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Google terminates 200 AI contractors — 'ramp-down' blamed, but workers claim questions over pay and job insecurity are the real reason behind layoffs

Google has fired over 200 AI response rating contractors as part of what it claims is a "ramping down" of that role. They join hundreds of other low-paid AI workers who have been let go at various AI developers in recent weeks.

Tom’s Hardware

Anthony Scaramucci Says A Tesla–xAI Merger 'Feels Inevitable' As Shareholders Push For Investment In Grok Parent

On Sunday, Anthony Scaramucci fueled speculation about a potential Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)–xAI merger. The SkyBridge Capital founder said on X that it "feels inevitable" as Elon Musk ramps up efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into his companies.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's xAI Reportedly Lays Off 500 Workers From Data Annotation Team As Startup Pivots To Specialist AI Tutors For Grok Expansion

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has reportedly laid off at least 500 workers from its data annotation team as it shifts focus toward specialist roles aimed at accelerating the development of its Grok chatbot.

Benzinga

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FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Thought OpenAI Had A '0%' Chance Of Success, Says Sam Altman, Calls xAI A 'Competitive Clone'

Sam Altman, co-founder of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, says that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been upset at the success of ChatGPT.

Benzinga

Oracle's Exceptional Backlog Confirms Its Role As Key AI Enabler: Analyst

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) shares jumped after the company reported first-quarter results, driven by stronger-than-expected growth in its cloud and AI infrastructure business and a record backlog of multi-billion-dollar contracts, highlighting its expanding role in the rapidly growing AI market.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Says Open-Sourced X Algorithm Will Showcase Flaws, Improve Transparency As Trump Aide Peter Navarro Alleges 'Propaganda' On The Platform

Billionaire Elon Musk says that his team at the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) decided to make the platform's algorithm open source to showcase its "many flaws."

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Gene Munster Thinks Elon Musk Should Combine Tesla With xAI To Achieve 'Fairy Tale' Ending With $8.5 Trillion Market Cap

Deepwater Asset Management's co-founder Gene Munster thinks that Elon Musk should combine Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) with his artificial intelligence company xAI to achieve the $8.5 trillion market capitalization target for the EV giant.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Could Pocket Unprecedented $1 Trillion in New Pay Package — If He Hits Mega Milestones

Tesla's board has put a new compensation plan for Chief Executive Elon Musk to a shareholder vote. The package is contingent on the company reaching a series of challenging milestones, from financial targets to new product launches.

International Business Times UK

The exit of Elon Musk’s xAI CFO is the latest example of executive turnover at high-profile startups

Experts say exiting executives don’t want to become the “fall guy."

Fortune

Sam Altman Warns Of AI Bot Surge On Elon Musk's X, Revives 'Dead Internet' Fears As Feud With xAI Escalates

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raised concerns on Wednesday about the growing presence of artificial intelligence-generated accounts on Elon Musk‘s X platform, signaling potential implications for social media authenticity and AI deployment strategies.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's xAI Hit By CFO Exit, Adding To Wave Of Leadership Departures: Report

Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence startup xAI faces mounting leadership instability as Chief Financial Officer Mike Liberatore departed in late July after just three months on the job, marking the latest in a series of high-profile executive exits that could signal operational challenges for the AI venture.

Benzinga

Marc Benioff Visits Elon Musk, Hails Tesla CEO's Robotics Push Amid AGI Criticism

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) CEO Marc Benioff has hailed Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk over the latter's work with the EV giant.

Benzinga

AI Start-ups Are Rolling in Cash

Investors are plowing record sums of money into artificial intelligence start-ups. Even as sales grow swiftly, losses are piling up for AI firms.

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Elon Musk's xAI Hits Ex-Employee With Lawsuit Claiming Trade Secrets Ended Up At OpenAI

Elon Musk‘s xAI has initiated legal proceedings against a former engineer. The firm alleges that the engineer stole trade secrets and subsequently took them to rival firm OpenAI.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Makes Time 100 AI List This Year After Being Excluded From 2024 Edition

Fans of Elon Musk were upset with his exclusion from the TIME100 AI list last year with the xAI founder noticeably absent. The 2025 list finds Musk returning after his 2024 absence.

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Elon Musk’s insecurity is showing — knowing he can’t win the hard way, he’s scrambling for the easiest shortcut to cash in

Elon thinks Apple's blocking his chatbot on purpose…

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Legal Team Fights To Block OpenAI's Access To Meta's Bid Documents

Elon Musk’s legal team has filed a motion to prevent OpenAI from obtaining documents related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for its assets, according to court filings.

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Elon Musk Predicts xAI Alone Will Buy ‘Billions’ of AI Chips Costing As Much as $25 Trillion, With 50 Million Chips Coming Within ‘5 Years’

Elon Musk projects tens of millions of H100-class AI chips within five years, highlighting compute’s primacy and sweeping market implications.

PC Gamer

Elon Musk claims to be making Microsoft competitor named Macrohard and despite the 'tongue-in-cheek name', the project is unfortunately 'very real'

Currently waiting for Doors 11.

Euronews

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit

“In a desperate bid to protect its smartphone monopoly, Apple has joined forces with the company that most benefits from inhibiting competition and innovation in AI: OpenAI," the lawsuit reads.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's xAI, X Sue Apple And OpenAI, Seek Billions In Damages, Say ChatGPT Partnership Is A 'Tale Of Two Monopolists Joining Forces'

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI and social media platform X have filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, alleging the companies favored ChatGPT over xAI's Grok and others.

PC Gamer

Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over ChatGPT exclusivity on iOS devices, accuses them of 'thwarting competition and innovation in the generative AI chatbot market'

The beef between Musk and Sam Altman gets a little bigger.

The Conversation

The rise of humanlike chatbots detracts from developing AI for the human good

Grok is a generative artificial intelligence (genAI) chatbot by xAI that, according to Elon Musk, is “the smartest AI in the world.” Grok’s latest upgrade is Ani, a porn-enabled anime girlfriend, recently joined by a boyfriend informed by Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's Biggest AI Fear Isn't Google—It's China

Elon Musk may be racing Google in the AI colosseum, but his real anxiety is pointed east. The billionaire, whose startup xAI is churning out jaw-dropping milestones at breakneck speed, posted on X that "companies in China will be the toughest competitors" because of their sheer dominance in electricity generation…

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