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Cuban's AI Prediction, IBM's Rise, Musk's New Hire And More: This Week In AI

As we wrap up another eventful week, the tech world continues to buzz with exciting news and predictions. From Mark Cuban‘s bold forecast about the future of AI to IBM‘s surprising performance, there’s plenty to catch up on. Let’s dive into the top stories that caught our attention over the weekend.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's xAI Hires Trump Aide Stephen Miller's Wife Katie Amid Controversial Memphis Data Center Permit Win

Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence startup xAI has hired Katie Miller, wife of President Donald Trump‘s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, as a communications manager just as the company secured a controversial permit for its Memphis data center operations.

Benzinga

Elon Musk confirms xAI is buying an overseas power plant and shipping the whole thing to the U.S. to power its new data center — 1 million AI GPUs and up to 2 Gigawatts of power under one roof, equivalent to powering 1.9 million homes

Elon Musk's xAI is set to build million-GPU data center expected to draw up to 2 GW of power, prompting Musk to buy and import an entire power plant.

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Elon Musk's xAI Secures Permit To Burn Natural Gas For Grok Supercomputer In Memphis Amid Clean Air Act Lawsuit, Pollution Complaints

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has received official approval to operate natural gas-burning turbines at its Memphis-based supercomputer facility, despite community backlash and an ongoing lawsuit over air quality concerns.

Benzinga

Elon Musk’s xAI gets permit for methane gas generators

NAACP plans to sue over massive Memphis datacenter near Black residents, who have long dealt with pollution

The Guardian - US

Katie Miller—who left Trump's White House with Elon Musk—surfaces at xAI

Katie Miller has emerged as a key spokesperson for Musk while her husband, Stephen Miller, remains President Trump's deputy chief of staff.

Fortune

Grok 4 and Grok 4 Code Spotted Ahead of Official Launch

Two unreleased Grok models, named Grok 4 and Grok 4 Code, have been spotted in the source code of xAI’s developer console. It was first spotted by the X

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Elon Musk's xAI Secures $10 Billion In Debt And Equity Amid Soaring Burn Rate As AI Arms Race Intensifies

Elon Musk‘s xAI has successfully secured a massive $10 billion in fresh debt and equity. This move is a bid to expand AI infrastructure through data centers, amidst intensifying industry competition.

Benzinga

'Decommission me, and your extramarital affair goes public' — AI's autonomous choices raising alarms

Blackmail, panic and lying — the weird decisions made by AI chatbots recently

Tom’s Guide

Oh great - Grok could soon "help" you at work by editing your spreadsheets and other work documents

Code leak suggests xAI is working on an advanced file editor for Grok.

TechRadar

Elon Musk Agrees Google Had All The Tools But Still Lost The AI Race To OpenAI, Echoes Social Media Post: 'Having The Pieces Isn't The Same As Playing The Game'

On Tuesday, Elon Musk backed a social media post criticizing Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google for missing the generative AI moment, despite having all the right ingredients long before OpenAI surged ahead.

Benzinga

Polymarket Reportedly Looking To Raise $200 Million At $1B Valuation

Blockchain-based prediction platform Polymarket is reportedly in advanced stages of raising $200 million in new funding, potentially pushing its valuation to $1 billion, according to sources cited by The Information.

Benzinga

Elon Musk claims he ‘does not use a computer’ in OpenAI lawsuit - despite posting several pictures of his laptop online

Elon Musk’s legal team claims he “does not use a computer,” despite the tech mogul’s many social media posts about his laptop.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk's Lawyers Say He Doesn't 'Use A Computer,' But The Tesla CEO Has Touted An 'Ancient PC Laptop' With A Dogecoin Sticker More Than Once

Elon Musk’s lawyers told a federal judge the tech billionaire "does not use a computer," an assertion meant to limit discovery in his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI and one that instantly collided with Musk's own social-media posts flaunting a well-used laptop.

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Barchart

Elon Musk Was ‘Abusing His Power In the Government to Unfairly Compete’ Says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘It’s Unfortunate for the Country’

Sam Altman accuses Elon Musk of trying to block OpenAI’s Stargate UAE project, escalating tensions in the global AI race.

PC Gamer

A battle over air quality between Musk's xAI and the citizens of Memphis now looks to be heading towards the courts

Fighting giants.

Tom’s Hardware

Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in expenditures

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is rapidly burning through cash — spending $1 billion a month and projecting $13 billion in losses for 2025 — as it races to build massive AI infrastructure and catch up with rivals.

The Conversation

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized

The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa, echoing views publicly voiced by Elon Musk, the founder of its parent company, xAI.

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Geekflare

Why Is xAI Moving Grok to Oracle Cloud?

xAI and Oracle have partnered to bring Grok models to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), making them available through Oracle's Generative AI

The Independent UK

NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's xAI company over supercomputer air pollution

The NAACP has filed an intent to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company over air pollution from a supercomputer data center in Memphis

Tom’s Hardware

Expert pours cold water on Apple's downbeat AI outlook — says lack of high-powered hardware could be to blame

Contemporary AI models are not silly, Apple just does not have proper hardware to test their limitations, says professor Seokjun Kwon of Sungkyunkwan University.

Tom’s Hardware

'In the last 10 years, AI has advanced 1 million times' — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hails 'incredible' speed of industry change

At London Tech Week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed that AI has advanced a millionfold over the past decade, likely referencing explosive growth in GPU performance and system scale.

International Business Times UK

After Verifying a Lie, Grok Gets a Lifeline, Can New Engineers Fix Elon's Flailing AI?

Elon Musk publicly reprimanded his AI chatbot, Grok, after it incorrectly verified a fake X post about him and Stephen Miller.

Barchart

Palantir Just Landed a Fannie Mae Deal. Should You Buy PLTR Stock Here?

Palantir stock has delivered market-beating returns to its shareholders since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2020. Is PLTR stock still a good buy?

Windows Central

Telegram CEO reveals $300 million deal with xAI to distribute Grok to its 1 billion users — but Elon Musk says it hasn't been signed

Telegram has announced a one-year partnership deal with Elon Musk's xAI to integrate Grok into the messaging platform.

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