xAI
31 mentions across all digests
xAI is an AI company founded by Elon Musk that develops the Grok model, recently merged with SpaceX, and is building AI chip infrastructure through the Terafab initiative to supply chips for autonomous vehicles, robots, and space-based data centers.
Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI
Elon Musk testified in a federal jury trial against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, alleging the company violated its founding mission to develop AGI for humanity's benefit and committing fraud and...
Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal
Google grants Pentagon unrestricted AI access where Anthropic refused over military surveillance and weapons concerns, exposing a corporate divide as OpenAI and xAI rush to fill the defense contract gap.
SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60 billion
SpaceX secures a $60 billion acquisition option for Cursor, pairing its leading AI coding product with the company's Colossus supercomputer (1 million H100 equivalents), escalating the race for AI infrastructure dominance.
The Battle for OpenAI’s Soul
Elon Musk's April 2026 lawsuit contests OpenAI's shift from nonprofit to for-profit structure, claiming breach of AGI-for-humanity charter in a case that could reshape AI governance and jeopardize OpenAI's IPO.
Last Week in AI #338 - Anthropic sues Trump, xAI starting over, Iran AI Fakes
Anthropic's Pentagon lawsuit over supply-chain blacklisting escalates AI regulation battles as Cursor, xAI, and Anthropic intensify coding-assistant competition with agentic tools and NVIDIA releases a 120B hybrid MoE model.