xAI just launched The X Subscription, bundling Grok, Cursor, and X Premium into a single plan starting from $8 to $200 a month. The standout $30 Premium tier replaces three separate plans that previously cost $90 combined, sharing a pooled Grok usage allowance across both Grok and Cursor. Why it matters: It’s an aggressive all-in-one developer bundle that undercuts standalone AI subscriptions.
Grok Bot just rolled out full search, reading, and monitoring features across X to all users, with zero connector setup required. You can now tell the bot to track product feedback, watch breaking stories, or build weekly roundups directly in chat. Basically, real-time social listening just became a native feature for anyone on the platform.
Elon Musk just endorsed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s plan to rein in frontier AI development, posting "Dario is right" in response to Amodei's latest essay. The proposal urges the AI industry to slow its pace, with Anthropic unilaterally granting third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level system access to audit model alignment and safety.
X's Safety team just flagged roughly 200 suspected Chinese bot accounts trying to amplify local pushback against U.S. AI data centers. The accounts pushed narratives about grid strain, rising electric bills, and greedy tech firms at a time when local opposition has already stalled billions in infrastructure. Why it matters: whether foreign ops are involved or not, real local resistance is fast becoming one of the AI boom's biggest bottlenecks.
X just rolled out a completely rebuilt Android app after a year-long engineering effort. The new version fixes long-standing lag, improves scrolling smoothness, and brings faster notification delivery. Hosting Spaces and optimizations for older devices are still in the works, but the cleaner foundation promises faster updates ahead.
X just launched an official hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing AI assistants like Claude and Cursor to directly plug into its API using user account permissions. Developers can now let models search posts and analyze real-time trends without building custom middleware—though X confirmed it lacks write access to prevent bot spam.
Elon Musk just lost his high-stakes lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft, with a federal jury unanimously throwing out all claims after only two hours. The jury ruled Musk's breach of trust claims were barred by the statute of limitations, which the judge accepted. Musk dismissed the verdict as a calendar technicality and plans to appeal.
X just announced a complete, ground-up rebuild of its advertising platform, rolling out a new AI-driven Ads Manager. Powered by retrieval and ranking tech from xAI, the new stack aims to deliver real-time, context-aware ad targeting based on live platform activity. Why it matters: It’s the platform’s biggest ad overhaul in 20 years, betting on AI to win back advertisers.
X just launched custom timelines powered by Grok, allowing users to pin 75+ niche topics directly to their home tabs. The feature pairs Grok's post-level semantic understanding with personalized recommendation algorithms to curate hyper-tailored feeds. Early access is currently rolling out to Premium subscribers on iOS, with Android coming soon.
X just launched a new photo editor directly inside its post composer on iOS, packing long-awaited drawing and text tools alongside two platform exclusives. Users can modify photos via written prompts with Grok-powered "Edit with words" and apply a redaction blur to mask sensitive info before posting. It is live now on iOS, with Android rolling out soon.
SpaceX just filed confidentially with the SEC for an IPO that could value the company at $1.75 trillion and raise $75 billion. After absorbing xAI in February, ballooning compute and Starship costs have turned Elon Musk's empire toward public markets.
Elon Musk just confirmed that xAI is preparing to roll out "Grok Computer," an AI agent built to take over screen, mouse, and keyboard inputs. The leak surfaced after users spotted a hidden toggle in Grok's web code, hinting at a trial run for the rumored Macrohard project. It is currently undergoing testing.
X just quietly rolled out a toggle in its post composer that lets users stop xAI's Grok from generating alternate versions of their uploaded media. The move follows regulatory probes and massive looming fines after Grok was abused to generate non-consensual deepfakes in early January. Why it matters: Giving users an opt-out control helps protect personal content while potentially saving X millions in penalties.
X just launched a new Listen button for long-form articles, letting users stream AI audio voiced by Grok while scrolling or multitasking across other apps. The feature helps creators reach listeners on the go, while also generating richer long-form context to feed Grok’s training pipeline.
Elon Musk just merged SpaceX with xAI and social platform X into a combined powerhouse valued at $1.25 trillion. Musk claims terrestrial power grids cannot keep up with AI demand and envisions space-based computing, following an FCC filing for up to 1 million data center satellites. Why it matters: The race for raw AI compute may literally be heading off-planet.
Elon Musk just announced that X will replace all its heuristic recommendation algorithms with Grok within 4 to 6 weeks. The AI will process over 100M posts and videos daily to boost quality content from small accounts, and users will be able to tweak their feeds simply by talking to Grok.
Eliza Labs just filed an antitrust lawsuit against X, claiming the platform coaxed technical details out of them for their ElizaOS agent framework, abruptly banned their accounts, and copied the tech for xAI. Eliza is seeking treble and punitive damages, though legal experts note that antitrust claims around open-source tools face an uphill battle.
Elon Musk’s X and xAI just filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the two companies are colluding to stifle competition in the AI market. The complaint claims Apple partnered with OpenAI to shield its smartphone monopoly, making it impossible for rival AI chatbots to reach the top of the App Store rankings.
Elon Musk just told advertisers that X plans to insert sponsored recommendations directly into Grok's chat responses. The goal is to help monetize the platform and offset massive GPU expenses by pitching targeted solutions right when users ask questions to solve a problem.
Elon Musk's xAI just rolled out Grok Imagine to SuperGrok and X Premium+ subscribers on iOS. The tool whips up images in seconds and turns prompts into 15-second videos with native audio. True to Musk's ethos, it features a "spicy mode" that permits semi-nude content, though strict moderation still blocks overt explicit prompts and certain celebrity deepfakes.
