# xAI dismisses Apple claims, keeps OpenAI case alive

> Elon Musk's xAI has dropped its antitrust claims against Apple while keeping its case against OpenAI alive. The dispute centers on Apple's decision to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, which xAI and X Corp argued unfairly advantaged OpenAI, and the retreat from Apple narrows a fight that once targeted both companies. By dismissing Apple but pressing on against OpenAI, xAI is sharpening its focus on its most direct rival rather than the platform that hosts it. The monopolization claim against OpenAI remains active, keeping alive the argument that one AI assistant is being unfairly entrenched as a default. The case also brushes up against regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. Europe's Digital Markets Act now lists virtual assistants as a core platform service, which means how assistants get bundled into phones and operating systems is becoming a live antitrust question, not just a commercial one. Musk's suit is one early test of how those rules and rivalries collide.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: The Next Web · Published Tuesday, September 15, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Elon Musk's xAI has dropped its antitrust claims against Apple while keeping its case against OpenAI alive. The dispute centers on Apple's decision to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, which xAI and X Corp argued unfairly advantaged OpenAI, and the retreat from Apple narrows a fight that once targeted both companies. By dismissing Apple but pressing on against OpenAI, xAI is sharpening its focus on its most direct rival rather than the platform that hosts it. The monopolization claim against OpenAI remains active, keeping alive the argument that one AI assistant is being unfairly entrenched as a default. The case also brushes up against regulation on both sides of the Atlantic. Europe's Digital Markets Act now lists virtual assistants as a core platform service, which means how assistants get bundled into phones and operating systems is becoming a live antitrust question, not just a commercial one. Musk's suit is one early test of how those rules and rivalries collide.

## Source

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