2025-03-28
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, just purchased X, Elon Musk's social media company
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has purchased X, according to a post shared by Musk. Besides their similar names and owner, the companies are already connected through xAI's chatbot Grok, which is integrated into X.
X was acquired by xAI through an all-stock transaction. "The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt)," Musk writes. "xAI and X’s futures are intertwined." The companies plan on combining "data, models, compute, distribution and talent," using X's reach as a social platform to spread "xAI’s advanced AI capability." The post offers little detail beyond that, but the motivat [...]
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Elon Musk and xAI are suing Apple and OpenAI because Grok isn't topping the app charts
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xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets in new lawsuit
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I’m sidestepping the desperate attempts at April 1 shenanigans and focusing on the imminent Nintendo Direct broadcast, which is likely to confirm rumors and sink others.<br /> The last few Swi [...]
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The White House reportedly ordered xAI's Grok to be approved for government use
Despite some fallout between President Trump and Elon Musk, the White House appears to still be in Musk’s corner. Wired is reporting, based on documents obtained by the outlet, that the White House [...]
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xAI sues an ex-employee for allegedly stealing trade secrets about Grok
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