A federal judge has tossed xAI’s trade-secrets case against OpenAI, ruling that Elon Musk’s startup didn’t plead enough facts tying OpenAI itself to any theft—while still leaving the door open for xAI to try again. U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin granted OpenAI’s motion to dismiss with leave to amend, finding that xAI’s allegations largely focused on former employees’ behavior rather than misconduct by OpenAI, the sole defendant. xAI filed the lawsuit last September, accusing OpenAI of orchestrating a " ...