{"id":859577,"date":"2025-07-02T18:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/elon-musks-xai-bags-10-billion-while-trump-fires-shots-on-social-media\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:26:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:26:47","slug":"elon-musks-xai-bags-10-billion-while-trump-fires-shots-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/elon-musks-xai-bags-10-billion-while-trump-fires-shots-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s xAI Bags $10 Billion While Trump Fires Shots on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elon Musk\u2019s AI startup xAI has raised a massive $10 billion in new funding, giving it a strong boost in its fight to compete with major players like OpenAI. The funding comes at a time when Musk is under fire from Donald Trump, adding a political edge to what\u2019s already one of the most high-stakes battles in tech.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a mix of big money, political tension, and Musk\u2019s push to reshape the future of artificial intelligence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a closer look at what\u2019s really going on.<\/p>\n

$10 Billion Secured \u2013 Backed by Morgan Stanley<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to CNBC, xAI has raised $5 billion through secured debt and another $5 billion in strategic equity investment. The round was disclosed by Morgan Stanley, which is backing the company\u2019s aggressive expansion plans.<\/p>\n

The funds will go toward building out xAI\u2019s AI infrastructure, including its Colossus supercomputer in Memphis and its Grok AI platform \u2013 Musk\u2019s answer to OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT.<\/p>\n

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Morgan Stanley said in a statement, \u201cThe proceeds will support xAI\u2019s continued development of cutting-edge AI solutions, including one of the world\u2019s largest data center and its flagship Grok platform.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump Targets Musk Over Govt Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Just hours before the funding made headlines, Donald Trump launched a public attack on Musk, accusing him of relying on government subsidies.<\/p>\n

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: \u201cNo more Rocket launches, Satellites, or Electric Car Production, and our Country would save a FORTUNE. Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The reference to DOGE likely points to a possible investigation or regulatory pressure on Musk\u2019s companies.<\/p>\n

Musk didn\u2019t hold back, replying: \u201cI am literally saying CUT IT ALL. Now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The timing of the comments has drawn attention, especially as Musk ramps up funding and expansion.<\/p>\n

Grok Coming to Telegram<\/strong><\/h2>\n

xAI is also widening its reach. The company recently partnered with Telegram, bringing its Grok AI assistant to the messaging platform\u2019s users.<\/p>\n

Combined with Musk\u2019s ownership of X, <\/strong>\u00a0xAI has access to a vast amount of real-world data to train and test its models, which is a major advantage over other AI startups.<\/p>\n

Next Round Could Push Valuation to $200 Billion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Reports suggest xAI may be planning to raise another $20 billion, which could push its valuation beyond $120 billion, possibly even up to $200 billion.<\/p>\n

For a company that launched in March 2023, that would place xAI among the world\u2019s most valuable AI startups \u2013 faster than most expected. Impressive right?<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll keep tabs on all things Musk and let you know. Right here on Coinpedia!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Elon Musk\u2019s AI startup xAI has raised a massive $10 billion in new funding, giving it a strong boost in its fight to compete with major players like OpenAI. The funding comes at a time when Musk is under fire from Donald Trump, adding a political edge to what\u2019s already one of the most high-stakes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":859578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,146],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-859577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-billion","8":"category-musks"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}