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Elon Musk has revealed that his AI startup, xAI, has acquired the social media platform X in an all-stock deal, merging two of his flagship companies into a new entity called xAI Holdings, valued at over $100 billion.

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• Users have reported seeing a new ‘thinking’ slider in ChatGPT

• Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro Exp. achieved a score of 130

• Baidu’s ERNIE 4.5 faced off against OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 in Chinese chess

• X and xAI Merge Under Musk’s Vision in $113 Billion Deal

• AI fun fact

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman replied to a post on X suggesting that the company might be working on a computer, teasing that they plan to create a “really cute one.”

Users have reported seeing a new ‘thinking’ slider in ChatGPT, offering the option to automatically adjust for each prompt, think a little, or think more deeply for thorough research.

Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro Exp. achieved a score of 130 on Mensa Norway’s IQ test, outperforming any other model and significantly surpassing the average human score of 100.

Baidu’s ERNIE 4.5 faced off against OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 in Chinese chess, winning every match while even “taking it easy” during parts of the one-sided victories.

Extropic AI showcased its new probabilistic computer chips, which deliver efficiency improvements up to 10,000 times over traditional hardware, positioning the company as a potential competitor to Nvidia.tailed, organized information, making integrations more powerful and versatile.

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X and xAI Merge Under Musk’s Vision in $113 Billion Deal

Elon Musk has revealed that his AI startup, xAI, has acquired the social media platform X in an all-stock deal, merging two of his flagship companies into a new entity called xAI Holdings, valued at over $100 billion.

Key Details:

The transaction places xAI's value at $80 billion, while X is valued at $33 billion, with an additional $12 billion in debt, bringing X's total enterprise value to $45 billion.

This merger solidifies the ongoing collaboration between the two companies, as xAI’s Grok chatbot is already integrated into X’s platform, utilizing its vast user data for training.

Musk emphasized that the future of the two companies is “intertwined,” with the deal blending xAI’s cutting-edge AI technology with X’s immense user base.

The CEO also noted that XAI Holdings will streamline resources, aiming to combine data, models, computing power, distribution channels, and talent.

Why it matters: While xAI and X have always been closely linked, this official merger consolidates their power under one umbrella. Since Musk's acquisition of Twitter (now X) in 2022, the platform has faced a turbulent path, but its vast user data and role as a distribution network for Grok remain invaluable assets.

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