SpaceXAI has launched Grok Bot, a beta service that lets users assign ongoing work to AI agents that can operate apps and websites through their own computer environments. The release comes alongside Grok 4.6, a new model that SpaceXAI positions for coding, knowledge work and longer agent-led tasks. Grok Bot is initially available on macOS, …
Elon Musk has reportedly acquired APR Energy, a supplier of mobile gas and diesel power equipment, as his AI company xAI seeks fast ways to supply electricity to its expanding data center operations. Fred Lambert reports for Electrek that the transaction surfaced in a Federal Trade Commission early termination notice, rather than through a public …
Cursor, the coding tool used across much of the Fortune 500, is quietly building a general-purpose AI agent for people who never touch code. Eloise Jones reports for TechTimes that the project, internally codenamed Sand, began rolling out to Cursor employees in late June, running on infrastructure leased from SpaceXAI. Sand is designed to answer …
Three major AI developers released new models within days of each other this week, and all of them lead with the same pitch: lower cost per task. Lorelei Smillie and Rachel Metz report for Bloomberg that OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.5 and Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 all promise more output for fewer tokens, the units …
Anthropic has signed an agreement with SpaceX to use the full compute capacity of Colossus 1, a data center in the United States. The deal gives Anthropic access to more than 300 megawatts of capacity, backed by over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs, within the month. Anthropic head of product Ami Vora announced the partnership at the …
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX with his artificial intelligence company xAI in a deal valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Loren Grush and Edward Ludlow report for Bloomberg. SpaceX acquired xAI to create what Musk calls “the most ambitious, vertically-integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth.” The combined company plans to integrate AI, rocket …
Governments in the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking legislative action to address the misuse of artificial intelligence in creating non-consensual images and voice recordings. The UK government is enforcing a law this week that makes it a criminal offense to create or request non-consensual intimate images. This move specifically targets tools like the Grok …
OpenAI has countersued Elon Musk, accusing him of harassment and trying to harm the company through “press attacks, malicious campaigns” and legal claims. The countersuit asks a federal judge to stop Musk from further actions against the AI company and hold him responsible for damages already caused. The legal dispute centers on OpenAI’s planned transition …
OpenAI’s board of directors has unanimously rejected a $97.4 billion takeover bid from Elon Musk and a group of investors. According to reporting by Cade Metz, Mike Isaac, and Jesus Jiménez in The New York Times, board chairman Bret Taylor stated that “OpenAI is not for sale.” The bid targeted the assets of OpenAI’s controlling …
XAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has launched its latest AI model Grok 3, marking a significant development in the competitive AI landscape. The new model family was unveiled during a livestreamed presentation, with Musk claiming it represents a major advancement over its predecessor, Grok 2. Technical Infrastructure and Capabilities The model’s development relied on …