Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI filed a lawsuit in Texas federal court against Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of conspiring to block competition in the AI market, according to Reuters. The suit alleges the companies locked up markets to maintain monopolies and prevent rivals like xAI from competing. The lawsuit alleges Apple’s integration of ChatGPT into its devices unfairly disadvantages xAI’s Grok app, which Musk says is being excluded from App Store promotion despite high user reviews. Legal experts said Apple’s dominant role in smartphones could strengthen xAI’s claims but noted Apple may argue its OpenAI partnership was a competitive business decision. Musk is also suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in California to block the company’s shift from nonprofit to for-profit status. He originally cofounded OpenAI with Altman in 2015 as a nonprofit.
