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Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI plans legal action against Apple, accusing it of favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT in App Store rankings and blocking competitors like xAI’s Grok. ChatGPT currently leads the US iPhone App Store, with Grok in fifth place, according to Reuters.

Musk also questioned Apple’s refusal to feature xAI apps in the “Must Have” section. Apple, OpenAI, and xAI have not responded to the allegations.

The dispute comes amid growing regulatory scrutiny and recent legal actions against Apple’s App Store practices, Reuters reported.

Taylor Swift has announced her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, following a teaser campaign and confirmation from her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. The album is available for pre-order, with the release date yet to be announced, BBC reported.

Her previous album, The Tortured Poets Department (2024), broke Spotify’s single-day streaming record. Earlier this year, Swift bought back the rights to her first six albums and continues re-recording them as “Taylor’s Versions.”

Swift recently ended her record-breaking Eras tour, which included 149 shows and generated about £1bn for the UK economy.

A second person has died after an explosion tore through a Pennsylvania steel plant on Monday, local officials have confirmed, BBC reported.

The body was discovered after a search operation which stretched into the evening at the US Steel Clairton site outside Pittsburgh.

Local police earlier confirmed that one other person had died and 10 others were injured in a large explosion which destroyed part of the plant.

An order instructing residents within a one-mile radius of the site to keep their windows and doors closed over air pollution fears triggered by the resulting fire was lifted on Monday evening. The cause of the blast is yet to be confirmed and an investigation is under way, according to BBC.

Trump declared a “crime emergency” in Washington, DC on Monday, authorizing the Department of Justice to take control of the city’s local law enforcement. At the same time, he announced the deployment of 800 National Guard troops to the capital, with 100 to 200 supporting law enforcement efforts.

According to Al Jazeera, protesters near the White House voiced their disapproval, with some describing the move as a significant and alarming escalation. Keya Chatterjee, executive director of advocacy group Free DC, called the action “authoritarian,” emphasizing concerns over the rights of DC residents and their long-standing calls for self-determination.