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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elon Musk\u2019s firms X and xAI has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Apple-OpenAI deal has no valid business reason to be exclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the filing, this exclusive arrangement blocks threats from potential competitors, which allegedly violates competition laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about X and xAI filing a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI over AI competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cly6xjg9nnyo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto join forces<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cTwo Elon Musk-backed businesses have officially sued Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of <\/em>joining forces<\/em><\/strong> illegally to block threats from potential competitors.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto make good on something<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u00a0\u201cThe filing <\/em>makes good on a threat<\/em><\/strong> Musk had lobbed against the two tech giants earlier this month, when he alleged that Apple favoured OpenAI in its app store rankings.<\/em>\u201d Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is the meaning of \u201cto<\/strong> foreclose competition<\/strong>\u201d. \u201cThe Apple-OpenAI arrangement has <\/em>foreclosed competition<\/em><\/strong> among generative AI chatbots, deprived competing generative AI chatbots of scale, and reduced quality and innovation.\u201d <\/em>Use the term in a sentence.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your opinion on this lawsuit?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What are your thoughts on Apple and OpenAI\u2019s exclusive deal? Do you think it is a form of monopoly? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your thoughts on OpenAI\u2019s statement regarding the lawsuit, \u201cThe filing was consistent with Mr Musk’s ongoing pattern of harassment.<\/em>\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Talk in details about another anti-monopoly lawsuit\u00a0you know of.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Share your thoughts on Apple\u2019s talks with Google over using Gemini chatbot to help power Siri, Apple\u2019s voice assistant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Read the article about X and xAI filing a lawsuit against […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,8710,301,292,289,293],"class_list":["post-30814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-business-and-business-english","tag-business-english","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nMusk Firms X and xAI Sue Apple and OpenAI Over AI Competition | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/musk-firms-x-and-xai-sue-apple-and-openai-over-ai-competition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Musk Firms X and xAI Sue Apple and OpenAI Over AI Competition | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate  Elon Musk\u2019s firms X and xAI has filed a lawsuit claiming that the Apple-OpenAI deal has no valid business reason to be exclusive. 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