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source: PDL v25Hiring flow · xAI
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- The VergeHeadline11d agoxAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’
Article is entirely about xAI suing a user for allegedly using Grok to generate CSAM deepfakes.
- TechCrunchHeadline12d agoGoogle’s biggest clean power project is 40 miles north of xAI’s unpermitted gas power plant
Article contrasts Google's clean energy investment with xAI's unpermitted gas power plant operations and pollution impacts.
- TechCrunch17d agoElon Musk praises Mythos/Fable, promises not to ‘cut off’ Anthropic
xAI is central to the infrastructure deal (Colossus 1 data center) and Musk's merger with SpaceX, but article focus is on Anthropic's relationship with Musk.
- Decrypt18d agoThe New Grok 4.5 Is Out. Elon Musk Says It Competes With Last Year's Claude Opus
Article is primarily about xAI's Grok 4.5 model release, pricing, benchmarks, and competitive positioning.
- TechCrunch26d agoSpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish
xAI's technology is integrated into SpaceX's AI device prototype, but the focus is SpaceX's hardware play.
- TechCrunchHeadline26d agoMeta, like SpaceX, looks to turn excess AI compute into cash
Named in headline as parallel example of selling excess AI compute; substantive but not primary focus.
- TechCrunch27d agoVibe-coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility
xAI mentioned as parent of Cursor and a competitor entering vibe-coding space alongside SpaceX.
- The Verge28d agoLawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data
xAI's Grok chatbot mentioned as example of AI company collecting health data; not central to article.