Overview

• U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that OpenAI’s counterclaims accusing Musk of a years-long harassment campaign can proceed and scheduled a jury trial for spring 2026.
• Elon Musk publicly accused Apple of making it “impossible” for rivals to top its App Store charts and threatened immediate legal action through his xAI company.
• Apple responded that its App Store is “designed to be fair and free of bias,” pointing to objective charts, algorithmic recommendations and expert-curated lists.
• X’s Community Notes and independent observers highlighted that other AI apps such as DeepSeek and Perplexity have also reached the #1 spot, challenging Musk’s exclusivity charge.
• The spat between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has intensified with reciprocal accusations of algorithm manipulation and public reputation attacks.