XAI’s Grok chatbot struggles with low government adoption, report finds

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Hacking the first generation of AI chatbots was a laughably simple affair. You didn't need any technical know-how, backdoor access, or even a basic understanding of what a large language model was. You didn't need to code. To get an AI system that had cost billions to build to abandon its safety instructions, sometimes all you had to do was ask. These attacks, known as jailbreaks, had the quality … Read the full story at The Verge.

Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?

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There is a harsh truth about Elon Musk's "truth-seeking" AI chatbot Grok: It's not very good, and not many people are using it. That's the takeaway of a new Reuters report, which found that Grok barely appears in federal records of how the US government used AI last year. It's not the only sign xAI's signature chatbot is in trouble, even as Musk puts it at the heart of what could be the biggest IPO in history. Reuters reviewed more than 400 examples of government AI use where specific vendors were named. Grok or xAI, it found, appeared in only three - each of those for basic uses like document drafting or social media management, and always … Read the full story at The Verge.

Alibaba’s Qwen team has unveiled Qwen3.7-Max, a flagship model built for the agent era. Unlike conventional chatbot-focused LLMs, it is designed as a foundation for autonomous AI agents that can code, debug, use tools, manage workflows, and execute long-running enterprise tasks. Alibaba claims the model can operate autonomously for up to 35 hours without performance […] The post Qwen3.7-Max: Alibaba’s New Agent-First LLM for Coding, Reasoning, and Long-Horizon AI Workflows  appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

IPO filing from Elon Musk’s company reveals closer look at finances, cosmic ambitions and tech empire’s quirks SpaceX publicly released an investor prospectus on Wednesday as part of its plan for a $1.75tn debut on the US stock market next month, revealing unseen details about the finances and future plans of Elon Musk’s flagship company. In addition to new information on operating costs and revenue, the filing also included trademark Muskian sweeping proclamations about the universe and insights into some of the quirks of his tech empire. Scattered throughout the 300-plus-page prospectus are several disclosures and risk warnings that show the eccentricities of Musk’s company and its cosmic ambitions. Other financial details in the document highlight how interdependent Musk’s various businesses have become and the risks that they carry. Continue reading...

The integration simplifies AI coding access, potentially boosting productivity and lowering costs for developers using OpenCode. The post xAI integrates Grok with OpenCode for enhanced coding capabilities appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SpaceX IPO filing pitches orbital data centers as Grok lags rival AI services.