Elon Musk feels Apple favors OpenAI over xAI in App Store rankings
In an earlier post on X that's currently pinned to the top of his profile, however, he tagged Apple, asking the company why it "[refuses] to put either X or Grok in [its] "Must Have" section. He said X is "the #1 news app in the world," while Grok is ranked number five among all apps. "Are you playing politics? What gives?" he continued. We've asked Apple for a comment, but the company has yet to respond.
Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a response to Musk's accusation on X, calling it a "remarkable claim," given that he has heard allegations that Musk manipulates "X to benefit himself and his own companies and harm his competitors and people he doesn't like." To note, Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek became the top-rated free app on Apple's App Store back in January, overtaking even ChatGPT.
While Musk didn't mention it, Apple has an ongoing partnership with OpenAI. The company has integrated ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence to power cloud-based queries for its platforms. More recently, the company said that Apple Intelligence will leverage the capabilities of OpenAI's GPT-5 in iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26, which are set to arrive sometime in September.
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- Gizmodo
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Newsweek
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- Newsweek
China Rival Eyes More US Weapons: Full List
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Forbes
2 minutes ago
- Forbes
Apple iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro Release Date: New Date Enters The Schedule
Updated Aug. 13 with further details for the full schedule of what's coming when. In less than four weeks, all will be revealed about the iPhone 17 series. That's because on Tuesday, Sept. 9, Apple will hold its keynote unveiling the new hardware, I believe. Now, a new date has been added to the mix. You can read the full schedule here but it's also laid out in detail below. Apple iPhone 17 Release Date: The New Entry In The Schedule Mark Gurman's Bloomberg Power On newsletter is always full of interesting nuggets. In the latest issue, he mentioned something that has so far been absent from release date schedules. Among all the talk of the keynote date, the onsale date and even the date for when the keynote date will be unveiled (all of which are below, with timings down to the minute), there has been scant talk of the release for iOS 26. More than in recent years, the new software has captured the public's imagination this year. Although iOS 26 will be pre-installed on the iPhone 17 series, it will also work on iPhones all the way back to the iPhone 11. So, when will it go on general release? Gurman commented that the new software is 'pretty smooth', and has since said on X that the latest, sixth developer beta is 'ridiculously snappy'. So much so that 'it's clear that we're pretty close to the release of the final, public versions,' he said. I believe it's possible to pin the release down further than 'the first half of September,' as Gurman comments. Last year, iOS 18 went on general release on Monday, Sept. 16, exactly a week after the keynote and four days before the Friday, Sept. 20 onsale date of the iPhone 16 series. I believe this year's general release for iOS 26 will follow a near-identical schedule, and will be available from around 10 a.m. Pacific on either Monday, Sept. 15 or just possibly Tuesday, Sept. 16. I favor the Monday because excitement in the new software is so high Apple will want it out as soon as it can, plus, it seems in good shape already. iPhone 17 Release Date: The Full Schedule As for the rest of the schedule, here are the most important dates. I'll also update this post as soon as any are confirmed officially. First up is the announcement of the keynote. This is likely to be around 8 a.m Pacific, on Tuesday, Aug. 26. This is when invites are sent out by email to selected members of the press and special guests. The exact time is subject to an hour or so's leeway, and it's even possible that the invites will go out a day before. Check back here for details as soon as it's gone live. The next big piece of the puzzle will be the keynote itself. The time will be 10 a.m. Pacific, as this is always Apple's chosen time for Cupertino unveilings. I believe it will be on Tuesday, Sept. 9 and the possibility of a date change now seems vanishingly small. Pre-orders open: 8 a.m. Pacific, Friday Sept. 12. Reviews appear: Tuesday, Sept. 16 or Wednesday, Sept. 17, likely 6 a.m. Pacific. Onsale date: Friday, Sept. 19 at 7.a.m. wherever you are.
