Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a spin through some of the week’s top stories from the intersection of tech and politics.

AI owner Elon Musk made some big claims about Grok’s capability, saying it was “better than PhD level in every subject.”

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is rolling out Grok 4 just months after releasing its previous iteration, underscoring the frenetic pace of AI development.

The latest Grok controversy is revealing not for the extremist outputs, but for how it exposes a fundamental dishonesty in AI development.

Elon Musk says his AI startup xAI is working on a new application focused on child-safe content, to be called ‘Baby Grok’. The Tesla CEO made the announcement via a post on X but offered no further details on a release date or features.

The Department of Defense is set to begin using Musk's controversial chatbot Grok, according to a Monday announcement.

The tech billionaire’s artificial intelligence offshoot xAI debuted the new features, allow users to interact with animated characters, on Monday

One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani."

This marks a shift in the AI wars. Instead of just competing on intelligence or reasoning, Musk wants Grok to feel more personal, more addictive, and more human, or at least more fun. But the reactions online show that people are split. SuperGrok now has two new companions for you, say hello to Ani and Rudy! pic.twitter.com/SRrV6T0MGT

Elon Musk isn't just feuding with a president or thinking about founding a new political party. His new supercomputer has divided a Tennessee city.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI has apologized after its AI Chatbot Grok published a series of antisemitic messages on X.