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X Marks the Spot: Musk to Ban Apple Devices Over OpenAI Integration
artificial intelligence // June 10, 2024

Elon Musk said Monday (June 10) that Apple devices will be banned at his companies if they integrate OpenAI at the operating system (OS) level. Musk, who runs Tesla, SpaceX, X and other companies, said this after Apple announced Monday that it has partnered with...

Musk’s xAI Plans Spotlight Tesla’s Autonomy Challenges
Artificial Intelligence // June 05, 2024

For as long as cars have existed, entrepreneurs have chased the dream of autonomous vehicles. Self-driving vehicles, across commercial, personal and industrial use, have the potential to transform — and connect — nearly all facets of commerce and the digital economy. But with news reported...

Elon Musk’s Startup xAI Raises $6 Billion to Accelerate R&D
Investments // May 27, 2024

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI has raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round, giving it a pre-money valuation of $18 billion. The company will use the new funding to take its first products to market, build advanced infrastructure and accelerate its...

Musk’s xAI Aims to Launch Supercomputer by 2025
artificial intelligence // May 26, 2024

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is hoping to build its own supercomputer. The tech billionaire aims to launch the project — which would run the next iteration of xAI’s chatbot Grok — as early as next year, The Information reported Saturday (May 26), citing an investor presentation....

Interviews & Exclusives
Musk’s xAI Plans Spotlight Tesla’s Autonomy Challenges

June 05, 2024
For as long as cars have existed, entrepreneurs have chased the dream of autonomous vehicles. Self-driving vehicles, across commercial, personal and industrial use, have the potential to transform — and connect — nearly all facets of commerce and the digital economy. But with news reported Tuesday (June 4) by CNBC that Elon Musk is diverting […]

What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?

August 03, 2023
Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested in building their own, perhaps...

What Happens When a Tech Company Builds Cars? Ask Tesla About Dojo

July 20, 2023
Tesla is famously not just a car company — it’s a software company.  And a key, promised part of that software vision is the realization of autonomous, fully self-driving (FSD)...

Musk’s Plans to Forge a Financial Ecosystem May Face Harsh Realities  

April 03, 2023
It’s one thing to envision building a financial ecosystem: A digital front door where users lock into a continuum of banking, payments, app-driven activities that flow naturally across hardware, software...

Quick Reads
Elon Musk Drops Lawsuit Against OpenAI One Day Before Hearing

June 11, 2024
Elon Musk reportedly dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, on Tuesday (June 11). Musk made this move one day before the case was to go before a judge who would consider the defendants’ request that it be dismissed, CNBC reported Tuesday, citing a court filing. When […]

X Marks the Spot: Musk to Ban Apple Devices Over OpenAI Integration

June 10, 2024
Elon Musk said Monday (June 10) that Apple devices will be banned at his companies if they integrate OpenAI at the operating system (OS) level. Musk, who runs Tesla, SpaceX,...

Elon Musk’s Startup xAI Raises $6 Billion to Accelerate R&D

May 27, 2024
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI has raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round, giving it a pre-money valuation of $18 billion. The company will use the...

Musk’s xAI Aims to Launch Supercomputer by 2025

May 26, 2024
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is hoping to build its own supercomputer. The tech billionaire aims to launch the project — which would run the next iteration of xAI’s chatbot Grok —...