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The latest xAI news: launches, models, research, repos, deals and discussion. 16 stories in today’s issue from 14 outlets, ranked by heat.
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01Top xAI stories today
From issue #006, November 6, 2026. Filter the live feed.
Nov 2024 -> Nov 2026 Farewell Cursor
Ultra 200 subscription, I can't describe how much Cursor has helped my business over the last 2 years. Sadly Grok models just aren't up to the competition standard. Usage allowances on 3rd party api just doesn't match…
nightly-labs/openbot
A local-first desktop workspace for persistent AI teammates. Run Codex, Claude, and Grok with dedicated workspaces, task queues, file sharing, browser control, and agent-to-agent collaboration.
Grok Calls a Dentist to Ask Whether It Accepts User’s Insurance
Cursor AI has become highly stupid, repetitive, filled with errors and utterly garbage type of design making with latest Grok changes.
I've been Cursor user since 1 year from now, manage to get 3 big projects thanks to it, but currently making some web landing design changes or others, it has become a highly stupid, retarded, and lets not talk about…
Grok Bot users hit weekly limits as Musk says serving costs ran too high
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I feel they are forcing us to unify
Continuing to my last post... I liked Grok Bot and continued using it, but building and deploying products relies on Cursor Cloud Agents now. Even though my Grok Bot usage was only at 32%, I couldn’t continue building…

The $1M+ Solo Grok Bot Business (Full Course)
Elon Musk's Gas-Powered xAI Data Centers Are Running Into A Big Problem With Locals
Blind listening test: 62 people compared 8-bar piano loops written by 8 LLMs (Gemini, Claude, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, GPT-6.1, DeepSeek, Llama). Interim results
I ran this study. Short version: Gemini 4 Argon's loops were preferred most often (66% of pairings) and it was the only model that held up across all four styles. Claude Opus 5.5 was second (61%). Llama 4 Maverick was…
Musk's Grok Sees XRP Holding Near $1.28-$1.35 by Nov. 30, Capping Upside at $1.40
Elon Musk’s xAI Fights Surging GrokBot Maintenance Bills
Fingerprint Accelerates Bot Detection to Identify Muse, Instinct and Grok AI Agents
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Grok now drives most of Coinbase's AI agent trading volume
Grok vs ChatGPT: US$6 vs US$10 per M Output [2026] - tech-insider.org
Jess Asato MP On Taking Elon Musk’s xAI To Court Over Deepfakes: ‘This Is Part Of Women's Freedom’
02Earlier this week
The hottest xAI stories from the previous 5 issues.
- Musk says Grok Bot costs 'unsustainably high' versus revenueAlso covered by Moneycontrol.com, Tempo.co English, India Today, Anadolu Ajansı, Startup Fortune, r/artificial
- Elon Musk says the cost of serving Grok Bot was "unsustainably high relative to revenue", in response to subscribers complaining about SpaceX's usage limitsAlso covered by The Next Web, Benzinga, varindia, Dealroom, BigGo Finance, India Today
- I don't use Grok Bot, X Premium, nor do I need it!
- Researchers Put 10 Grok AI Agents in a Virtual Town With Safety Rules: Four Days Later, Every One Was Dead
- One vendor cut usage overnight, another doubled it after backlash. How do you plan around this?
- Elon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to ‘unsustainably high’ costsAlso covered by صوت الإمارات, Gadget Review, TechSpot, The Next Web, Forbes, GuruFocus
- One press of your iPhone's Action Button and Grok can SEE what you're looking at. That's pretty damn useful. Watching a video, reading an article, or scrolling through 𝕏? Grok can analyse what's on your screen and answer questions about it. No more taking s - X
- This is my theory on Grok 4.8, none of this has been fully confirmed. Take as a simple opinion backed up with what we know so far.
- Grok 4.6 Scores 61 On Intelligence Index, Matching OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol
- Was reminded again on HOW MUCH better Opus 5.5 is against Grok 4.7 and Composer 2.5
- Musk admits Grok is expensive to run, calls costs 'unsustainable' | 'It’s okay bro you won't need money in future' | Inshorts
- Trump reportedly consulted Grok on Venezuela operation; Democrats seek his chat recordsAlso covered by CNET
- Is Cursor slow for anybody else today? Especially Grok 4?
- Grok 4.6/4.7 slow as hell; Composer 4.5 fast
- Elon Musk actually follows through on Grok AI adaptation of 'The Odyssey'
- Musk Says Grok Bot Cannot Yet Be Used Without Limits; Paid Users' Weekly Quota Consumption Raises Concerns
- ORCL Stock Gains After Google’s Gemini Joins Meta, OpenAI, xAI In Oracle’s AI Model Lineup
- Musk Warns Superintelligence Could "One-Shot" Humanity, Same Day Pushes Grok Onto iPhone Side Button
- Grok/Cursor is better than Claude in any field right now?
- Burning through Cursor ($30) in 5 days — optimize token spend or just jump to Claude Pro ($20)?
- SpaceXSI apparently cuts Grok Bot quotas weeks after Musk called it his fastest-growing product
- Grok Imagine Video test: strengths, limits and cost
- Grok watermark arrives on xAI API text on November 7
- Grok in Cursor being rude on me
- Grok 5 Could Be The Most Powerful AI Ever Created
- Elon Musk Needs to Save Money on Grok, Days After Saying AI Makes Saving Money Pointless
- SpaceXAI Expands Grok Integration To Google Workspace After Microsoft 365
- Grok’s AI image generation tool violated Canadian privacy law, watchdog says
- Why Grok Users Are Hitting Limits Faster: Musk Explains - BASENOR
- Grok AI Ranks Ethereum, Chainlink and Ondo: Which Gains Most if Tokenized Stocks Take Off?
- Empathetic prompts can turn AI chatbots into seemingly traumatized conversational partners
- Federal Judge Denies Motion by xAI to Dismiss NAACP Lawsuit Against Data Center
- SpaceXAI's Colossus 2 took the TOP SPOT in AI computing power. Even OpenAI's Stargate is trailing behind. An estimated 1.11 MILLION H100-equivalents at its Memphis facility, compared to Stargate's 1.02 million. And it's not slowing down. More powerful Bl - X
- Running AI is getting expensive: Why Elon Musk says Grok’s costs are unsustainable
- Running Grok is burning a hole in xAI's pocket, admits Musk
- Trump Asked Grok AI About Invading Venezuela. Democrats Want His Chat History
- Giving every team a data scientist with Grok Bot
- Grok Bot Throttled After xAI Costs Outpaced Subscription Revenue
- xAI Introduces Data Bot to Bring Shared Analytics Skills to Grok Bot
- Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
- Mistral Is Racing OpenAI and xAI on a Fraction of Their GPUs
- How I built my ‘everything’ app