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From 20 million to 8 million in 3 months: Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot falls behind in the AI race

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is losing momentum after an early surge fuelled by controversy and viral features. New data, culled by analytics firm AppMagic, shows downloads and paid adoption have flattened sharply, while competitors such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini continue to grow rapidly across both consumer and enterprise markets worldwide.

‘Just sperm’: Shivon Zilis says Elon Musk helped her have children, insists there was ‘no romance’ during OpenAI trial

During a trial over OpenAI’s future, former board member and Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis revealed that Elon Musk’s path to fatherhood with her began with a "platonic" offer to donate sperm

AI chatbots are confidently giving dangerous medical advice: Study

AI may be stepping into healthcare, but it is not ready to replace medical expertise. A new study shows chatbots often deliver flawed advice with confidence, raising serious safety concerns. As adoption grows, the gap between perceived authority and actual accuracy could have real-world consequences for users seeking health guidance.

Apple almost dropped Grok from the App Store amid deepfake fury

Apple quietly moved to curb the spread of sexualised deepfakes generated by Grok, even threatening its removal from the App Store. Newly revealed details show how the tech giant intervened behind the scenes, raising fresh concerns about AI moderation, platform accountability, and the limits of current safeguards.

NAACP sues Musk's xAI, alleging illegal operation of gas turbines

The NAACP, represented by Earthjustice and the Southern Environmental Law Center, sued xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech, charging they violated the federal Clean Air Act by running 27 gas-fired turbines before getting necessary air permits for its massive data center that powers xAI's Grok chatbot.

Elon Musk's xAI sues Colorado over state's new AI law

The lawsuit cites White House executive orders criticizing state-by-state AI regulation and federal warnings that patchwork state laws could undermine US AI leadership and national security.

Elon Musk’s xAI loses final co-founders amid exits

According to reports, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, the final two co-founders at xAI, have now departed the company. This comes as Elon Musk was planning to overhaul the platform.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes IPO as early as this week, could raise over $75 billion: Report

SpaceX is preparing to file for an IPO as early as this week, with plans to raise over $75 billion in what could become one of the largest listings ever

Fresh legal blow for Elon Musk as three teens sue xAI over Grok abuse claims

xAI is under fire again as teenagers sue over alleged AI-generated explicit images. The controversy revives global concerns that already led to Grok being banned in multiple countries.

Indian-origin Engineer Aman Gottumukkala joins xAI, Musk welcomes him to the team

Indian-origin software engineer Aman Gottumukkala, founder of AI coding startup Firebender, has joined Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI. Musk welcomed him to the team after Gottumukkala announced he would work on advanced coding AI systems to automate software development.