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SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
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SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing

SpaceX disclosed in its IPO filing that it has set aside over $500 million for potential litigation losses, partly due...

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SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers
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SpaceX Is Spending $2.8 Billion to Buy Gas Turbines for Its AI Data Centers

SpaceX is investing $2.8 billion in gas turbines to power its AI data centers as it expands into cloud computing. The...

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xAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over
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xAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over

xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 according to SpaceX's IPO filing, with the company planning significant expansion of its...

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Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more
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Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more

xAI is purchasing $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years to power its data centers, as...

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Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute
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Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute

Elon Musk's xAI has agreed to sell compute resources to Anthropic for $1.25 billion per month. This partnership...

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Former OpenAI Staffers Warn That xAI’s Poor Safety Record Could Complicate SpaceX’s IPO
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Former OpenAI Staffers Warn That xAI’s Poor Safety Record Could Complicate SpaceX’s IPO

Former OpenAI employees who founded an AI watchdog group are warning that xAI's poor safety practices could create...

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Musk’s xAI Launches Grok Build to Take on Claude Code, Codex
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Musk’s xAI Launches Grok Build to Take on Claude Code, Codex

Musk's xAI has launched Grok Build, a coding assistant designed to compete with Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's...

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x.AI plays catch-up with Grok Build, its first terminal-based coding agent
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x.AI plays catch-up with Grok Build, its first terminal-based coding agent

x.AI has launched Grok Build, a terminal-based coding agent that marks the company's entry into the competitive coding...

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Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger
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Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger

SpaceXAI has experienced significant staff attrition with over 50 employees leaving since its February merger, raising...

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Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center
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Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center

xAI's Colossus 2 data center in Mississippi is operating nearly 50 gas turbines as power plants, which has prompted a...

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We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic
Startups & FundingxAI

We’re feeling cynical about xAI’s big deal with Anthropic

xAI has made a significant deal with Anthropic, which could have implications for parent company SpaceX. The Equity...

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Is xAI a neocloud now?
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Is xAI a neocloud now?

xAI's primary business focus may be shifting toward data center infrastructure development rather than solely training...

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SpaceX may spend up to $119 billion on ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
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SpaceX may spend up to $119 billion on ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas

SpaceX is considering building a semiconductor factory called 'Terafab' in Texas with an initial investment of $55...

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xAI's new Custom Voices feature turns a minute of speech into a usable voice clone
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xAI's new Custom Voices feature turns a minute of speech into a usable voice clone

xAI has launched a new Custom Voices feature that allows developers to clone their own voices for AI applications using...

The Decoder
xAI drops Grok 4.3 with steep price cuts and an Imagine agent mode for creative projects
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xAI drops Grok 4.3 with steep price cuts and an Imagine agent mode for creative projects

xAI released Grok 4.3, featuring significant price reductions and improved tool use capabilities, along with a new...

The Decoder
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
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Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok

Elon Musk testified in court that his xAI startup used OpenAI's models through model distillation to improve its Grok...

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Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models
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Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models

Elon Musk testified that xAI trained its Grok model using distillation techniques on OpenAI models. The testimony...

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Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own
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Elon Musk Seemingly Admits xAI Has Used OpenAI's Models to Train Its Own

Elon Musk allegedly admitted under oath that xAI has used OpenAI's models to train its own AI systems, defending the...

Wired AI
xAI Launches grok-voice-think-fast-1.0: Topping τ-voice Bench at 67.3%, Outperforming Gemini, GPT Realtime, and More
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xAI Launches grok-voice-think-fast-1.0: Topping τ-voice Bench at 67.3%, Outperforming Gemini, GPT Realtime, and More

xAI has launched grok-voice-think-fast-1.0, a new voice model that achieves 67.3% on the τ-voice benchmark,...

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