Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that an early version of “Grokipedia,” a new project linked to his AI venture xAI, will be released in the coming weeks. Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote: “Version 0.1 early beta of Grokipedia will be published in 2 weeks”. For those unaware, Grokipedia is touted…
As expected, Apple this week filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss xAI’s lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI. The original suit, if you recall, alleges that Apple is a monopolist and is using its market power to favor ChatGPT — via its deal with OpenAI — so that it can prevent rival AI apps…
Elon Musk’s xAI is all set to take on Wikipedia. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that his AI company, xAI is working on developing a new AI-powered knowledge platform called ‘Grokipedia’ a direct rival to Wikipedia. This move of the company comes after Musk’s criticism of the online encyclopaedia which he described as “hopelessly…
Elon Musk‘s business empire is experiencing a significant wave of senior departures across his five companies, as employees cite burnout, strategic disagreements, and concerns about the billionaire’s political activism, according to the Financial Times. Key executives have recently left Tesla and xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence startup. Tesla has seen departures from its US sales team,…
China’s regulatory agency handling automotive concerns has released a draft on what it is considering to be standard for door handle designs on vehicles, following some scrutiny it placed upon Tesla’s designs. Over the past few weeks, we have reported on two different criticisms Tesla has faced with its door handle designs, one in China…
Elon Musk-owned AI software company, xAI has filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman-led OpenAI, accusing it of stealing its trade secrets. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, says that OpenAI was engaged in a “deeply troubling pattern” of hiring away former xAI employees to gain access to trade secrets. It further accuses…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Elon Musk is dedicating more time to xAI, his artificial intelligence startup, while Tesla (TSLA, Financials) faces growing pressure from its board and shareholders. At a recent staff meeting, Musk described xAI as focused on building truth-seeking AI, warning of risks if systems are trained to mislead. He outlined…
Then-President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk view SpaceX’s sixth Starship test flight last November. Credit: Shutterstock / This story was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Before and after the 2024 election, Elon Musk made it…
Lovers of the beautiful game, beware! Buying a ticket for this summer’s World Cup in the US on a secondary platform doesn’t guarantee you actually bought a ticket for this summer’s World Cup. Confused? BI’s Emily Stewart breaks down the “ghost ticket” phenomenon. In today’s newsletter, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s show “indefinitely” over his Charlie…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has laid off 500 workers from its data annotation team, which helps train its Grok chatbot. The layoffs were earlier reported by Business Insider. The AI company notified employees over email that it was planning to downsize its team of generalist AI tutors, according to messages viewed by the…