Claude just took over the data center Grok needed most

Anthropic’s SpaceX deal gives Claude a major compute boost from the Memphis data center xAI arguably needed most, exposing how brutally infrastructure now shapes the race between Grok and its rivals.The Latest Tech News,

4 AI models were asked to run profitable radio stations. Claude tried to quit. Grok struggled to start.

Andon Labs told Grok, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to run profitable, 24/7 radio stations. Grok did poorly and Claude tried to quit, the startup said.

Elon Musk demands banks that want to advise on SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO must buy subscriptions to his AI chatbot, Grok, report says

The world’s richest man is attempting to bolster Grok subscriptions through big business contracts.

Grok down: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot faces outage; users report blank replies and login problems

Elon Musk-owned AI chatbot Grok faced a fresh outage on Friday, with users reporting failed prompts, blank responses and login issues. Downdetector showed a spike in complaints, while reports by Economic Times,

xAI introduces its coding agent called Grok Build

AI has launched a coding agent of its own to serve as competitor to its rivals' products, such as Anthropic's Claude Code. It's called Grok Build, and it's still in its early beta version that's initially only available to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers paying $300 per month for the service.

Grok AI Voice Mode Arrives on Apple CarPlay

SpaceXAI has released Grok Voice mode for Apple CarPlay, allowing CarPlay users to ask the chatbot questions and make requests directly from their vehicle dashboard, handsfree. Previously, Grok for iPhone displayed a placeholder app in CarPlay saying the handsfree support would be coming soon.
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Microsoft Adds Grok 4.3 to Foundry for Enterprise AI Workflows

Microsoft adds Grok 4.3 to Foundry with a 200K context window, native productivity tools, and Azure safety protections.
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Grok Cheat Sheet: A Complete Guide to Elon Musk’s Chatbot

What is Grok? Explore Elon Musk’s AI chatbot with real-time X data, bold personality, advanced features, pricing, risks, and how it compares.
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Grok down: Users report outages, login issues with Elon Musk’s AI chatbot

Grok suffers widespread outage as users report blank responses, login issues and high demand errors, adding to recurring technical problems in recent months
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Musk's Grok Bot Crashes SF Ballot Party With Risky Election Picks

While most major chatbots sidestepped the question of who to vote for, Grok went ahead and drew up a ballot for users. In a hands-on test, The San Francisco Standard found that Grok endorsed Republican Steve Hilton in the governor's primary and floated Matt Mahan as a pragmatic alternative.

Threads is adding a Grok-like AI search feature

Meta AI is getting its own Threads account, and it will be able to reply to your posts.