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xAI hired gig workers to boost Grok on a key AI leaderboard and 'beat' Anthropic's Claude in coding
Internal docs show xAI paid contractors to "hillclimb" Grok's rank on a coding leaderboard above Anthropic's Claude.
OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI
AI safety researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other organizations are speaking out publicly against the “reckless” and “completely irresponsible” safety culture at xAI, the billion-dollar AI startup owned by Elon Musk.
Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says
In their appeal, the NAACP and other groups argued that the SCHD put xAI profits over Black people's health, granting unlawful exemptions while turning a blind eye to xAI's operations, which allegedly started in 2024 but were treated as brand-new in 2025.
xAI official updates Colossus 2 plans in Memphis, but not how site will be powered
An xAI official provided new details about plans for the artificial intelligence company's second Memphis facility — but not how it will be powered.
XAI in talks to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reports
Elon Musk's xAI is in discussions to lease data center capacity in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal
A week after Grok's antisemitic outburst, which included praise of Hitler and a post calling itself "MechaHitler," Elon Musk's xAI has landed a US military contract worth up to $200 million. xAI announced a "Grok for Government" service after getting the contract with the US Department of Defense.
SZA calls out xAI over environmental racism, says we're all "codependent on a machine"
SZA puts at least some of her focus specifically on Memphis, Tennessee, which is home to about 630,000 people, and also xAI’s Colossus data center, which is working hard to try to out-do that human population in terms of how large a carbon footprint it can produce.
xAI has open roles for building AI “waifus.”
Want to help xAI create more AI avatars after my colleague Victoria Song said Grok’s anime companion made her want to “bleach my soul and get myself to a nunnery”? You can now apply to be a fullstack engineer or a mobile Android engineer where that’s your full-time job.
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NAACP and Young, Gifted & Green challenge xAI data center permits over South Memphis air pollution
The two groups have demanded the state's health department take action against Elon Musk's xAI company.
Tesla to hold shareholder vote on whether to invest in xAI
Tesla will hold a shareholder vote on whether Elon Musk’s carmaker should invest in his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, the billionaire said in a post on X Sunday.
xAI gives first public explanation for why Grok called itself 'MechaHitler' and cited Elon Musk's opinions
AI explained why Grok 4 seemed to search for Elon Musk's opinions when asked about some hot-button topics.
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