WASHINGTON — Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI said Monday they have resolved their federal antitrust lawsuit against Apple, ending a year-long legal battle in Texas that had accused the iPhone maker of conspiring to illegally monopolize the markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots.

In a court filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, attorneys for X and SpaceXAI moved to dismiss the lawsuit the companies brought against Apple last year. The filing did not explain the reasons behind the dismissal or indicate whether a settlement had been reached between the parties. X and SpaceXAI said they intend to continue pursuing related claims against OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, which remains a defendant in the broader case. Representatives for Musk's companies, Apple and OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment following the filing.

The lawsuit, originally filed on August 25, 2025, accused Apple of violating federal and state antitrust laws, including Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act, by exclusively integrating ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence features across iPhones and other Apple devices. The complaint argued that Apple's June 2024 decision to make ChatGPT the sole AI chatbot woven into iOS gave OpenAI's product a structural advantage that rivals, including Musk's Grok........

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