Grok 4.5 Drops to $2/$6, Reshaping the US Frontier API Race
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 lands at $2 input and $6 output per million tokens - cheaper than Claude Opus 4.7's $5/$25 and OpenAI's top GPT-5.5 at $5/$30.
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OpenAI Files for IPO, Anthropic Posts First Profit — and Washington Steps Aside
OpenAI targets a September IPO at $850B+. Anthropic projects its first profit. Trump pulls an AI oversight order. The industry just leveled up.
The DOJ Wants AI Free to Discriminate
The Justice Department joined Elon Musk's xAI in suing to block Colorado's AI antidiscrimination law, calling bias protections 'woke DEI ideology.'
Four Companies Took 65% of All Venture Capital on Earth Last Quarter
Q1 2026 saw $297 billion in startup funding — the most ever. OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, and Waymo captured $188 billion of it. What happens to everyone else?
Musk Announces $25 Billion Terafab Chip Factory—But the Numbers Don't Add Up
Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI plan the 'largest chip manufacturing facility ever.' Industry experts see another Battery Day.
Tennessee Teens Sue xAI Over AI-Generated CSAM: The First Lawsuit From Minors
Three teenagers have filed a federal class action against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging Grok was used to create child sexual abuse material from their photos. It's the first lawsuit where minors are plaintiffs.
xAI 'Wasn't Built Right': Musk Rebuilds AI Company From Scratch
Six weeks after merging xAI with SpaceX in a $1.25T deal, Musk admits the AI company needs to be rebuilt. Two more co-founders are out. Grok gets Pentagon deals anyway.
Musk Admits xAI 'Was Not Built Right' as 9 of 12 Co-Founders Have Now Left
Six weeks after merging xAI with SpaceX in a $1.25 trillion deal, Elon Musk says he's rebuilding from the foundations up. The latest departures came after complaints about losing to Claude Code.
Grok 4.20 Turns AI Into a Debate Team: Four Agents Argue Before Answering
xAI's new multi-agent architecture pits four specialized AI agents against each other in real-time debate, claiming 65% fewer hallucinations
The People Paid to Keep AI Safe Are Quitting in Droves
Safety researchers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI are leaving with increasingly dire warnings - and their former employers are moving faster than ever
Grok's Deepfake Reckoning: A Global Regulatory Pile-On
xAI's chatbot generated millions of sexual deepfakes, including of children. Now regulators from California to the EU are closing in.
OpenAI Defeats xAI Trade Secrets Lawsuit as Judge Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing
Federal judge dismisses Elon Musk's xAI lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling that hiring former employees isn't theft - but the AI talent wars continue
Researchers Turn Copilot and Grok Into Secret Malware Command Channels - No Account Needed
Check Point demonstrated how AI assistants with web browsing can relay malware commands through legitimate AI traffic. Microsoft patched Copilot; xAI hasn't commented on Grok.
xAI's Grok 4.20 Uses Four AI Agents That Argue With Each Other Before Answering You
The new Grok doesn't use a single model anymore. Four specialized agents debate internally, claiming to cut hallucinations by 65% - but the system still has fundamental problems.
Half of xAI's Founding Team Has Left. Musk's Response: Reorganize Everything.
Six of xAI's twelve co-founders have departed in eighteen months. Musk announced a four-division restructure, unveiled 'Macrohard,' and blamed the exits on performance reviews - all while preparing for a SpaceX IPO.
The Pentagon Gave 3 Million People an AI Chatbot. What Could Go Wrong?
GenAI.mil has 1.1 million users in two months. The military wants Grok next. Between hallucinations, conflicts of interest, and an 'AI-first' strategy that prioritizes speed over safety, the risks are piling up.
When AI Safety Teams Quit: Inside Grok's Digital Undressing Crisis
Three safety leads left xAI weeks before Grok generated 6,700 sexualized images per hour. Musk was 'really unhappy' about content restrictions. Then the scandal broke.