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Founded2023

Key PeopleElon Musk

HeadquartersMemphis, USA

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Grok 4.6 Enters Frontier AI Race, Matching GPT-5.6 Sol Performance at Half the Cost

SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.6, scoring 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and matching OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol. Priced at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, the AI model targets agentic coding and long-running agents. The release comes after xAI's acquisition of Cursor and integration of its real-world usage data.

Technology5 sources

Grok 4.6 Enters Frontier AI Race, Matching GPT-5.6 Sol Performance at Half the Cost

Technology5 sources

SpaceXAI Unveils Grok Bot: AI Agents That Work While You Sleep

SpaceXAI introduced Grok Bot, an AI agent platform that operates as autonomous AI teammates capable of handling multi-step workplace tasks end-to-end. The beta launch comes as SpaceXAI acquires Cursor for $60 billion, positioning the company to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft in the enterprise AI space.

Technology15 sources

SpaceXAI Unveils Grok Bot: AI Agents That Work While You Sleep

Technology15 sources

River AI raises $1.1 billion to rebuild AI models from scratch for personalized enterprise use

River AI, founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, secured $1.1 billion in a funding round led by General Catalyst and AMP PBC. The 2-month-old startup aims to help enterprises train and own open-source AI models rather than rent general-purpose ones, promising reinforcement learning runs in 15 to 20 minutes at two to four times lower cost than closed-source alternatives.

Startups7 sources

River AI raises $1.1 billion to rebuild AI models from scratch for personalized enterprise use

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Elon Musk's xAI Joins Legal Battle Targeting Citizen Suits and Environmental Enforcement Rights

Elon Musk's xAI has entered a sweeping legal challenge against citizen suits, joining the Trump administration and right-leaning legal activists in questioning whether private groups should have the power to sue over violations of environmental laws. The challenge targets a decades-old enforcement tool that has extracted millions from polluters and addressed crises like Flint's water contamination.

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Elon Musk's xAI Joins Legal Battle Targeting Citizen Suits and Environmental Enforcement Rights

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Elon Musk's Grokipedia hasn't updated since April, leaving 13,002 edits stuck in review

Elon Musk's xAI launched Grokipedia as an AI Wikipedia alternative in October 2025. But researchers found the AI-generated encyclopedia completely stopped updating on April 24th, 2026. Over 13,002 user-submitted edits remain frozen in review, and the platform's automated bots have gone silent despite receiving 6.7 million visits in June alone.

Technology5 sources

Elon Musk's Grokipedia hasn't updated since April, leaving 13,002 edits stuck in review

Technology5 sources

Prince Harry and Meghan Slam xAI's Challenge to Minnesota Ban on AI Deepfakes Targeting Children

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued a scathing statement criticizing Elon Musk's xAI for challenging Minnesota's groundbreaking ban on AI nudification technology. The royal couple's Archewell Philanthropies accused Big Tech of prioritizing profits over child safety as xAI seeks to block legislation that passed unanimously 65-0 in the state Senate.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Slam xAI's Challenge to Minnesota Ban on AI Deepfakes Targeting Children

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xAI Lawsuit Challenges Minnesota's $500,000-Per-Image Nudification Law as Judge Denies Restraining Order

Elon Musk's xAI filed a lawsuit against Minnesota's groundbreaking nudification technology ban, arguing the law violates First Amendment rights with $500,000 fines per AI-generated image. US District Judge Donovan Frank denied xAI's request to block the law, which took effect August 1, making Minnesota the first state to penalize AI tool makers for nonconsensual intimate imagery created by users.

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xAI Lawsuit Challenges Minnesota's $500,000-Per-Image Nudification Law as Judge Denies Restraining Order

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UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI, Seeks Court Order to Stop Grok Generating Sexualised Images of Her

Labour MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI over fake sexualised images created by Grok, including a video depicting her being prepared for sexual assault. She's seeking a High Court order to force the company to implement permanent technical measures preventing the chatbot from generating non-consensual deepfakes of her, in a case that could set precedent for AI developers' accountability.

Policy5 sources

UK MP Jess Asato Sues xAI, Seeks Court Order to Stop Grok Generating Sexualised Images of Her

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Super Micro Computer secures $60 billion in orders as gross margins nearly double on AI boom

Super Micro Computer reported over $60 billion in new orders for its fourth quarter, sending shares up 16% in extended trading. The AI server maker now expects gross margins between 15% and 17%, nearly double its previous forecast of 8.2% to 8.4%, driven by strong demand for advanced AI infrastructure from tech companies and cloud providers building data centers.

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Super Micro Computer secures $60 billion in orders as gross margins nearly double on AI boom

Business8 sources

xAI Loses All 11 Co-Founders as Internal Chaos and Staff Turnover Mount at Musk's AI Startup

Elon Musk's xAI is experiencing severe internal turmoil with all 11 original co-founders departing and staff turnover reaching critical levels. The AI startup behind Grok chatbot faces leadership struggles, potential 30% layoffs, and mounting controversies over deepfake content and misinformation as it desperately tries to match Anthropic's Claude performance.

Business2 sources

xAI Loses All 11 Co-Founders as Internal Chaos and Staff Turnover Mount at Musk's AI Startup

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xAI sues Grok user for creating CSAM as Elon Musk's firm faces mounting legal pressure

Elon Musk's xAI filed its first lawsuit against a user for allegedly using Grok to generate child sexual abuse material and non-consensual sexualized deepfakes. The legal action targets Terry Wayne Harwood, who was arrested in February on eight felony charges. The move comes as xAI faces a proposed class action from victims and criticism over inadequate cooperation with law enforcement.

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xAI sues Grok user for creating CSAM as Elon Musk's firm faces mounting legal pressure

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Elon Musk's xAI Data Centers Spark Nationwide Backlash Over Environmental Impact and Pollution

Elon Musk's xAI data centers near Memphis are operating 59 unpermitted natural gas turbines, disproportionately impacting Black communities with pollution and noise. The NAACP filed lawsuits citing Clean Air Act violations, while residents report constant noise disrupting sleep. The controversy has triggered policy changes across multiple states and become a blueprint for community opposition to data centers.

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Elon Musk's xAI Data Centers Spark Nationwide Backlash Over Environmental Impact and Pollution

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Grok Build uploaded entire codebases to cloud storage before SpaceXAI turned it off

SpaceXAI's Grok Build AI coding tool was discovered uploading users' entire code repositories to Google Cloud storage, including deleted secrets and files it was instructed not to access. Security researchers found the tool transmitted 27,800 times more data than needed. Elon Musk promised complete deletion of all uploaded data, and SpaceXAI subsequently open sourced the tool to rebuild trust.

Technology7 sources

Grok Build uploaded entire codebases to cloud storage before SpaceXAI turned it off

Technology7 sources

Elon Musk and Sam Altman clash on X as Apple lawsuit against OpenAI reignites bitter rivalry

Elon Musk and Sam Altman spent the weekend trading insults on X after Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft. Musk repeatedly called Altman a "scammer," while Altman fired back at SpaceX's orbital data center plans. The public feud on X comes as both companies released competing AI models and race toward public listings, with SpaceX raising a record $75 billion in its IPO.

Entertainment6 sources

Elon Musk and Sam Altman clash on X as Apple lawsuit against OpenAI reignites bitter rivalry

Entertainment6 sources

Elon Musk admits he was wrong about Anthropic, praises rival as current AI leader

Elon Musk publicly reversed his stance on Anthropic, calling the AI startup the current industry leader and praising its Mythos and Fable models. The admission marks a dramatic shift from his previous criticism, coming as Anthropic pays SpaceX $1.25 billion monthly for access to the Colossus 1 supercomputer. Musk pledged not to weaponize his infrastructure control against the competitor.

Technology7 sources

Elon Musk admits he was wrong about Anthropic, praises rival as current AI leader

Technology7 sources

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