Judge orders Musk's X, SpaceXAI to disclose secret Apple deal
After Musk's X and SpaceXAI dropped Apple from their antitrust suit without explanation, co-defendant OpenAI's emergency motion prompted a federal judge to order the companies to submit their Apple agreement for private review by noon Sept. 17 — the case against OpenAI continues.
When Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI dropped Apple from their antitrust lawsuit on Sept. 14 without explaining why, co-defendant OpenAI filed an emergency motion, arguing it wasn't party to whatever agreement ended the dispute and that its terms could affect OpenAI's own defense.
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman granted the motion Wednesday, ordering X and SpaceXAI to submit any agreement with Apple for in-camera (private) review by noon on Sept. 17. Apple may also respond by the same deadline.
X and SpaceXAI said they'll continue pursuing their claims against OpenAI even as the Apple dispute winds down. Neither the terms of the settlement nor the reason for dropping Apple has been made public.
The legal fight between Musk's AI and social-media ventures and Apple/OpenAI matters beyond the courtroom — it's a window into how the Musk empire manages AI-platform competition and risk, an area closely tied to Tesla's own FSD and AI ambitions.
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