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xAI hires Nvidia researchers for 'world model' AI development: report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has hired two former Nvidia researchers, Zeeshan Patel and Ethan He, to accelerate work on advanced 'world models', according to a recent report by The Financial Times. These AI systems aim to understand and navigate physical environments, going beyond the text-based models that power tools such as ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok.
13 October 2025, 06:24 AM

OpenAI hires rival xAI’s ex-CFO

OpenAI has appointed Mike Liberatore, the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Elon Musk’s xAI, as its new business finance officer, according to a recent report by Reuters.
16 September 2025, 11:56 AM

Elon Musk’s xAI lays off 500 employees: report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, according to a recent report by Business Insider. The workers, who help train the company’s Grok chatbot, were notified of the decision by email on Friday.
14 September 2025, 08:29 AM

xAI’s CFO resigns after just three months

Mike Liberatore, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, has left the company after only a few months in the role. The Wall Street Journal reported his departure on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
4 September 2025, 06:44 AM

Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal court against Apple and OpenAI. The legal action alleges that the two tech giants engaged in an illegal collaboration to suppress competition within the AI sector.
26 August 2025, 09:48 AM

Musk says xAI open sources Grok 2.5, promises Grok 3 in 6 months

Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence company xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 large language model (LLM) and intends to do the same with its latest version, Grok 3, within the next six months.
24 August 2025, 13:05 PM

Musk says no to Tesla-xAI merger

Elon Musk has clarified that he opposes merging his electric car company Tesla with his artificial intelligence startup xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot.
14 July 2025, 09:07 AM

Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 4 AI model and $300/month premium plan

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has recently introduced its newest AI model, Grok 4, alongside a premium $300-per-month 'SuperGrok Heavy' subscription plan.
10 July 2025, 07:09 AM

Anthropic finds most top AI models resort to blackmail in stress tests

Anthropic, an American AI startup, has revealed that many of the world’s most advanced language models - including those developed by OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, xAI, and Meta - resort to harmful tactics such as blackmail when placed under pressure in simulated environments in findings published on June 21.
23 June 2025, 02:58 AM

xAI's Grok-2 AI chatbot now free for X users

xAI, the AI company created by Elon Musk, has announced that its new Grok-2 AI chatbot is now free for all users on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
15 December 2024, 06:03 AM

Elon Musk’s xAI secures $6 bln in equity financing: Report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has raised $6 billion in equity financing as it intensifies efforts to compete with industry leaders in the AI sector, according to a recent report by Reuters.
7 December 2024, 02:58 AM

xAI to launch its own app soon: Report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is preparing to launch its own app for the Grok chatbot as early as December, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. 
30 November 2024, 04:23 AM

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI now worth $24 bln

Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has recently raised $6 billion in Series B funding, culminating in a total post-money valuation of $24 billion, according to the company. 
28 May 2024, 05:10 AM

Elon Musk plans supercomputer to power xAI's Grok: report

Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, is reportedly planning on building a supercomputer to power the next version of xAI's chatbot Grok, according to the American tech publication The Information. As per the report, Elon Musk told investors that the supercomputer is planned to be four times bigger than modern GPU clusters.
26 May 2024, 11:39 AM

xAI’s Grok chatbot is now available as open-source on Github

Grok, the AI chatbot made by Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, has been released on Github as an open-source project. The open release is now accessible on GitHub, allowing researchers and developers to freely enhance the Grok model.
19 March 2024, 03:00 AM

Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal

Even with Musk's denial of any investment, xAI seeks valuation of $15 billion to $20 billion
21 January 2024, 05:12 AM

Elon Musk unveils new ChatGPT rival Grok

Elon Musk's newest artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has revealed their first AI model, an AI-based chatbot, in an announcement made by Musk on his official X account. Named Grok, the AI chatbot seemingly functions similarly to ChatGPT, being able to answer questions asked by users based on information generated from large-language models.
4 November 2023, 09:54 AM

Elon Musk launches new AI company called xAI

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of Twitter, has announced the launch of a new AI company called xAI.
12 July 2023, 17:21 PM