One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani." ...

SpaceX has agreed to invest $2 billion in Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence company xAI. The investment makes up nearly ...

Key Takeaways Grok sparked global outrage after producing antisemitic and offensive content due to weak safety controls.Despite the controversy, xAI secured a $ ...

On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it had signed similar agreements, also with ceilings of $200 million, with industry leaders including Google, Anthropic, and ...

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has sparked controversy with the launch of two new "companion" chatbots, Ani and Bad Rudy ...

Is the Pentagon’s $200 million bet on Grok a masterstroke for American AI supremacy, or a high-stakes experiment with untested technology and ethics? The Department of Defense’s selection of xAI’s ...

The appeal, led by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the NAACP and Young, Gifted & Green, challenges local approval of 15 gas-burning turbines at xAI’s data center.

AI safety researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic are criticizing Elon Musk's xAI for "completely irresponsible" safety ...

AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and nonprofit organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” ...

Grok launches a controversial anime companion "Ani" for premium users, stirring debate just after securing a Department of ...

Kyle Chayka Staff writer covering technology and internet culture.