June 16, 2026

Musk’s trade secret case against OpenAI is dead, and this time it’s permanent

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A federal judge has permanently killed xAI’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets related to the Grok chatbot. US District Judge Rita Lin dismissed the case with prejudice on Monday, meaning xAI cannot bring the same claims again. Lin sa...