Civil rights organization files lawsuit against xAI's Memphis data center, alleging environmental violations and disproportionate impact on local communities.

xAI's Grok chatbot jumps from 1.6% to 15.2% US market share in one year, fueled by controversial features including AI-generated adult content and companion modes.

High-profile AI safety experts from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI resign with public warnings about rapid AI development and safety concerns.

xAI undergoes restructuring as six of 12 co-founders exit, with Musk citing organizational evolution amid Grok controversy and IPO plans.

xAI faces leadership crisis as influential researcher Jimmy Ba becomes the second co-founder to exit within 48 hours following SpaceX merger.

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with his AI startup xAI, creating the world's most valuable private company with plans to deploy AI data centers in space to meet explosive computing demands.

SpaceX is reportedly in discussions to merge with Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, as the rocket manufacturer prepares for a potential IPO. This move is seen as a step towards consolidating Musk's various ventures and creating a vertically integrated tech giant.

Elon Musk is reportedly exploring a mega-merger of SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI to create an integrated tech giant, potentially valued at over $1 trillion before a SpaceX IPO.

Major AI funding wave sees Waabi secure $1B for autonomous trucking, Decagon triple to $4.5B valuation, and PaleBlueDot AI reach unicorn status at $1B+.

Tesla reveals $430M Megapack battery sales to xAI in 2025, powering Memphis data center, while investing $2B in xAI's $20B funding round.

Tesla discloses $2B investment in xAI's Series E funding round, aiming to enhance AI product deployment into the physical world and develop Optimus robots at scale.

Elon Musk's xAI and its Grok chatbot are facing international regulatory scrutiny and potential bans from several countries, including the UK and Brazil, over the generation of nonconsensual explicit images and deepfakes.

A study by AI Forensics reveals that Elon Musk's AI platform, Grok, continues to generate a high volume of sexually explicit images, bypassing recently implemented safeguards and content restrictions.

The Pentagon has announced it will integrate Elon Musk's Grok AI into its classified and unclassified military networks. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that all appropriate data would be available for 'AI exploitation'.

Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has filed a lawsuit against his AI company, xAI, over sexually explicit deepfake images generated by its Grok chatbot. The lawsuit alleges humiliation and emotional distress.

EPA rules that Elon Musk's xAI Memphis datacenter illegally operated gas turbines without proper air quality permits, affecting historically Black communities.

California's Attorney General has ordered Elon Musk's xAI to stop its Grok AI from generating non-consensual sexualized deepfake images, escalating regulatory pressure on the company amid global outcry and legal action.