XAI's Macrohard project stalls as Tesla ramps up a similar AI agent effort

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Tech leaders pledge to power their own data centers during meeting with Trump

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Executives from eight tech companies joined Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

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xAI founding member describes 'grind' to get first Grok model out: 'No drugs, not even caffeine, just pure adrenaline'

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XAI founding member Toby Pohlen wrote that the company taught him to "grind with purpose."

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Here are the key xAI figures who have departed in the recent exodus

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Elon Musk is merging xAI with SpaceX, his rocket company.

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A former OpenAI and xAI staffer says he burned out in AI labs, so he's quitting and going back to Vietnam

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"I cannot believe I would say this one day, but I am burnt out," said a former OpenAI and xAI staffer who's returning to his home country of Vietnam.

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Sam Altman scores a win over Elon Musk as judge tosses xAI poaching suit

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Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right) have taken their legal battle to the court of public opinion, trading barbs in posts on X.

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War rooms, group chats, and video games: Inside Elon Musk's AI startup

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What's it like to work for Elon Musk? X's product head describes small, flat teams with weekly reviews from Musk himself

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Nikita Bier said that Elon Musk's X was "essentially operating like a startup."

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Elon Musk and OpenAI posture over pizza as the AI talent war heats up

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An OpenAI engineer says his company's pizza is better than xAI's. It's part of a recruitment pitch that has real stakes for both tech companies.

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The art of the squeal: What we can learn from the flood of AI resignation letters

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