AI wars heat up with Grok launch

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AI Wars Heat Up With Grok Launch

xAI unveils Grok’s new AI model to speed up coding.

The new grok-code-fast-1 model aims to help developers code faster with an agent-based design. It is available free for 7 days across most platforms, though it still makes more mistakes than earlier Grok versions.

• xAI claims this model beats GPT-5 (OpenAI) and Claude 4 (Anthropic) in coding tasks.

• It solved 70.8% of real software issues in SWE-bench tests.

• The model is offered through API access, not as part of paid ChatGPT or Claude plans.

This launch shows how fast agent-based AI coding tools are becoming a trend. It highlights the growing race among xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft to build smarter and more independent AI assistants for developers.
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Meta’s $14B AI Bet Starts to Wobble

Meta’s $14.3B deal with Scale AI is showing cracks just months after launch.

Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI was meant to strengthen its AI lab, but early signs of tension are clear. Executives have left, rival vendors are being used, and doubts are rising over the partnership’s real value.

• Ruben Mayer, a Scale AI veteran who joined Meta in June, has already left the company after just two months.

• Meta’s TBD Labs is working with competitors like Surge and Mercor, even after pouring billions into Scale AI.

• Scale AI is under pressure, losing OpenAI and Google as clients and recently laying off 200 staff.

Meta’s biggest AI gamble so far is looking unstable. If it can’t keep talent and align with its partners, its plan to catch up with OpenAI and Google may face major setbacks.
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