Tesla Stock Is Trending Tuesday: What's Going On? Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are in the spotlight Tuesday ahead of earnings this week. Here’s a look at what you need to know. Benzinga · Jul 22, 2025
Pentagon Awards up to $200 Million to AI Companies Whose Models Are Rife With Ideological Bias The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning. Reason · Jul 21, 2025
Elon Musk's latest blending of his business interests puts the Grok AI chatbot in all new Teslas—and raises questions around data and privacy It’s unclear whether the new partnership will allow xAI to use vehicle data to train its large language models. Fortune · Jul 19, 2025
GPT-5 will be here soon — here's why I'll be using it over Claude, Gemini and Grok GPT-5 is likely going to be more powerful than its competitors, and that's why it'll become my top choice of chatbot. Tom’s Guide · Jul 19, 2025
Elon Musk unveils new AI ‘companion’ inspired by 50 Shades of Grey and Twilight The tech billionaire’s artificial intelligence offshoot xAI debuted the new features, allow users to interact with animated characters, on Monday The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025
Elon Musk teasing a Grok male companion inspired by "50 Shades of Grey" — beating Microsoft's AI CEO at his own game xAI recently launched Grok 4, and Elon Musk says the tool is getting a new male companion with Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey traits. Windows Central · Jul 18, 2025
Elon Musk's xAI Unveils 'Sustainable' Way To Cool Memphis Data Center Amid Criticism From Environmental Rights Groups Elon Musk-led artificial intelligence company, xAI, unveiled new technology that will help the company "sustainably" cool its Memphis data center. Benzinga · Jul 18, 2025
'Elon Musk Promised Us Trillions In Cuts. Now, We Are Down To $9 Billion,' Says Fox News Host Fox News host Jessica Tarlov is calling out the shrinking scope of the spending cut package backed by President Donald Trump, taking aim at tech billionaire Elon Musk for making unrealistic promises while leading the Department of Government Efficiency. Benzinga · Jul 17, 2025
Elon Musk released xAI’s Grok 4 without any safety reports—despite calling AI more ‘dangerous than nukes’ Samuel Marks, an AI safety researcher at Anthropic, called the lack of safety reporting from xAI "reckless". Fortune · Jul 17, 2025
Elon Musk’s Grok releases two new ‘AI companions,’ including an anime girlfriend Elon Musk’s controversial artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has launched two new companions, including Ani, a Japanese girlfriend that responds to explicit user commands. Euronews · Jul 17, 2025
Elon Musk's xAI Faces Backlash From NAACP, Environmental Groups Over Memphis Data Center's Gas-Burning Turbine Permit Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has been slammed by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and environmental rights groups over its Memphis data center. Benzinga · Jul 17, 2025
Elon Musk's Tesla Under Fire From New York Officials Over Bylaw Blocking Shareholder Lawsuits: Investor Calls It 'Bait-and-Switch' Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is facing criticism from New York state officials over a bylaw change that restricts shareholder lawsuits. Benzinga · Jul 17, 2025
AI firms ‘unprepared’ for dangers of building human-level systems, report warns Future of Life Institute says companies pursuing artificial general intelligence lack credible plans to ensure safety The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025
A leaked xAI security key could put your data at risk — here’s what happened A government employee reportedly leaked a private xAI key, raising serious questions about AI security and user data protection. Tom’s Guide · Jul 16, 2025
Benzinga · Jul 16, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX Commits $2 Billion To xAI In $5 Billion Round As AI Startup Hits $113 Billion Valuation Amid Controversy SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion in Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI. The investment makes up nearly half of the company's recent $5 billion equity round, according to investors cited by The Wall Street Journal.
TechRadar · Jul 16, 2025 DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database The staffer had access to millions of Americans’ personal data.
Benzinga · Jul 16, 2025 Elon Musk's xAI Is Hiring Engineers To Build 'Waifu' Avatars For Grok AI — Salary Up To $440K Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, is offering a lucrative sum of money to engineers who can develop AI anime girl avatars as part of the company's artificial intelligence model, Grok's companion feature.
Benzinga · Jul 16, 2025 Elon Musk's 'Muskonomy' Strategy Could Take A 'Toll' On Tesla, Potentially Delaying Innovation, Warn Experts Elon Musk‘s strategy to leverage resources across his business empire, including Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), SpaceX, and xAI, has sparked investor concerns, particularly after a recent controversy involving chatbot Grok.
Benzinga · Jul 16, 2025 Gary Black Says Shareholder Vote The 'Fairest' Way To Decide On Tesla, xAI Merger, Questions Elon Musk's Plans To Sell: 'xAI Likely To Grow...' Future Fund LLC's veteran investor, Gary Black, thinks that a shareholder vote would likely be the ideal option to decide on a merger between Elon Musk's EV giant Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and xAI.
InsideEVs · Jul 15, 2025 Lucid CEO Warns New Cars Are About To Get More Expensive: 'No Other Way Around It' Today on Critical Materials: Lucid CEO issues a price warning, Musk's companies infuse cash into xAI and Hyundai will ride out tariffs with cheap cars.
The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2025 Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot melts down – and then wins a military contract It was a week of lows and highs for the tech billionaire after the CEO of X resigned and its AI chatbot declared itself a super-Nazi – followed by scoring a contract of up to $200m
PC Gamer · Jul 15, 2025 US Defense Department awards $200 million contract to Elon Musk's Grok aka 'MechaHitler' and is looking forward to deploying it 'in our warfighting domain' Actual decision-making will remain in the hands of humans, probably.
Benzinga · Jul 15, 2025 Elon Musk's Tesla Once Built Cars In A Tent To Meet Production Goals: Now, Mark Zuckerberg Is Channeling His Nemesis As Meta Builds AI Data Centers In Tents Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is investing heavily in AI as the company plans to build data centers that would use over 1 Gigawatt of power each.
Benzinga · Jul 15, 2025 Elon Musk's SpaceX Seeks AI Engineer To Power Next-Gen Space Missions Elon Musk's commercial space exploration company, SpaceX, has shared a listing for an AI engineer role at the company amid an artificial intelligence push.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2025 AI chatbot ‘MechaHitler’ could be making content considered violent extremism, expert witness tells X v eSafety case Tribunal hearing comes days after Elon Musk’s xAI apologised for antisemitic comments made by its Grok bot