Elon Musk is suing Apple and OpenAI

27-Aug-2025

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Elon Musk has opened another legal front in his long-running battles with Big Tech. His artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of collusion to keep competitors like his chatbot Grok from rising in the App Store. 

The case, filed in a Texas federal court, adds to years of feuds between Musk and OpenAI’s leadership and now brings Apple into the crossfire. 

Musk’s company xAI alleged that Apple has manipulated App Store rankings to give OpenAI’s ChatGPT an unfair advantage over other AI tools. He argued that Grok, xAI’s chatbot, was prevented from reaching the top spot despite strong download numbers.