xAI drops claims against Apple but will continue suing OpenAI

On September 14, 2026, xAI and X Corp. filed a motion for voluntary dismissal with prejudice of antitrust claims against Apple, while maintaining the lawsuit against OpenAI, with a hearing scheduled for January 11, 2027.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-09-16Updated 2026-09-18

2026-09-16 Research OpenAI

🤖 xAI drops claims against Apple but will continue suing OpenAI

On September 14, 2026, xAI and X Corp. filed a motion in the Fort Worth court for dismissal with prejudice of claims against Apple. The lawsuit sought "billions of dollars" for a conspiracy over ChatGPT in Siri and the downranking of competitors in the App Store. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

🌍 The main defendant is out of the dispute over the distribution of AI assistants in iOS, and the focus will shift to OpenAI: the trial in its case has been postponed to January 11, 2027. Apple has started beta testing a new Siri based on AFM with Google Gemini.

👤 For iPhone owners, nothing changes for now: the filing contains no mention of Grok, ChatGPT, or the terms of the deal. Key dates — mediation until December 4, 2026, and the trial on January 11, 2027.

Source 1: https://www.siliconvalley.com/2026/09/15/musks-xai-resolves-claims-against-apple-over-ai-competition/ Source 2: https://www.macobserver.com/news/x-corp-spacexai-drop-antitrust-claims-apple-keep-suing-openai/

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