xAI and X Corp resolve antitrust lawsuit against Apple over ChatGPT integration

xAI and X Corp have settled their antitrust battle with Apple, bringing an end to one of the more dramatic legal confrontations in the AI industry. US District Judge Mark Pittman dismissed the claims against Apple on September 14, 2026, after the plaintiffs voluntarily withdrew them. The lawsuit against OpenAI, however, remains very much alive. What the lawsuit was about Filed in August 2025 in US District Court in Fort Worth, Texas, the original complaint accused Apple and OpenAI of conspiring to monopolize both the smartphone market and the generative AI chatbot space. The core allegation: Apple’s exclusive integration of ChatGPT into iOS features, particularly Apple Intelligence and Siri, created an unlevel playing field that squeezed out competitors. xAI’s Grok chatbot was singled out as a casualty of this arrangement. The suit claimed Apple employed manipulative tactics through the App Store, affecting app visibility and rankings in ways that disadvantaged rival AI products. The original complaint sought billions in damages. Both Apple and OpenAI denied any wrongdoing throughout the proceedings. A long procedural road The case didn’t resolve quickly. In November 2025, Judge Pi...