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OpenAI Seeks Dismissal of xAI’s Trade-Secret Lawsuit, Calls It Part of Musk’s “Ongoing Harassment”

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OpenAI has asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s startup xAI, which accuses the company of poaching employees to steal trade secrets. In a filing submitted Thursday, OpenAI described the case as part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” campaign against the company he once co-founded.

The San Francisco lawsuit, filed by xAI last week, claims OpenAI engaged in a “deeply troubling pattern” of recruiting former xAI staff to gain access to proprietary information about its AI chatbot Grok, which it alleges is more advanced than ChatGPT.

OpenAI denied all allegations, calling them “false and unsubstantiated.” The company argued that employees are free to change jobs and that OpenAI has the right to hire talent from any competitor. “Under Musk’s leadership, talented xAI employees are leaving in droves, and some are coming to OpenAI to help advance OpenAI’s mission,” the filing stated. “Those employees have every right to go where they choose.”

OpenAI’s filing further accused Musk of using litigation as a distraction from xAI’s internal struggles, saying the startup is “hemorrhaging talent” to other firms. “This case is an attempt to intimidate OpenAI and distract from the failures of [Musk’s] own competitive AI effort,” the company argued.

Neither Musk’s representatives nor xAI’s attorneys immediately responded to requests for comment.

The dispute adds to a growing web of legal battles between Musk and OpenAI. Musk has already sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over the company’s shift from a non-profit to a for-profit structure, while OpenAI has countersued Musk for harassment. Separately, xAI has sued Apple, alleging it conspired with OpenAI to suppress rival AI platforms—claims that both companies have denied and sought to have dismissed.

The escalating conflict underscores the intensifying rivalry within Silicon Valley’s AI race, where talent mobility, corporate secrecy, and massive investments have become flashpoints in the battle to dominate next-generation artificial intelligence.

Apple Restores Blood Oxygen Feature on Some U.S. Watches After Regulatory Approval

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Apple (AAPL.O) announced on Thursday that it will reintroduce a blood oxygen measurement feature to certain Apple Watch models in the United States via a software update. The update applies to Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 after approval from U.S. authorities. Users will be able to monitor blood oxygen levels on a paired iPhone.

The move resolves a long-running legal dispute with Masimo (MASI.O), which accused Apple of misappropriating its pulse oximetry technology and hiring its employees. In 2023, Masimo won a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling blocking imports of Apple Watches with the feature, prompting Apple to temporarily remove it and triggering a prolonged appeals process.

Apple said the update allows users to start a session in the Blood Oxygen app on the watch, which collects sensor data for calculation and display on the iPhone. The Series 6 Apple Watch first introduced pulse oximetry in 2020, while Masimo launched its blood oxygen-tracking W1 watch in 2022.

Apple had briefly resumed sales after persuading the Federal Circuit to pause the import ban, but the ban was later reinstated, necessitating the temporary removal of the feature in the U.S. Masimo shares fell 4.5% on Thursday.

Reuters X Account Restored in India Following Suspension Over Legal Request

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News account on X was reinstated in India on Sunday, a day after the social media platform suspended it citing a legal demand, according to an email from X to Reuters’ social media team. X did not provide further details on the reason for the restoration.

Earlier, the Reuters account — which has over 25 million global followers — had been blocked in India since Saturday night, with a notice stating that the suspension was in response to a legal demand under India’s Information Technology Act, 2000. This law allows government officials to order removal of content deemed to violate local laws, including issues of national security or public order.

The Indian government’s Press Information Bureau denied that any agency requested the handle be withheld and said officials were working with X to resolve the issue. Reuters and X representatives did not immediately comment on the restoration.

Another Reuters-operated account, Reuters World, also blocked in India, was restored late Sunday night.

The earlier suspension followed an email sent to Reuters on May 16, informing them of a legal request to remove certain content from their X account in compliance with Indian law. However, the exact content targeted, the requesting entity, and whether this email was connected to the suspension remain unclear.

X has faced ongoing disputes with India over content removal requests. In March, X sued the Indian government over a new website it argued expanded government powers for content takedowns, a case that is ongoing.