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Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps

Headline from The Columbian, from the development of Aug 12, 2025

Newest development Aug 13, 2025 · 3 reportsMusk says he’ll sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps

Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.

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    Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps

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    Musk says he’ll sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps

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Reports & sources

29 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Musk threatens 'immediate' legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Elon Musk on Monday threatened Apple with legal action over alleged antitrust violations related to rankings of the Grok AI chatbot app, which is owned by his artificial intelligence startup xAI.

  2. The Columbian

    Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.

  3. Insider

    Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple over Grok's App Store ranking and escalating his feud with OpenAI (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Musk said in an X post that Apple's actions were an "unequivocal antitrust violation."

  4. Washington Examiner

    Musk threatens to sue Apple over Grok ranking in App Store (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Musk accused Apple of violating antitrust laws and putting Grok at a disadvantage by showing bias toward Sam Altman’s OpenAI.

  5. The Hill

    Musk threatens to sue Apple over X, Grok absence on recommended apps list (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Elon Musk threatened to sue Apple for not including his social platform X and AI chatbot Grok in the App Store's recommended apps list, accusing it of illegally keeping OpenAI atop the AI rankings.

  6. Breitbart News

    Elon Musk Threatens Apple with Antitrust Lawsuit for Favoring OpenAI in App Store (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Elon Musk has lashed out against Apple, alleging that the tech giant is engaging in anticompetitive practices by favoring OpenAI's apps in the iPhone App Store rankings over his own AI offering, Grok. The tech tycoon promised to file an antitrust lawsuit against the iPhone giant over Grok's rankings…

  7. CBS News

    Musk threatens to sue Apple for not listing X or Grok among its top recommended apps (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    As of early Tuesday, the top app in Apple's App Store was TikTok, followed by Tinder, Duolingo, YouTube and Bumble.

  8. CNN

    Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple over app store ranking of his AI app (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence start up xAI will sue Apple for allegedly favoring AI competitors in its App Store in what he called a breach of antitrust regulations.

  9. FOX Business

    Musk threatens to sue Apple over not featuring X, Grok apps (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple after X and Grok AI chatbot were excluded from the App Store's "Must-Have Apps" section despite high rankings.

  10. CNET

    Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Apple for Favoring ChatGPT Over Grok in App Store (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    Apple's refusal to promote Grok amounts to an antitrust violation, Musk says.

  11. Fortune

    Musk says he's suing Apple for not featuring X and Grok in 'Must Have' section of app store (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation."

  12. BGR

    Apple Refutes Elon Musk's Claim Of App Store Bias Against Grok (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple over Grok not being featured in the App Store, but Apple is pushing back against his claims.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Musk says he’ll sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Grok is owned by Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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