A federal judge denies OpenAI's bid to see SpaceXAI's confidential settlement with Apple in an antitrust case, finding the materials irrelevant after a review (Hassan Ali Kanu/Politico)

A federal judge has denied OpenAI's request to access a confidential settlement agreement between Apple and SpaceXAI, which is part of an antitrust case. According to 9to5Mac, the lawsuit was filed by Elon Musk's companies, X and SpaceXAI, who accused Apple and OpenAI of colluding to shut out competing AI apps from the market.

The settlement agreement was reached after X and SpaceXAI informed the court they would move to dismiss their claims against Apple. OpenAI had argued that the agreement's terms could contain relevant information for its defense, but Judge Mark Pittman found that the materials were irrelevant after reviewing them.

The judge was hesitant to compel the production of confidential settlement agreements, as per 9to5Mac. With the judge's decision, OpenAI will not have access to the confidential settlement agreement between Apple and SpaceXAI.

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