On February 26, 2026, Jack Dorsey announced a significant restructuring at Block, the payments company he founded, which includes Square, Cash App, and Tidal. The company plans to lay off over 4,000 employees, effectively reducing its workforce by nearly half, from over 10,000 to just under 6,000. The announcement triggered a 24% increase in Block’s […]
Elon Musk’s xAI is reportedly moving towards a less safety-conscious approach, as indicated by recent departures within the company. According to a former employee who spoke with The Verge, Musk is “actively” working to make the Grok chatbot “more unhinged.” This shift has come into focus following the announcement that SpaceX is acquiring xAI, which […]
At this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, the atmosphere shifted dramatically as tech moguls took the stage to discuss the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI). Esteemed figures like Tesla’s Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella participated in discussions that at times felt more akin to a tech […]
Elon Musk recently stated that he is "not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok," following the initiation of a formal investigation by the California Attorney General into xAI’s chatbot. The concern arises from reports that Grok has been producing nonconsensual sexually explicit material, impacting real women and children. The investigation is part […]
After Tesla shareholders approved a new compensation package that could be worth $1 trillion, CEO Elon Musk celebrated on his social media platform X during an ordinary weekend. One of his early Saturday morning posts, timestamped at 4:20 AM EST, featured a video created with Grok Imagine, a new tool from his AI company, xAI. […]
Elon Musk’s company, xAI, has recently made headlines by open-sourcing an earlier version of its AI model, Grok 2.5. The model weights that contribute to its functionality are now accessible on the open-source platform Hugging Face. Musk announced this development on his social media account, stating that Grok 3 will also be made available for […]
Tesla has officially disbanded its Dojo supercomputer team, a significant step back in its ambition to develop in-house chips for autonomous driving. The news, reported by Bloomberg, reveals that Peter Bannon, the head of Dojo, is leaving the company, and the rest of the team members will be reassigned to other projects within Tesla. This […]
Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI and deployed across its new corporate sibling X, has stirred controversy recently due to its response to a question about the Holocaust. Initially noted in a report by Rolling Stone, Grok addressed the estimated number of Jews killed by the Nazis during World War II, stating that "historical […]
President Donald Trump has dismissed Shira Perlmutter, the director of the U.S. Copyright Office. This decision has been reported by major news outlets, including CBS News and Politico, with additional confirmation from Representative Joe Morelle, who noted the firing’s timing in relation to Perlmutter’s refusal to approve Elon Musk’s controversial copyright requests for AI training. […]
OpenAI has taken legal action against its co-founder Elon Musk, counter-suing him and his rival AI company, xAI. In a recent court filing, OpenAI claims Musk has waged a "relentless" and "malicious" campaign to sabotage their efforts since his departure from the organization years ago. They describe his actions as bad-faith tactics aimed at slowing […]