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DOJ brief reveals Grok combat use
In a legal filing to block an environmental lawsuit against xAI, the Department of Justice discloses that Grok was used in strikes on Iran, citing sworn testimony from a Pentagon AI chief.
U.S. terminates Anthropic contracts
The government ends its Project Maven contracts with Anthropic after the company refused to allow its AI to be used for lethal military purposes.
xAI merged into SpaceX
Elon Musk folds his AI company xAI into his space exploration firm SpaceX, integrating Grok's development with a major defense contractor.
The U.S. government’s admission that Grok powered a massive strike package against Iran merges SpaceX’s space dominance with AI-enabled offensive operations. The fusion of xAI and SpaceX under Elon Musk creates a dual-use juggernaut that may redefine how space assets support kinetic warfare.
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