Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to bolster battle against OpenAI

Meet the power players at Elon Musk's xAI, the startup taking on OpenAI with its Grok chatbot
Meet the key figures at Elon Musk's xAI, the $50 billion startup behind the chatbot Grok that's taking on ChatGPT.
Elon Musk’s xAI receives another $6B in funding as Grok app looms
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, raised another $6 billion in funding, TechCrunch reported via the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing reports that each investor, of nearly 100, had to give a minimum of $77,
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to bolster battle against OpenAI: ‘Gonna need a bigger compute!’
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI revealed that it raised $6 billion in its latest funding round as the startup continues to ramp up in its battle against bitter rival OpenAI. Musk took a victory lap after announcing Monday on his social media platform X that the company concluded its Series C funding round — which is usually the final stage of venture capital financing.
Elon Musk’s xAI lands $6 billion funding breakthrough
Elon Musk‘s xAI has secured another $6 billion in funding. After landing the same amount in June, the artificial intelligence startup launched by the billionaire businessman – who is the founder of Tesla and SpaceX and CEO of X (formerly Twitter) – has received further investments in its Series C funding round.
Elon Musk's xAI raises $6 billion funding from BlackRock, Nvidia, AMD, and others
Elon Musk's AI venture xAI raises $6 billion in Series C funding round on Monday, December 23. Blackrock, AMD, Nvidia, Fidelity were among the top investors pooling in the investment.
I tried out 3 media outlets’ AI chatbots. Here’s what happened
Many legacy media outlets are dipping into the AI space. But what is the user experience like, and what exactly is the goal here?
Elon Musk Vs. Sam Altman: Inside The Feud Over OpenAI And ChatGPT
A story of control and competition unfolds, with the ongoing feud between OpenAI co-founders, Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
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You can now talk to OpenAI’s chatbot by dialing 1-800-ChatGPT
By dialing 1-800-242-8478 in the US, those new to the world of AI chatbots can try out OpenAI without downloading the app ...
OpenAI announces new o3 model — but you can’t use it yet
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at OpenAI’s last — and biggest — announcement from its “12 Days of ...
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We dialed 1-800-ChatGPT. Here’s what happened
By dialing 1-800-242-8478 in the US, those new to the world of AI chatbots can try out OpenAI without downloading the app, the company announced on Wednesday, and have a voice conversation over a ...
OpenAI says it’s not using voice data or transcripts of calls to new 1-800-ChatGPT phone line for AI training
Offering a free phone service to collect voice data is a tried-and-true Silicon Valley technique pioneered by Google.
OpenAI is done with Shipmas and staring down daunting challenges for 2025
Most notably, there’s co-founder Elon Musk, who now runs rival startup xAI, and is in the midst of a heated legal battle with ...
Why Does OpenAI Need So Much Money?
Building a chatbot like ChatGPT requires billions upon billions of dollars. That’s the driving force behind OpenAI’s plans to ...
OpenAI Recap: o3 Model Wraps 12 Days of Announcements
See all the announcements from OpenAI’s 12-day extravaganza, including new integrations for developers and an opportunity to ...
OpenAI unveils its most advanced o3 reasoning model on its last day of 'shipmas'
For 12 days straight, OpenAI unveiled 'new things, big and small.' Here's what's new today and a full round-up of all the ...
We asked OpenAI’s Santa chatbot for logistics tips. It stressed celebrating small wins
That’s according to OpenAI’s Santa Mode, a limited-time AI version of Kris Kringle himself. Earlier this month, OpenAI CEO ...