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Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit

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Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.

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  1. CBS News

    Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.

  2. Seattle Times

    Elon Musk accuses of Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.

  3. CNN

    Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence.

  4. BGR

    Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple And OpenAI Over Alleged Collusion (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    Elon Musk is making good on his promise to sue Apple and OpenAI, as his companies allege the two colluded to keep Grok from reaching #1 on the App Store.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas today, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence.

  6. New York Post

    Elon Musk sues Apple, Sam Altman’s OpenAI for allegedly colluding to crush xAI (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Billionaire Elon Musk filed a bombshell lawsuit against Apple and Sam Altman’s OpenAI on Monday, accusing the two tech giants of illegally colluding to stifle xAI and other artificial intelligence rivals.

  7. Insider

    Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleges 'anticompetitive scheme' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Two of Elon Musk's companies are suing Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of using market dominance to shut out X and xAI from competing in the AI race.

  8. Forbes

    Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI, Alleging Collusion (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Musk previously threatened legal action against the tech giant earlier in August.

  9. Digital Journal

    Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging antitrust violations (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Elon Musk's companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI.

  10. Deadline

    Elon Musk Sues Apple And OpenAI For Alleged Monopoly Behavior (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Elon Musk has sued Apple and Open AI for allegedly "joining forces to ensure their continued dominance" and thwarting competitors like Musk's xAI.

  11. CNET

    Elon Musk Sues Apple, OpenAI Over iPhone AI Deal (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The lawsuit alleges that Apple and OpenAI's deal to bring ChatGPT to iPhone users is an "anti-competitive scheme" that hurts Musk's xAI.

  12. Engadget

    Elon Musk and xAI are suing Apple and OpenAI because Grok isn't topping the app charts (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Elon Musk's xAI startup has sued Apple and OpenAI. The suit accuses the pair of conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence platforms.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Musk sues Apple, OpenAI over alleged AI competition suppression (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Elon Musk filed a US lawsuit against the two tech giants in Texas that alleges that Apple suppressed Grok’s xAI.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, escalating billionaire's tech feud (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Elon Musk's AI company xAI sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of anticompetitive behavior.

  15. The Guardian

    Musk’s AI startup sues OpenAI and Apple over anticompetitive conduct (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Lawsuit accuses companies of ‘conspiracy to monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots’

  16. UPI

    Elon Musk alleges 'anticompetitive scheme' in xAI's Apple, OpenAI lawsuit (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Elon Musk's xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI over alleged favoritism in artificial intelligence apps. It accused Apple and OpenAI of an "anticompetitive scheme" and alleged the two companies "colluded."

  17. Breitbart News

    'A Tale of Two Monopolists:' Elon Musk's xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Claiming Anticompetitive Practices (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing the two companies of engaging in an "anticompetitive scheme" to hinder the growth of rival AI companies.

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI over 'monopolistic' behavior – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Musk's xAI company has sued Apple and OpenAI over 'monopolistic' behavior, alleging that a collaboration between the two is preventing his Grok chatbot from competing with ChatGPT.

  19. FOX Business

    Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI over AI competition and App Store rankings (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Elon Musk's xAI sued Apple and OpenAI in federal court, alleging the companies conspired to prevent competition in the market for artificial intelligence tools.

  20. Fortune

    Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of being 'monopolists' in AI space (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The complaint portrays Apple as a company that views AI as an “existential threat” to its future success, prompting it to collude with OpenAI.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Musk files antitrust suit against Apple (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit claiming that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.

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