenAI spokesperson said Monday in a statement, as reported by The Wall Street Journal
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Musk is seeking billions of dollars in damages and a federal injunction. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan
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