xAI blamed "an unauthorized modification" for its chatbot Grok giving users off-topic and false responses about "white genocide" in South Africa this week. Why it matters: xAI owner Elon Musk, who is from South Africa, has also falsely accused the country of perpetuating "genocide" against white residents, a claim President Trump has also embraced.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to discuss business opportunities for Elon Musk's companies during a visit to Washington this week aimed at mending relations with U.S. President Donald Trump,

Elon Musk's xAI has integrated its Grok 3 models into Microsoft Azure, available for free in June. The announcement was made at the Microsoft Build conference, where Musk and CEO Satya Nadella reminisced about Musk's early tech days,