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xAI Celebrates 3,000 Memphis Employees: The AI Supercluster Grows | Taha Abbasi
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xAI Celebrates 3,000 Memphis Employees: The AI Supercluster Grows | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi tracks a milestone that reveals the scale of Elon Musk's AI ambitions: xAI's Memphis facility has reached nearly 3,000…

Boston Dynamics vs Figure AI: The Humanoid Robot Race Heats Up in 2026 | Taha Abbasi
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Boston Dynamics vs Figure AI: The Humanoid Robot Race Heats Up in 2026 | Taha Abbasi

The humanoid robot race has narrowed to a handful of serious contenders, and Taha Abbasi examines the two companies taking radically…

xAI Co-Founder Jimmy Ba Departs: From Founding Phase to Scaling Phase | Taha Abbasi
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xAI Co-Founder Jimmy Ba Departs: From Founding Phase to Scaling Phase | Taha Abbasi

Jimmy Ba, one of xAI's co-founders, has announced his departure from the company.

xAI Opens Seattle Office: The AI Talent War Expands to Amazon and Microsoft's Backyard | Taha Abbasi
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xAI Opens Seattle Office: The AI Talent War Expands to Amazon and Microsoft's Backyard | Taha Abbasi

Elon Musk confirmed xAI is opening a Seattle office, and Taha Abbasi sees this as a strategic masterstroke in the AI talent war.

xAI All-Hands Reveals 30 Months of Remarkable Progress in the AI Race | Taha Abbasi
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xAI All-Hands Reveals 30 Months of Remarkable Progress in the AI Race | Taha Abbasi

Elon Musk's xAI held an all-hands meeting showcasing 30 months of progress — and Taha Abbasi breaks down why this matters more than most…

xAI All-Hands Reveals 30 Months of Remarkable Progress: What It Means for the AI Race | Taha Abbasi
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xAI All-Hands Reveals 30 Months of Remarkable Progress: What It Means for the AI Race | Taha Abbasi

Elon Musk's xAI just held an all-hands meeting showcasing 30 months of progress — and Taha Abbasi breaks down why this matters more than…

Tesla Grok in Europe: What Nine-Country Rollout Means for In-Car AI | Taha Abbasi
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Tesla Grok in Europe: What Nine-Country Rollout Means for In-Car AI | Taha Abbasi

Tesla's rollout of xAI's Grok chatbot to vehicles across nine European countries marks a significant milestone in the convergence of AI and…

Figure AI Robots at BMW: What Six Months of Factory Deployment Has Revealed | Taha Abbasi
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Figure AI Robots at BMW: What Six Months of Factory Deployment Has Revealed | Taha Abbasi

Figure AI's deployment of humanoid robots at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina factory has been running for over six months, providing the…

Humanoid Robots in the Workforce: A Realistic Timeline for Factory to Home | Taha Abbasi
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Humanoid Robots in the Workforce: A Realistic Timeline for Factory to Home | Taha Abbasi

From Tesla's Optimus to Figure AI's partnerships with BMW, humanoid robots are transitioning from science fiction to factory floors at an…

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Tesla Optimus Robot: From Factory Floor to Your Living Room Timeline | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi maps out the realistic timeline for Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot deployment, from current factory testing to eventual…

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Figure AI Humanoid Robots Enter BMW Factory: The Manufacturing Revolution Begins | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi covers Figure AI's deployment of humanoid robots in BMW's manufacturing facility, marking a milestone in the industrial…

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Tesla Grok Europe Rollout: AI Assistant Hits 9 Countries Overnight | Taha Abbasi

Taha Abbasi covers Tesla's rapid Grok AI assistant expansion across Europe, now live in UK, Germany, France, Italy, and five more countries…