elon musk Musk Offers to Abandon OpenAI Buyout if Nonprofit Status Remains Elon Musk states he will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI if the company abandons plans to convert to a for-profit structure. OpenAI dismisses the offer as hypocritical, noting the contradiction with Musk's previous lawsuits demanding the nonprofit stay intact.
elon musk Elon Musk's $97.4 Billion Cash Bid to Buy OpenAI Faces Rejection A consortium led by Elon Musk offers $97.4 billion in cash to purchase OpenAI, setting a May deadline. OpenAI's CEO dismisses the unsolicited bid amid an ongoing legal battle over the company's nonprofit status.
elon musk Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Acquire Control of OpenAI Elon Musk and a consortium of investors offer $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that oversees OpenAI. The unsolicited bid intensifies an ongoing legal and public feud between Musk and CEO Sam Altman.
tesla Tesla Faces Another Year of Unfulfilled Elon Musk Promises Elon Musk makes a series of bold claims for Tesla in 2024, including affordable robotaxis and autonomous fleets, but continues to rely on loose definitions of self-driving technology.
openai AI Safety Nonprofit Backs Musk's Bid to Block OpenAI For-Profit Shift Encode, the group behind California's failed AI safety bill, seeks to support Elon Musk's legal effort to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit entity. The organization argues that transitioning to a standard corporate structure prioritizes investor returns over public safety.
elon musk Elon Musk's xAI Reaches $45 Billion Valuation After $6 Billion Raise xAI secures $6 billion in a Series C round, doubling its valuation to $45 billion. The massive influx of cash aims to accelerate the development of its Grok AI model and build advanced infrastructure.
sriram krishnan Trump Taps Former a16z Partner Sriram Krishnan as Senior AI Policy Advisor President-elect Donald Trump names Sriram Krishnan as senior policy advisor for AI within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Krishnan partners closely with newly appointed AI czar David Sacks to coordinate artificial intelligence strategy across the government.
x X Raises Premium+ Subscription Prices by Up to 37.5% Globally X increases the cost of its ad-free Premium+ tier to $22 per month in the U.S., with significantly steeper hikes hitting certain international markets like Nigeria and Turkey.
donald trump Trump's Tech Advisers Target AI Censorship as New Culture War Front Silicon Valley leaders advising Donald Trump view AI chatbot moderation as a dangerous form of censorship. They see these AI systems as a powerful new threat to free speech that outpaces traditional social media algorithms.
meta Meta Urges California to Block OpenAI's For-Profit Conversion Meta supports Elon Musk's legal effort to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit company, warning of major consequences for Silicon Valley.
xai xAI Launches Faster Grok 2 Model and New Dedicated Button on X xAI rolls out a triple-speed upgraded Grok 2 chatbot to X users alongside a new Grok button for discovering real-time context. The company also cuts API pricing and prepares to add its Aurora image generator to developer tools.
xai X Officially Launches xAI's Aurora Image Generator for Grok Users X rolls out Aurora, a new photorealistic image generator from xAI, to its Grok assistant. The tool launches globally within a week and shows impressive detail despite having few content restrictions.
openai OpenAI Launches $200 Monthly ChatGPT Tier During 12-Day Event OpenAI introduces a surprise $200 per month subscription plan for power users alongside the full release of its o1 reasoning model as part of a 12-day holiday livestream event.
x X Launches Unrestricted Aurora Image Generator Inside Grok Elon Musk's social network X introduces Aurora, a new photorealistic image generator integrated into its Grok assistant. The tool shows impressive results but operates with few content restrictions and some visible flaws.
grok X Makes Grok AI Chatbot Free for All Users With Usage Limits X is opening up its Grok AI chatbot to all users for free, offering 10 prompts and 10 image generations every two hours. The move creates a freemium model that directly competes with ChatGPT and Claude.