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xAI acquires dot.com domain ahead of OpenAI Dots launch

Before OpenAI launched its AI agent Dots on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain dot.com, which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.

First seen 29 Sep, 22:20 UTC on TechCrunch2 sourcesLast update 2h ago

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Linked, never rewritten. Official means the lab itself.

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TechCrunch· 29 Sep, 22:20The internet is convinced Elon Musk's xAI trolled OpenAI's 'Dots' launchTechCrunch· 1 Oct, 21:08Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president

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29 Sep 22:20TechCrunch The internet is convinced Elon Musk's xAI trolled OpenAI's 'Dots' launch1 Oct 21:08TechCrunch Musk's AI chatbot Grok reportedly encouraged Trump to capture Venezuela's president

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