🚀 In a move that's shaking up Silicon Valley, Elon Musk's xAI and X filed a 61-page antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI in a Texas federal court. They claim the two giants formed an exclusive partnership to lock out competitors and keep xAI's Grok off your iPhone. 🤖
The crux? Apple controls around 65% of the U.S. smartphone market, and OpenAI holds at least 80% of the generative AI chatbot space with ChatGPT. According to the suit, that’s a recipe for an AI monopoly mega-mix. 🎛️
The partnership, unveiled in June 2024, makes ChatGPT the only AI assistant baked into Apple’s Siri and other iPhone features. Musk's lawsuit says this deal gives ChatGPT access to billions of user prompts from hundreds of millions of iPhone users—while rivals get left on the sidelines. 📲
Beyond exclusive integration, the complaint alleges Apple is tweaking App Store rankings to favor ChatGPT and dragging its feet on approving updates for the Grok app. Musk’s team wants billions in damages and a permanent injunction to break up what they call an illegal alliance of monopolists. 💥
OpenAI hit back, labeling the lawsuit “harassment” and accusing Musk of his own manipulative tactics on X. The feud escalated earlier this month with a fiery online exchange between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, trading accusations and calling each other “liar.” 😬
What’s next? Courtrooms, jury trials, and months of legal drama. Will Musk’s challenge spark a shake-up in the AI and smartphone world? Stay tuned, because this tech showdown feels like the next blockbuster saga. 🎬
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