Elon Musk's X and SpaceXAI must submit their agreement with Apple to a federal court by Thursday to allow a co-defendant to review the terms. A judge in Texas issued the order after OpenAI sought access to the settlement to defend against Musk's continuing antitrust claims. OpenAI's legal team argues the undisclosed deal could undercut X's attempts to secure monetary damages from the AI developer.

X dropped Apple from the lawsuit this week while maintaining its legal action against OpenAI. The case alleges Apple broke antitrust laws by exclusively integrating ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence, though Apple denies the deal was exclusive. The court's decision forces the private resolution into the record as the litigation proceeds.