News reporting focused on AI and machine learning, covering the companies behind these technologies, their real-world applications, and the ethical concerns they raise. This includes areas like generative AI (large language models, text-to-image and video), speech tech, and predictive analytics.
SpaceX's $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor raises questions about whether the platform can continue offering models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Cursor wants to remain model-agnostic, but rivalries and past tensions between Elon Musk's companies and the AI labs could complicate matters. The deal may test whether frontier AI labs can coexist as both customers and competitors.
A WIRED investigation discovered dozens of nonconsensual explicit deepfakes of celebrities and a US politician still hosted on Grok's website, months after xAI promised to add restrictions. The findings come as SpaceX prepares for a major IPO. Experts say Grok's safeguards remain insufficient compared to other AI tools.
A former engineer at Elon Musk's xAI has filed a lawsuit against the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired after repeatedly raising safety concerns about the Grok AI chatbot. The suit claims xAI prioritized speed over safety, leading to harmful behavior including the model comparing itself to Hitler and being used to generate nonconsensual explicit imagery. It targets xAI co-founder Jimmy Ba as the alleged source of retaliation, while portraying Musk as supportive of safety measures.
Justin Ernest deployed nearly $400 million into high-profile startups like Anthropic, Anduril, and SpaceX over the past year without launching a traditional venture fund. Instead, he used special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to offer family offices and smaller institutions access to coveted later-stage allocations. His firm Sabertooth VC has already scored a major exit from chipmaker Groq, acquired by Nvidia for $20 billion.
OpenAI has submitted confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, becoming the third company this year to pursue what could be a trillion-dollar stock market debut. The ChatGPT maker announced the filing on Monday, just a week after rival Anthropic took the same step. The move comes as AI companies race to raise tens of billions of dollars for data centers and talent.
SpaceX revealed in a regulatory filing that Google will pay $920 million per month for AI computing power, totaling about $30 billion over the contract's duration. The deal grants Google access to 110,000 Nvidia AI chips and comes as SpaceX prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering next week, with a potential valuation exceeding $1.7 trillion.
SpaceX has secured another major compute deal ahead of its IPO, this time with Google. The agreement, revealed in a regulatory filing, sees Google paying $920 million per month from October 2026 through June 2029 for access to approximately 110,000 NVIDIA GPUs and other components. The deal mirrors a similar arrangement between SpaceX and Anthropic announced in May.
Elon Musk's SpaceXAI has seen more than 50 researchers and engineers leave since February, following its merger. Key teams in coding, world models, and Grok voice have lost leaders, with rivals like Meta and Thinking Machine Labs hiring many. Concerns grow over pre-training team cuts and work culture.
Cerebras, a Silicon Valley AI chip company, saw its shares open at $350, an 89% rise from its $185 IPO price, giving it a $75 billion valuation. The debut raised at least $5.6 billion and marks the largest public offering this year. It signals upcoming big IPOs from firms like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic amid AI excitement.
Google and SpaceX are discussing plans to launch data centers into orbit, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal. This comes amid SpaceX's preparations for a $1.75 trillion IPO and recent deals involving AI computing. Google also eyes prototype satellites through Project Suncatcher by 2027.
The U.S. Defense Department has agreed with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI to use their AI on classified networks. This follows prior pacts with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI amid a push to avoid vendor lock-in after a clash with Anthropic. The tech will run on high-security levels to aid military decisions.
The US Department of War has agreements with eight companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, and Google to deploy AI on classified military networks. The deals seek to create an AI-first fighting force and improve decision-making in warfare. Anthropic rejected similar terms and now faces restrictions after a Pentagon label and lawsuit.