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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of conspiring to stifle competition in the AI industry. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. federal court in Texas, alleges that Apple and OpenAI have locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like xAI from competing. Musk’s complaint claims that Apple’s App Store rankings give preferential treatment to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, thus suppressing xAI’s Grok chatbot app. The case highlights ongoing tensions between Musk and major tech companies as he seeks to establish xAI as a competitive force in the AI space.