xAI
9 published articles
AI Agents
Grok Bot goes after the last 10% of work most AI leaves undone
Grok Bot, xAI's new agent product, runs on its own cloud computer, signs into the tools you already use, learns workflows by watching you do them once, and finishes jobs end to end. The pitch behind it: most AI stops at 90% done.
2026-08-14
Artificial Intelligence
Grok 4.6 ties GPT-5.6 Sol at 61, then the component scores split
xAI's Grok 4.6 ties GPT-5.6 Sol at 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, a composite of nine benchmarks. The breakdown is lopsided: wins on knowledge work and most coding tests, losses on DeepSWE and Terminal-Bench. Available now in Cursor and Grok Build, from $2 per million input tokens.
2026-08-13
Defense has become AI's new growth market
Inside xAI's pivot from chatbot to defense partner
xAI's Grok is no longer just a witty chatbot. After being acquired by SpaceX, the company has inked deals with the Pentagon and authoritarian governments, integrated into Microsoft Office, and raised billions from top investors. Here's how the AI startup became a defense contractor overnight.
2026-08-09
Ecosystem play
Grok 4.5's biggest news might be how it was built
xAI's Grok 4.5 is now on grok.com, X, iOS, Android, and inside Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor. The model, built with agent-constructed training data, leads the SWE Marathon benchmark and introduces a voice upgrade.
2026-08-01
Developer Tools
Grok Build CLI fixed 20 bugs and proved polish beats features
20+ bug fixes, a tutorial, and configuration overhauls. The Grok Build CLI update skips hype and delivers the polish that signals a production-grade tool.
2026-07-25
Automated persistence
Grok now does your chores on a schedule, and email triggers are the real news
Grok now runs scheduled and email-triggered tasks without supervision. Users describe a task once, set a trigger, and Grok executes full conversations. Email triggers are a SuperGrok feature.
2026-07-21
Code release
xAI just gave away the code that runs Grok Build
xAI open-sourced Grok Build, its terminal-native coding agent. The code includes the agent loop, tool system, TUI, and extension framework. Developers can compile it themselves and run it fully local with their own inference backend.
2026-07-19
Artificial Intelligence
Grok just assembled the most complete AI assistant, and you probably haven't noticed
Grok expanded from an X chatbot into a multi-modal AI assistant with live search, voice, image and video generation, and a unique multi-agent reasoning mode. With a generous free tier and fast iteration, xAI may be building the most complete consumer AI platform without most people noticing.
2026-07-15
AI Hardware
Spacex is developing an ai device prototype, report says, but musk denies it
The Wall Street Journal reports that SpaceX has prototyped a sleek AI device smaller than an iPhone, integrating xAI technology and a proprietary OS. Musk calls the report 'utterly false,' while analysts note SpaceX's manufacturing and wireless ambitions could make such a move plausible.
2026-07-04