<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, claiming the companies “colluded” to stifle competition and prevent other AI companies from reaching the top of the App Store, making good on the threats to sue over what the billionaire <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/08/12/elon-musk-says-grok-will-be-fixed-after-chatbot-sided-with-sam-altman-in-spat-over-potential-openai-lawsuit/" target="_self" class="color-link" title="https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/08/12/elon-musk-says-grok-will-be-fixed-after-chatbot-sided-with-sam-altman-in-spat-over-potential-openai-lawsuit/" data-ga-track="InternalLink:https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/08/12/elon-musk-says-grok-will-be-fixed-after-chatbot-sided-with-sam-altman-in-spat-over-potential-openai-lawsuit/" aria-label="previously insisted">previously insisted</a> was an “unequivocal antitrust violation.”</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-2" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68ac863f6252cfdde3d8db70/Grok-Photo-Illustrations/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=5002&amp;cropY1=325&amp;cropY2=3140" alt="Grok Photo Illustrations" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">xAI filed the lawsuit with X Corp, the company that owns the social media site.</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">NurPhoto via Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

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Musk previously threatened legal action against the tech giant earlier in August.{ai:summary}<p>Elon Musk’s xAI filed suit with X Corp against Apple and OpenAI, alleging collusion to stifle competition and keep other AI firms from the top App Store.</p><p>The move follows Musk’s prior claim of an "unequivocal antitrust violation" and marks a rapid escalation. #technology</p>

Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI, Alleging Collusion

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