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Factbox-SpaceX acquires xAI: Key facts about the Musk-owned startups

Factbox-SpaceX acquires xAI: Key facts about the Musk-owned startups

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Monday SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a record-setting deal, unifying the billionaire's AI and space ambitions by combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot.

AMD falls as dour forecast shows cracks in AI trade

AMD falls as dour forecast shows cracks in AI trade

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices shares fell nearly 7% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker's lackluster quarterly sales forecast rekindled investor doubts over its ability to take on AI chip bellwether Nvidia.

SpaceX acquires xAI as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions

SpaceX acquires xAI as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions

By Echo Wang and Joey Roulette Feb 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI, combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot in a move aimed at unifying Musk's AI and space ambitions.

Musk joins his rocket and AI businesses into a single company before an expected IPO this year

Musk joins his rocket and AI businesses into a single company before an expected IPO this year

Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year

Exclusive-Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent

Exclusive-Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent

By Raphael Satter and Sam Tabahriti NEW YORK, NY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.

OpenAI launches Codex app to gain ground in AI coding race

OpenAI launches Codex app to gain ground in AI coding race

By Deepa Seetharaman SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI is launching a mobile app for its coding tool, Codex, in hopes of seizing momentum -- and customers -- from its rivals in the AI code-generation space.

Oracle shares fall as investors assess up to $50 billion AI funding plan

Oracle shares fall as investors assess up to $50 billion AI funding plan

By Rashika Singh Feb 2 (Reuters) - Oracle shares fell about 4% in premarket trading on Monday, after it outlined plans to raise $45 billion to $50 billion this year to expand its cloud infrastructure, fueling investor concerns about its rising debt load.

Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts

Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts

Elon Musk is bringing the same revolutionary thinking that helped him upend the car industry to the data center business with promises this week to put up to a million new satellites in the sky

Musk's mega-merger of SpaceX and xAI bets on sci-fi future of data centers in space

Musk's mega-merger of SpaceX and xAI bets on sci-fi future of data centers in space

By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette Feb 4 (Reuters) - Seventy-five years ago, the idea of harnessing the power of the skies was little more than fantasy spun by futurists like Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov.

Advanced Micro Devices Gains Traction in AI Chip Market, Challenging Nvidia's Dominance

Advanced Micro Devices Gains Traction in AI Chip Market, Challenging Nvidia's Dominance

Advanced Micro Devices Gains Traction in AI Chip Market, Challenging Nvidia's Dominance

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo gets $16 billion injection to accelerate its expansion plans

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo gets $16 billion injection to accelerate its expansion plans

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo has raised another $16 billion to help fuel its ambition for its fleet of self-driving cars to provide rides throughout the world

AMD forecasts first-quarter revenue above estimates

AMD forecasts first-quarter revenue above estimates

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices forecast first-quarter sales above market estimates on Tuesday, betting on robust demand for its artificial intelligence chips from massive data center capacity expansions to power AI tech. Shares of the company fell over 4% in extended trading.