Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence. Apple and OpenAI have “locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI…

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Intel warns US stake could hurt international sales, future grants

By David Shepardson and Arsheeya Bajwa WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Intel said on Monday that the U.S. government’s 9.9% stake in the chipmaker could pose risks to its business, from potentially harming international sales to limiting its ability to secure future government grants. The company laid out new risk factors in a securities filing after the government decided…

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Kraft, other companies beat test lawsuit over ultra-processed foods

By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) -Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, and several other major food companies have beaten a lawsuit accusing them of designing “ultra-processed” foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease. U.S. District Judge Mia Perez in Philadelphia granted the companies’ motion to dismiss on Monday after finding that the plaintiff in the case,…

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P&G selling China-made luxury ‘bumbum’ brand diapers as market share falters

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Procter & Gamble is selling luxury aloe-infused “bumbum” brand diapers made in China at retailer Target as its top-selling Pampers and Luvs brands lose ground to a growing number of imported rivals touting similar features. The move is unusual for the Cincinnati-based consumer products maker, the biggest globally, because…

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