San Francisco, February 19, 2025 — Elon Musk, CEO of xAI and Tesla, recently announced that the Grok AI app developed by his company has surged to the top of the free apps chart in the App Store's productivity category. A screenshot shared by Musk on social media shows Grok surpassing several well-known apps, including OpenAI's ChatGPT (second), Google Gemini (third), Gmail (fourth), Microsoft.

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk once again put pressure on OpenAI, proposing to acquire control of the company for $97.4 billion. In response, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quickly took to social media platform X, saying 'No, thanks.' His reply humorously suggested that if Musk was willing, they could use $9.74 billion to buy Twitter. According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk's acquisition proposal was initiated by his AI startup xAI and received

Recently, at the WELT Economic Summit, Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressed his views on the Chinese-developed model DeepSeek during an interview. He praised the intelligence and ambition of Chinese engineers, believing that China has many outstanding engineers capable of creating numerous remarkable products, and DeepSeek is one of them.

NIO officially enters the field of embodied intelligence. According to '21 Automotive', NIO has assembled a team of about 20 people dedicated to the development of the robotic dog project, led by Xu Kang, a former algorithm expert at Momenta and a current member of NIO's autonomous driving team. Industry analysis suggests that compared to bipedal robots, quadrupedal robotic dogs have significant advantages in stability, flexibility, and load-bearing capacity, making them more suitable for operations in complex terrains. Currently, robotic dogs have demonstrated broad application prospects in areas such as power inspection, process industry, fire rescue, and national defense, with a potential market size estimated to reach several.

In a recent live conversation, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated that the real-world data available for training artificial intelligence models is nearly exhausted. He was in discussion with Mark Penn, Chairman of Stagwell. Musk mentioned, "We have basically consumed all the accumulated knowledge of humanity... for AI training data. This phenomenon essentially occurred last year." Musk's viewpoint aligns with that of former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever.

On January 1, a shocking incident occurred in Las Vegas. A man detonated a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel. Following an investigation by the Las Vegas Police Department, officers revealed that the man had used the AI chat tool ChatGPT to plan the explosion prior to carrying it out. Source Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider Midjourney. In a press conference, police stated that the suspect, Matthew Livelsberger, utilized...

Tao Lin, Vice President of Tesla, issued a statement today reiterating the company's commitment to the development path of autonomous driving technology. Lin mentioned that several years ago, company founder Elon Musk determined that only through pure vision technology can we achieve safer and smarter fully autonomous driving. She explained that because existing road and traffic rules are designed based on human vision, the combination of cameras, visual neural networks, and autonomous driving hardware can best mimic human observation, perception, and decision-making habits, potentially reaching or even surpassing human driving capabilities.

Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal team filed a request in court for a temporary injunction against OpenAI's transition to a profit-driven company. Reportedly, this request is part of Musk's ongoing litigation against the artificial intelligence firm. Musk's legal team argues that if Musk prevails in court, OpenAI may lack sufficient funds to pay potential damages, thus necessitating legal action. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image authorized by service provider Midjourney in legal documents.

Elon Musk's AI company xAI was founded in July 2023 and has astonishingly achieved a valuation of $50 billion in just 16 months. This figure surpasses the price Musk paid when he acquired Twitter. When it comes to star companies in the field of artificial intelligence, OpenAI is undoubtedly the brightest star. In contrast, it took OpenAI a full nine years to reach the same milestone, marking a true contest of patience and time. According to Business Insider, xAI is competing fiercely.

On Thanksgiving, Tesla's Optimus robot has once again redefined our imagination of robotic technology. In the latest demonstration video, this humanoid robot showcased its astonishing hand operation ability by effortlessly catching thrown tennis balls. This is not just a simple catching performance. Optimus's new hands and forearms integrate several revolutionary technologies. Its hands have 22 degrees of freedom, while the wrists and forearms add an additional 3 degrees of freedom, bringing its dexterity close to the human hand's 27 degrees of freedom. This means the robot is performing with astonishing capability.

Tesla has recently made significant upgrades to its humanoid robot 'Optimus', introducing a completely new hand design. This new hand features 22 degrees of freedom, with three additional degrees of freedom added to the forearm, making the robot's hands more flexible for performing more complex tasks. The newly designed hands use a soft protective layer covering the fingers and palms. This material not only effectively protects the structure of the robot's hands but also maintains good tactile sensing capabilities. This means 'Optimus' can perform better.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is fully committed to pursuing AI chips to support his new supercomputer, a move that has already pushed Nvidia's production capacity to its limits. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, a sales executive at Nvidia mentioned in an internal email that Musk's demand for their chips is putting pressure on the company's supply chain. An Nvidia spokesperson stated, 'We are working hard to meet all customer demands and have significantly increased the available supply.' Image source note: Image generated by AI.

Tesla recently confirmed through a job posting that it plans to establish a 'remote operations' team to remotely control its upcoming fleet of robotaxis. This move is an important step for Tesla in achieving its robotaxi service, while also drawing on the experiences of market leader Waymo. There are significant differences in autonomous driving strategies between Waymo and Tesla. Waymo employs various sensors, including cameras and LiDAR, to operate its already commercialized autonomous rideshare services in multiple markets.

According to Axios, former President Trump is considering appointing an 'AI Commissioner' to better coordinate federal government regulation and application in the field of artificial intelligence. The establishment of this commissioner would help accelerate the government's goals in AI policy, as this position does not require Senate confirmation. Note: The image is AI-generated, provided by the image licensing service Midjourney. It is understood that this AI Commissioner position may be merged with the 'Cryptocurrency Commissioner' role under consideration.

With Trump's election as President of the United States, his administration is expected to attempt to ease regulations on self-driving cars, a news that caused Tesla's stock price to rise by over 5% on Monday. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has been actively promoting the launch of its 'Robot Taxi' service, aimed at competing with rivals like Waymo, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet. The market is optimistic about the Trump administration's intentions to lower the regulatory barriers for self-driving cars, resulting in excited investors buying Tesla shares.

Tesla founder Elon Musk has recently filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the organization of abandoning its original non-profit mission. According to the latest complaint, Musk has also added multiple defendants, including Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and former OpenAI board member and Microsoft executive D. Templeton. Source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed from service provider Midjourney. This lawsuit was filed in a district court in California.

Recently, at the Cybercab luxury showcase, Tesla featured the Optimus robot as a highlight. These robots interacted with the audience, served drinks, played games, and even danced and conversed in a gazebo, leaving a lasting impression. However, as more details emerge, the authenticity of this showcase has come under scrutiny. Various reports suggest that the performance of the Optimus robots may not be fully autonomous. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas pointed out that these robots 'rely on remote operation (human intervention).'