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Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favoring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers.

Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of dollars in damages in the suit filed Monday in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, arguing that Apple’s decision to integrate OpenAI into the iPhone’s operating system inhibits rivalry and innovation within the AI industry and harms consumers by depriving them of choice.

The billionaire founder of xAI Holdings, which now houses the Grok AI team and X social network, said Apple makes it impossible for anyone other than OpenAI’s ChatGPT to reach the top of the App Store charts, a sought-after global spotlight for app developers.

The case sets up a high-stakes court showdown between the richest person on the planet and one of the world’s most valuable companies.

Apple and OpenAI — whose ChatGPT service is the most-downloaded free iPhone app in the US — have a partnership around AI built into the latest iPhones. Musk, 54, has a long-running feud with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, which dates back to disagreements that led to their split after the two founded OpenAI together a decade ago.

Today's show features:
- Bloomberg News Legal Reporter Madlin Mekelburg on Elon Musk suing Apple and OpenAI over what he sees as threats to AI competition
- Jennifer Lee, Senior Economist and Managing Director of Economics at BMO Capital Markets, on the big week of economic data ahead
- Bloomberg News Chief Correspondent for Global Aviation Siddharth Phillp on Boeing and union leaders returning to the bargaining table
- Christina Cassotis, Chief Executive Officer of the Pittsburgh International Airport, on the upcoming opening of her airport’s new terminal and preparing for the Labor Day weekend travel rush

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Sunday Update - 2011/05/15