Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to bolster battle against OpenAI

Meet the power players at Elon Musk's xAI, the startup taking on OpenAI with its Grok chatbot
Meet the key figures at Elon Musk's xAI, the $50 billion startup behind the chatbot Grok that's taking on ChatGPT.
Elon Musk’s xAI receives another $6B in funding as Grok app looms
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, raised another $6 billion in funding, TechCrunch reported via the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing reports that each investor, of nearly 100, had to give a minimum of $77,
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to bolster battle against OpenAI: ‘Gonna need a bigger compute!’
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI revealed that it raised $6 billion in its latest funding round as the startup continues to ramp up in its battle against bitter rival OpenAI. Musk took a victory lap after announcing Monday on his social media platform X that the company concluded its Series C funding round — which is usually the final stage of venture capital financing.
Elon Musk’s xAI lands $6 billion funding breakthrough
Elon Musk‘s xAI has secured another $6 billion in funding. After landing the same amount in June, the artificial intelligence startup launched by the billionaire businessman – who is the founder of Tesla and SpaceX and CEO of X (formerly Twitter) – has received further investments in its Series C funding round.
Elon Musk's xAI raises $6 billion funding from BlackRock, Nvidia, AMD, and others
Elon Musk's AI venture xAI raises $6 billion in Series C funding round on Monday, December 23. Blackrock, AMD, Nvidia, Fidelity were among the top investors pooling in the investment.
I Called 1-800-ChatGPT and Talked to the AI Chatbot. It Might Be the Smartest Idea I’ve Seen Yet
This morning, I spent 15 minutes on the phone with ChatGPT. You probably know by now that OpenAI released the ability to dial 1-800-ChatGPT to interact with the chatbot via voice call. And, so, for ...
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You can now talk to OpenAI’s chatbot by dialing 1-800-ChatGPT
OpenAI said it’s useful for people who don’t have consistent access to high-speed data. Anyone around the world can also ...
Elon Musk Vs. Sam Altman: Inside The Feud Over OpenAI And ChatGPT
A story of control and competition unfolds, with the ongoing feud between OpenAI co-founders, Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
OpenAI announces new o3 model — but you can’t use it yet
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at OpenAI’s last — and biggest — announcement from its “12 Days of ...
OpenAI says it’s not using voice data or transcripts of calls to new 1-800-ChatGPT phone line for AI training
Offering a free phone service to collect voice data is a tried-and-true Silicon Valley technique pioneered by Google.
We asked OpenAI’s Santa chatbot for logistics tips. It stressed celebrating small wins
That’s according to OpenAI’s Santa Mode, a limited-time AI version of Kris Kringle himself. Earlier this month, OpenAI CEO ...
OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘ship-mas’: all the new announcements
OpenAI’s 12 days of “ship-mas” have officially begun, with the company set to reveal some new features, products, and demos during all 12 days starting December 5th, just a few days shy of the second ...
OpenAI is done with Shipmas and staring down daunting challenges for 2025
Most notably, there’s co-founder Elon Musk, who now runs rival startup xAI, and is in the midst of a heated legal battle with ...
OpenAI unveils its most advanced o3 reasoning model on its last day of 'shipmas'
For 12 days straight, OpenAI unveiled 'new things, big and small.' Here's what's new today and a full round-up of all the ...
Report: Microsoft to deploy in-house models to reduce its reliance on OpenAI for 365 Copilot
The latest reports suggest that Microsoft is aiming to introduce in-house and other third-party AI models to 365 Copilot to ...
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How smartphones powered the AI boom in 2024
The generative AI boom continued at pace in 2024, with smartphones becoming a key battleground for the technology’s development as Samsung, Google and Apple all introduced new AI tools to their ...