The lawsuit claims Apple and OpenAI have "locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing."

Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI and Bastrop-based X sued Apple and OpenAI for billions of dollars in U.S. Federal Court in Texas on Monday over alleged anticompetitive practices related to chatbots and smartphones.