Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI is working with a financier to secure up to $12 billion more for its expansion plans, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the situation.

Tesla's earnings are due today with an investor call at 5:30 p.m. ET. Elon Musk's politics have rocked TSLA stock, with shares down 18% YTD.

Plus, an election-related hack in Arizona, the latest on a rare Wu-Tang Clan album and the distraction of the MLK Jr. document dump.

In a video clip gone viral now, Nvidia’s co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang lavishes praise on xAI and Tesla’s boss Elon Musk for building a supercomputer in mere weeks, which would ideally take three years just to plan. Huang quips,

One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani."

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, denounced Donald Trump's recent allegations against Barack Obama, calling the Trump administration's claims 'politically motivated to distract from Jeffrey Epstein.' Trum

We take a deep dive into the advantages and controversies of Grok, and what sets it apart from other generative AI chatbots.

Luca Guadagnino has found his Elon Musk. “The Studio” star Ike Barinholtz is in talks to to play the billionaire and former Donald Trump ally in the director’s upcoming feature “Artificial” at Amazon MGM.

In a familiar critique of corporate structures, Musk also weighed in on the ideal environment for fostering such long-term, existentially focused AI. He declared, “For long-term optimization, it is better to be a private than a public company, as the latter is punished for long-term optimization beyond the reward cycle of stock portfolio managers.”

President Donald Trump is unveiling an “AI Action Plan," shaped by Silicon Valley tech leaders who supported his campaign.

Apple stock is suffering over AI doubts and it might need to turn to an external partner. Elon Musk’s xAI could be the ally it needs, according to Melius’s Ben Reitzes.

It’s unclear whether the new partnership will allow xAI to use vehicle data to train its large language models.