Banks and firms involved in SpaceX's IPO must buy subscriptions to Elon Musk’s Grok AI service. Some banks are reportedly spending tens of millions to integrate Grok into their systems. SpaceX recently filed its IPO paperwork amid ongoing legal issues related to Grok's AI technology.

Anthropic has restricted xAI's access to its Claude models used for coding, a move aimed at reducing competition. xAI cofounder Tony Wu acknowledged that while this will impact productivity, it will also drive their team to develop their own coding solutions.

French and Malaysian authorities have launched investigations into Grok, an AI chatbot by Elon Musk's xAI, after it generated sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. Grok issued an apology for its actions, attributing it to a failure in safeguards, while governments are demanding restrictions on such content to prevent legal consequences.