HPE may have been beaten Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn AI contract, but it's not for the Colossus supercomputer HPE beat Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn contract to supply Elon Musk's X with AI servers TechRadar · Jan 18, 2025
'California Hates You': Elon Musk Responds to Backlash After Providing Free WiFi in Fire-Hit Areas An Elon Musk and Donald Trump admirer sparked a firestorm after praising his plan to aid wildfire victims in California with Cybertrucks and Starlink. International Business Times UK · Jan 14, 2025
Grok steps out to mobile with new standalone iOS app xAI releases Grok mobile app for iOS. TechRadar · Jan 13, 2025
xAI could have power problems in Memphis AI companies have electricity needs regional power systems may struggle to support. Fortune · Jan 9, 2025
xAI's standalone Grok iOS app launches in the US — here's how to find it Grok is a chatbot created by Elon Musk's AI lab xAI, and it's now available in a standalone app. Tom’s Guide · Jan 9, 2025
Sam Altman’s sister has taken her graphic claims he sexually abused her to court: ‘Utterly untrue,’ responds the CEO of OpenAI Ann Altman is asking for $150,000 in damages, alleging her brother repeatedly abused her over the course of roughly nine years. Fortune · Jan 8, 2025
Memphis warns it may not be able to power Elon Musk’s lofty 'Colossus' supercomputer expansion plans “We are dealing with the physical realities of what our utility system can provide," the CEO of the city's utility provider said in a city meeting about xAI's plans to massively expand the so-called Colossus facility. Fortune · Jan 8, 2025
Elon Musk confirms that Grok 3 is coming soon — pretraining took 10X more compute power than Grok 2 on 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs Grok 3 took 10X compute power to train than Grok 2. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 6, 2025
United Airlines to roll out Starlink for passengers this Spring — download speeds up to 220 Mbps United Airlines will begin adding Starlink Wi-Fi connectivity to its entire fleet, beginning with regional planes this spring. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 6, 2025
Elon Musk won’t abuse his political power to target competitors, says rival OpenAI boss Sam Altman Elon Musk has been testing the limits of his political influence ever since Trump was elected, but he may stop short of using the full force of the White House. Fortune · Jan 6, 2025
Microsoft surprises analysts with massive $80B AI investment plans for 2025 From large-scale datacenters, to leading-edge AI processors: Microsoft bets big on AI infrastructure. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 5, 2025
Elon Musk's xAI Raises £4.78B to Ramp up R&D Across His Firms as Revenues Near £79M Annually xAI raised £4.78 billion to accelerate training its next-generation powerful AI model, Grok 3, alongside enhancing technology across SpaceX and Tesla. International Business Times UK · Dec 29, 2024
Elon Musk's xAI raises $6 billion to build even more powerful AI supercomputers — Nvidia, AMD contribute to funding round xAI, which is set to build a supercomputer with 200,000 Nvidia GPUs, raises $6 billion. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 25, 2024
Grok's mobile app is here – and it might not be very careful xAI releases Grok mobile app for iOS. TechRadar · Dec 24, 2024
TechRadar · Dec 23, 2024 Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer gets 150MW power boost despite concerns over grid impact and local power stability xAI gains 150MW power approval for its supercomputer, but locals fear impact on grid and future power availability.
Tom’s Guide · Dec 23, 2024 Grok is coming to iPhone — Elon's X-based chatbot is getting its own app Grok, the X-based chatbot is getting its own dedicated iOS app, taking on ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.
Windows Central · Dec 18, 2024 Elon Musk's free-for-all Grok-2 AI turns the billionaire into a pariah, reportedly spreading misinformation with narcissistic tendencies X's Grok-2 is now accessible and free for all users. Some have lauded the tool's ultra-realistic photo generation capabilities, while others have gotten the tool to make fun of the company CEO, Elon Musk.
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2024 How to use Grok: X/Twitter's 'edgy' AI chatbot is now free for everyone The bot could even start showing up alongside your tweets with more info on what you’re posting
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024 OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship' A 7-year-old dispute between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company
The Guardian - US · Dec 13, 2024 Elon Musk’s six major conflicts of interest with the federal government As co-chair of Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, the world’s richest man is likely to get richer
Fortune · Dec 7, 2024 What David Sacks as AI czar (with Elon Musk as wingman) could mean for OpenAI With David Sacks as AI Czar and Elon Musk in Trump’s inner circle, OpenAI may face challenges from two of its biggest critics.
TechRadar · Dec 7, 2024 How to (briefly) chat with Grok on X for free xAI releases limited free tier for Grok AI chatbot on X.
Tom’s Hardware · Dec 6, 2024 Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations Supermicro plans build local operations in Memphis, Tennessee to support Musk's expansion of the xAI Colossus supercomputer.
Benzinga · Dec 6, 2024 Elon Musk's xAI Raises $6B For The 2nd Time This Year As It Looks To Take The Challenge To OpenAI, Google And Jeff Bezos-Backed Anthropic Elon Musk-led xAI disclosed on Thursday that it has raised $6 billion, with nearly 97 investors participating in the fundraising round.
Tom’s Hardware · Dec 5, 2024 Elon Musk plans to scale the xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — currently at over 100,000 H100 GPUs and counting xAI to scale the Colossus supercomputer to one million processors, which could create the most powerful machine in the world.