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SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot Gains Early Traction in AI Agent Push

September 22, 2026
Cursor Brand Name May Not Survive SpaceX Acquisition
Artificial Intelligence // August 09, 2026

SpaceX’s acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor could be completed in the coming days. That’s according to a report Friday (Aug. 9) from The Information, citing comments to staff at an all-hands meeting the day before. During that meeting, workers learned that the Cursor brand...

SpaceX Debuts Expanded Version of Grok AI Model
Artificial Intelligence // July 08, 2026

SpaceX has introduced a new AI model created in tandem with AI coding startup Cursor. Grok 4.5, announced Wednesday (July 8), was “built to excel at coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work,” xAI, SpaceX’s artificial intelligence (AI) arm, wrote on its blog. “It’s our strongest...

Gemini Adds Grok-Powered Research to Prediction Market Platform
Artificial Intelligence // May 28, 2026

Gemini has added an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “personalized intelligence center” to its prediction market platform. The new Command Center surfaces real-time signals, market summaries and AI-generated intelligence to keep users informed about topics they select, Gemini said in a Thursday (May 28) blog post. “Think of it as a mission control...

Musk Wants SpaceX IPO Banks to Become Grok Subscribers
IPO // April 05, 2026

Some of the country’s biggest banks are helping Elon Musk’s SpaceX go public. But as The New York Times (NYT) reported Friday (April 3), access to the company’s long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) comes with a specific demand: Banks, lawyers and other advisers must subscribe...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI’s Leap Year: Smarter, Sharper and Ready to Reshape Everything

December 31, 2024
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence powerhouses staked their tech claims in 2024, rolling out AI models that solved increasingly complex problems. The latest systems from OpenAI, o3 and o3-mini, can reason through a task and validate themselves for accuracy — a change from earlier versions that were not as reliable. The company is testing the models […]

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SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot Gains Early Traction in AI Agent Push

September 22, 2026
SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot surpassed 400,000 weekly users about a month after its launch, offering an early measure of demand for the company’s push into artificial intelligence agents, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 22). Grok Bot reached 418,000 weekly users as of Sept. 14, up 24% from the previous week, the report said, citing a presentation shared […]

Cursor Brand Name May Not Survive SpaceX Acquisition

August 09, 2026
SpaceX’s acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor could be completed in the coming days. That’s according to a report Friday (Aug. 9) from The Information, citing comments to staff at...

SpaceX Debuts Expanded Version of Grok AI Model

July 08, 2026
SpaceX has introduced a new AI model created in tandem with AI coding startup Cursor. Grok 4.5, announced Wednesday (July 8), was “built to excel at coding, agentic tasks, and...

Gemini Adds Grok-Powered Research to Prediction Market Platform

May 28, 2026
Gemini has added an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “personalized intelligence center” to its prediction market platform. The new Command Center surfaces real-time signals, market summaries and AI-generated intelligence to keep users informed about...