Musk plans to roll out Grok 4.8 following a complete code rewrite
Elon Musk announced that the Grok 4.8 artificial intelligence model will begin a limited rollout to bot users later this week following a multi-week delay. Musk attributed the delay to SpaceX Super Intelligence—formerly known as xAI—discarding external software frameworks and completely rewriting its reinforcement learning and inference pipeline in C++.
Tesla adds Cybertruck production shift ahead of Cybercab transition
Tesla plans to add an extra work shift at its Texas factory to fulfill a backlog of Cybertruck orders before dismantling the production line by June or July 2027. This industrial pivot aims to free up manufacturing capacity for scaling the Cybercab autonomous robotaxi, amid questions surrounding actual demand and regulatory and operational readiness.
Sam Altman responds to memory crisis criticism
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman temporarily changed his X display name to RAM Altman in response to widespread criticism sparked by his previous remarks about allocating global memory chip supplies between personal computers and AI data centers. Altman insisted his comments were taken out of context and that he advocates for increased memory production for everyone.
OpenAI adds economic model to Dots agents
OpenAI announced on November 3, 2026, the addition of the smaller and less expensive GPT-6.1 Terra model to power part of the tasks for its Dots personal assistants via an automatic router to reduce cloud computing consumption. This comes amid funding pressures and heavy computing costs facing the persistent agent sector.
Tesla to open Optimus robot reservations in December
Tesla has started manufacturing its humanoid robot, Optimus, on a high-capacity production line at its factory in Fremont, California, amid expectations that public reservations will open for the first time in early December. Elon Musk warned that full-scale production and delivery of the robots to external customers will not take place before the end of 2027.
Elon Musk considers saving money pointless
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday, October 29, that saving money for the distant future is pointless given the coming era of super-intelligent abundance. Musk is betting that artificial intelligence and humanoid robots will produce goods and services that exceed human consumption by 2036, while personal finance experts warned of the dangers of stopping retirement savings.
Anthropic tops SpaceX computing customer list
Bloomberg revealed that artificial intelligence development company Anthropic is the unnamed customer that accounted for approximately 34.5% of SpaceX’s revenue in the third quarter, equivalent to $5 billion, outpacing the U.S. government. These funds flow through SpaceX’s artificial intelligence division, known as Superintelligence, with a maximum cap that could reach $120.5 billion through 2029.
A surprising move from Musk: xAI lays off 500 employees from the “Grok” training team
In a puzzling decision, Elon Musk’s xAI has let go of hundreds of employees responsible for teaching its Grok AI bot. Is this a smart restructuring or a sign of deeper trouble?
Humanity’s future in space: Elon Musk’s vision for Mars versus Jeff Bezos’s orbital colonies
The world’s two richest men have different plans to save humanity: one dreams of a city on Mars, while the other envisions industrial colonies orbiting Earth. Which is more realistic, and what are the ethical and technical challenges of each vision?
Musk announces SpaceX closes debt financing for chips
Elon Musk said SpaceX has closed a debt financing arrangement of nearly $40 billion earmarked to purchase advanced graphics processing units from Nvidia, with equipment expected to arrive in the first and second quarters of 2027. Reuters noted that details regarding the financing structure, repayment terms, and the identity of the lenders remain independently unannounced.