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OpenAI says Elon’s xAI suit aims to “bully” ex-employees
Bay Area Times
October 03, 2025
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- OpenAI says Elon’s xAI suit aims to “bully” ex-employees
- Perplexity’s Comet now available worldwide for free
- Tesla slips after record 497K deliveries, with subsidy tailwind fading
- Apple pulls ICE-tracking apps, including ICEBlock, at DOJ’s urging
- Sora app tops free apps on U.S. App Store
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1. OpenAI says Elon’s xAI suit aims to “bully” ex-employees
“Unable to match OpenAI’s innovation, xAI has filed this groundless trade secret lawsuit,” OpenAI lawyers said in a court filing.
Last week: xAI sued OpenAI and said Sam Altman’s firm poached at least 8 of Elon Musk’s employees.
“[C]lealy designed to generate publicity to bully and threaten those employees who exercised their right to leave and work elsewhere,” OpenAI lawyers said.
OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss the suit.
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3. Perplexity’s AI browser Comet now available worldwide for free
Comet’s waitlist has ballooned to “millions” of people, Perplexity said.
Jul.: Comet was initially launched to Perplexity Max subscribers for $200/month.
The browser is available for Mac and Windows, with a mobile version expected soon.
Max subscribers still get access to premium features like Email Assistant and high-performing AI models.
Background Assistant has also been announced to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and asynchronously.
4. Tesla slips after record 497K deliveries, with subsidy tailwind fading
Tesla stock -5% on Thu. even after a record monthly gain in market cap:
