Tue. 08/12 – Elon To Sue Apple To Get At Sam?
Aug 12, 2025•18 min
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Summary
The podcast dives into major tech news, starting with Elon Musk's claims of antitrust violations against Apple, alleging unfair App Store rankings that favor OpenAI. It then moves to Apple and Google's significant antitrust ruling in Australia, setting a precedent for developer compensation. A detailed look reveals Jensen Huang's strategic lobbying efforts to navigate US-China trade tensions, ensuring Nvidia's continued access to the Chinese market. Finally, the episode explores the growing trend of AI companies offering services at extremely low costs, signaling a potential commoditization and price war in the AI industry.Episode description
Elon says he might take legal action against Apple, but it’s probably his beef with Sam Altman rearing its head once again. A long piece looking at how Jenson won in China, though also, HAS he won WITH China… yet? And is the race to the bottom in AI pricing happening already?
Links:
- Musk says xAI to take legal action against Apple over App Store rankings (Reuters)
- Tech giants Apple and Google lose landmark court case as federal judge rules they engaged in anti-competitive conduct (ABC)
- China Urges Firms to Avoid Nvidia H20 Chips After Trump Resumes Sales (Bloomberg)
- With Billions at Risk, Nvidia CEO Buys His Way Out of the Trade Battle (WSJ)
- Anthropic offers Claude chatbot to US lawmakers for $1 (FT)
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