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Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of colluding to block competition in the AI market. The complaint, lodged in U.S. federal court in Texas, alleges that Apple and OpenAI have monopolized the market, preventing innovators like xAI from competing fairly. The lawsuit claims that Apple’s exclusive deal with OpenAI has suppressed xAI’s products, such as the X app and the Grok chatbot, on the App Store. Musk has expressed frustration over Apple’s partnership with OpenAI, which integrates ChatGPT into Apple devices, stating that it makes it impossible for other AI companies to reach top positions in the App Store. xAI, which launched less than two years ago, competes with Microsoft-backed OpenAI and other startups like DeepSeek. This legal action follows Musk’s existing lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in California, where he argues the company has strayed from its nonprofit mission.