SpaceXAI releases a separate Grok iOS app for enterprise users
Back in May, OpenAI released a dedicated version of their mobile app for enterprise. Now SpaceXAI is doing the same thing for Grok.
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AI outage: Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok are currently down for many users [U]
Update: Service appears to be coming back online for some after about half an hour. Your mileage may vary.
It’s not just you. Claude, ChatGPT/Codex, and Grok are currently experiencing what appears to be a widespread outage for many users.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceXAI releases Grok 4.6, claiming GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Fable 5-level intelligence
SpaceXAI seems to be in the process of repairing Grok’s reputation. From the recent Cursor acquisition to yesterday’s Grok Bot agent release, the company is getting more serious about its models. Today’s Grok 4.6 release builds on that effort with what SpaceXAI says is intelligence comparable to OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.
Expand Expanding CloseCarPlay now works with these three top AI chatbot apps
CarPlay continues to give drivers more choice than ever when it comes to which services to use on the road. For example, CarPlay now works with three top AI chatbot apps. This extends the iPhone experience into the car without requiring special integration between automakers and services.
Expand Expanding CloseApple CarPlay is gaining a third AI chatbot app
Apple CarPlay recently gained support for AI chatbots, and the third app to add support is coming soon: Grok.
Expand Expanding CloseApple reportedly threatened to remove Grok from the App Store over sexualized deepfakes
In a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News, Apple told U.S. senators how it worked behind the scenes to address the viral surge of sexualized deepfakes generated by Grok earlier this year. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseEU also investigating as Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in 11 days [U]
The EU has opened its own investigation into the Grok chatbot generating child sexual abuse material. It’s estimated that Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in just 11 days. Update: A second investigation has been opened in Ireland, focusing on possible privacy violations.
Despite multiple calls for Apple and Google to temporarily remove both X and Grok from the App Store, neither company has yet done so …
Expand Expanding CloseAs 37 US states respond to Grok CSAM problem, Apple really needs to act
At least 37 attorneys general for US states are responding to the ongoing problem of the Grok chatbot creating child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).
It follows the app being banned in two countries and investigations being opened in both the UK and EU, but both Apple and Google have so far ignored requests for them to temporarily remove Grok and X from their respective app stores …
Expand Expanding CloseThreads more popular than X on iPhone; Grok CSAM controversy intensifies
A new market intelligence report suggests that Threads is now more popular than X on iPhone and Android, although X still has a strong overall lead when web usage is taken into account.
Separately, the controversy over Grok generating non-consensual explicit images – including CSAM – has intensified, as xAI is now being sued by the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children …
Expand Expanding CloseAs pressure mounts for Apple to pull the X app, xAI says Grok will stop undressing people
Hours after a coalition of digital rights, child safety, and women’s rights organizations asked Apple to “take immediate action” against X and Grok AI, xAI confirmed that Grok will no longer edit “images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,” with significant carve-outs. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseTwo countries block Grok app over AI-generated CSAM as we await Apple’s response
Two countries have blocked the Grok app after it was widely used to generate non-consensual near-nude deepfakes of women and children. A third country is currently carrying out an investigation.
Three US senators have asked Apple to temporarily remove both X and Grok from the US App Store due to “sickening content generation,” and we are still awaiting the company’s response …
Expand Expanding CloseApple asked to pull X and Grok apps over ‘sickening content generation’
Three U.S. Senators have asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to temporarily remove X and Grok from the App Store due to “sickening content generation” in recent days.
Expand Expanding Close370k Grok AI chats made public without user consent
More than 370,000 Grok AI chats have been published on the Grok website and indexed by search engines, making them public.
In addition to the interactive chats themselves, Elon Musk’s xAI company also published photos, spreadsheets and other uploaded documents …
Expand Expanding CloseApple responds to Elon Musk’s accusation of ‘unequivocal antitrust violation’ on the App Store
Last night, Elon Musk took to X to complain about the fact that Apple never seems to feature either X or Grok on the App Store. He claimed the company was unfairly favoring ChatGPT, and said xAI would take “immediate legal action”. Today, Apple responded.
Expand Expanding CloseElon Musk accuses Apple of favoring OpenAI in App Store rankings, promises legal action [U]
Elon Musk is (once again) going after Apple, this time accusing the company of an “unequivocal antitrust violation” for allegedly favoring OpenAI in the App Store’s AI rankings. Here are the details.
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xAI makes Grok Imagine video generator free for everyone
Elon Musk’s xAI firm has some counter-programming planned following OpenAI’s GPT-5 upgrade to ChatGPT.
Expand Expanding CloseGrok may be breaking App Store rules with sexualized AI chatbots, and that’s not the only problem
You know it’s a day that ends in y because there is a new Grok controversy. Except this time, it touches on the App Store’s rules for sexual content, which is something that Apple has shown time and time again that it doesn’t mess around with.
Expand Expanding CloseAI chatbots can’t be trusted, proves study, but Apple made a good choice
If there’s one piece of advice that bears repeating about AI chatbots it’s “Don’t use them to seek factual information – they absolutely cannot be trusted to be right.”
A new study demonstrated the extent of the problem – but did show that Apple made a good choice in partnering with OpenAI’s ChatGPT for queries Siri can’t answer …
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X Premium+ subscription doubled, though company is confused about its own pricing
We reported yesterday the launch of the Grok 3 chatbot, which is only available if you have an X Premium+ subscription. That cost $22/month at the time, but that’s now been more than doubled to $50/month – though X seems a little confused about its own prices …
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