As part of an antitrust lawsuit related to App Store rankings, OpenAI has accused xAI of using ephemeral messaging apps to destroy evidence.

(This Jan 30 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Jonathan Stempel Jan 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge signaled on Friday she may dismiss a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI accusing Sam Altman's rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets to gain an unfair advantage in developing AI technology.

Elon Musk’s xAI argues OpenAI hired former employees to obtain Grok source code and other confidential information.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday that there's "no drama involved" between the company and OpenAI. "Everything's on track," he added.

OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, flagged troubling details from recent court filings in the company’s legal battle with Elon Musk’s xAI, noting that key documents produced so far appear narrow and raise transparency concerns.

Elon Musk's mega-deal combining SpaceX and xAI is the latest sign that the billionaire is consolidating his business empire as he goes all in on AI.

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, just combined his companies SpaceX and xAI, creating the most valuable privately-owned company in the world.

SpaceX announced today that it has acquired xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, in a deal that creates a combined entity reportedly valued at $1.25 trillion ahead of a planned IPO. The acquisition notably does not include Tesla,

Judge hints she may dismiss xAI’s (X.AI) lawsuit accusing Microsoft (MSFT)-backed OpenAI of poaching staff and stealing Grok trade secrets. Read more here.

OpenAI says xAI is systematically destroying internal communications. Here's the latest on this increasingly messy lawsuit.

SpaceX and OpenAI and their leaders, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, are among tech's biggest figures. Both could IPO in 2026.