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How Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok could be helping bring about an era of techno-fascism

Elon Musk’s update of his chatbot Grok went seriously awry recently when it started spouting antisemitic comments and presented itself as “Mecha-Hitler.” Less than two weeks later, xAI, the company that developed Grok, secured a US$200 million contract with the Pentagon in the United States.

The Conversation

Elon Musk's xAI Plans To Raise $12 Billion In Debt To Buy Nvidia Chips And Build One Of The World's Largest AI Superclusters: Report

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI is reportedly seeking to raise up to $12 billion in debt to fund a massive AI supercomputing infrastructure powered by Nvidia Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips.

Benzinga

Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Slams Musk Over Failure To Address Grok's Antisemitic Responses: 'Reckless, Unacceptable'

A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent a letter to Elon Musk, condemning him over xAI's failure to take "reasonable measures" against its chatbot's antisemitic responses

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Tom’s Guide

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.

Benzinga

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.

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DOGE employee leaks private xAI API key from sensitive database

The staffer had access to millions of Americans’ personal data.

Benzinga

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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