Overview

• Musk announced that xAI will sue Apple for alleged antitrust violations after his apps were omitted from the App Store’s editorial “Must Have” listings.
• xAI opened Grok 4 to all users for free, driving its app ranking from around 60th to the fifth spot in Apple’s App Store.
• ChatGPT retained its position at the top of the App Store rankings, underscoring its dominance in the AI chatbot market.
• Sam Altman countered on X by accusing Musk of manipulating the platform’s algorithm to benefit his own ventures, a claim that Grok’s chatbot then appeared to validate.
• Apple has issued no public comment on the dispute as it faces ongoing antitrust scrutiny in both the U.S. and Europe.