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. Fortune · Dec 7, 2024
How to (briefly) chat with Grok on X for free xAI releases limited free tier for Grok AI chatbot on X. TechRadar · Dec 7, 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. Tom’s Hardware · 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. Benzinga · Dec 6, 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. Tom’s Hardware · Dec 5, 2024
Elon Musk's xAI To Expand Colossus Supercomputer Tenfold, Challenging Google, OpenAI And Jeff Bezos-Backed Anthropic Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has revealed plans to expand its Colossus supercomputer by over tenfold. This move is aimed at closing the gap with competitors such as Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. Benzinga · Dec 5, 2024
Sam Altman Isn't Worried About Elon Musk's Trump Ties, But Admits xAI Is A 'Really Serious Competitor' To OpenAI: 'Elon Will Do The Right Thing' Sam Altman downplayed concerns about Elon Musk's political ties to Donald Trump but acknowledged that Musk's AI startup, xAI, poses a serious threat to OpenAI. Benzinga · Dec 5, 2024
Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024
Elon Musk's budget-cutter-in-chief role for Trump is a 'dangerous combination' that risks creating conflicts of interest with his AI empire Elon Musk's future role advising President Trump on budget cuts through the new DOGE agency is raising alarm bells. Fortune · Dec 3, 2024
Fidelity Raises Valuation Of Elon Musk's X, But It Remains 72% Below Buyout Price Elon Musk took Twitter private for $44 billion. Fidelity raised the carrying valuation for the social media company in October after many months of markdowns. Benzinga · Dec 2, 2024
Elon Musk Seeks Court Order To Prevent OpenAI From Becoming For-Profit Company Musk, a co-founder who departed OpenAI in 2018, alleges he was defrauded of more than $44 million in donations. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2024
Fidelity boosts valuations of its stakes in Elon Musk's X and xAI startup, report says October saw a 32.37% jump in X's valuation, marking the biggest monthly increase since Fidelity helped Musk buy Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, Axios said. Fortune · Dec 1, 2024
ChatGPT might finally face some real competition from Grok xAI plans a standalone Grok AI chatbot app. TechRadar · Nov 29, 2024
Elon Musk Spent 18 Hours Reviewing 5-Minute Presentations From xAI Team Member On Grok Improvements Elon Musk's leadership style at xAI and other ventures is characterized by hands-on involvement, a focus on innovation, and a commitment to high standards. International Business Times UK · Nov 29, 2024
TechRadar · Nov 28, 2024 Elon Musk raises $6 billion for xAI’s Memphis data center; will purchase 100,000 Nvidia chips to boost Tesla’s full self-driving capabilities Elon Musk raises $6 billion to buy 100,000 Nvidia chips for xAI’s Memphis data center
Tom’s Hardware · Nov 28, 2024 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger visits Elon Musk’s Memphis data center, touts Xeon deployment — praises xAI team for building it “in such a short amount of time” Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger visits the Colossus AI Supercomputer and praises the xAI team for their quick work.
Benzinga · Nov 28, 2024 Elon Musk's xAI Plans To 'Make Games Great Again' With AI-Driven Game Studio — Can His Vision Reshape A Gaming Industry Dominated By Large Corporations? Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, plans to launch an AI-driven game studio aimed at disrupting corporate-dominated gaming by focusing on creativity and innovation, challenging profit-driven models and enhancing player-driven experiences.
PC Gamer · Nov 27, 2024 Elon Musk says too many game studios are owned by giant corporations so his giant corporation is going to start a studio to 'make games great again' Musk says he's going to launch an "AI game studio" at his xAI startup.
Benzinga · Nov 26, 2024 Want To Invest In Elon Musk's Private Companies Like SpaceX And xAI? Here's How You Can Do It Via This Cathie-Wood ETF Cathie Wood's ARK Venture Fund now provides investors indirect access to Elon Musk-led private companies, including SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), and xAI, offering exposure to high-profile ventures not publicly traded.
Fortune · Nov 21, 2024 Ark’s Cathie Wood lets retail investors bet on Elon Musk’s private startups and Trump proximity The fund has 15% exposure to Musk’s private companies.
Tom’s Hardware · Nov 18, 2024 Elon Musk's xAI reportedly shifts $6 billion AI server order from troubled Supermicro to its rivals Dell, Inventec, and Wistron land new orders from xAI as Supermicro faces significant financial challenges.
Top News · Nov 13, 2024 Elon Musk's Influence On U.S. Government Efficiency Elon Musk's appointment to lead a cost-cutting initiative raises concerns about conflicts of interest and regulatory impacts.
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2024 Elon Musk says he and Trump have 'mandate to delete' regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role Choosing billionaire Elon Musk to be what President-elect Donald Trump calls “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, is not the first time an American president has empowered a business tycoon to look for ways to dramatically cut federal regulations
Fortune · Nov 13, 2024 Elon Musk’s xAI safety whisperer joins Scale AI as an advisor Dan Hendrycks, AI safety advisor to Elon Musk's xAI, recently posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has taken on a similar role at Scale AI.
Tom’s Hardware · Nov 13, 2024 Elon Musk's massive AI data center gets unlocked — xAI gets approved for 150MW of power, enabling all 100,000 GPUs to run concurrently The Tennessee Valley Authority approved xAI's request for 150MW to power its AI supercomputer used for training Grok.