CNBC AI News, August 12th – Elon Musk is escalating tensions with Apple, threatening legal action over alleged antitrust violations within the App Store. The move, announced via Musk’s social media platform X, centers on the perceived exclusion of X and his AI chatbot Grok from the App Store’s coveted “essential” category.
Musk’s post questioned, “X is arguably the #1 news app globally & Grok is #5 overall. Why is Apple refusing to put X or Grok in the App Store essentials category? Playing politics perhaps? What’s going on here? Inquiring minds want to know.”
Musk further claims that Apple’s practices create an uneven playing field, effectively blocking any AI company besides OpenAI from achieving top rankings within the App Store’s ecosystem. This, he argues, stifles competition and disadvantages innovative AI startups.
“This is obviously an antitrust violation,” Musk stated, signaling that xAI will be initiating legal proceedings “immediately.” The billionaire entrepreneur’s অভিযোগ raises fundamental questions about app store governance, discoverability, and the potential for tech giants to exert undue influence over emerging AI technologies. The impending lawsuit promises to be a landmark case, potentially reshaping the landscape of app distribution and competition in the AI sector.
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