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Elon Musk's xAI is paying Telegram $300 million to integrate Grok AI

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Elon Musk's xAI has partnered with Telegram, investing $300 million to integrate the Grok AI chatbot into the messaging platform.

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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has established a one-year partnership with Telegram, as announced by Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. Starting in summer 2025, Telegram will integrate xAI’s Grok chatbot across all its apps. As part of the deal, xAI will pay Telegram $300 million in cash and equity, along with 50% of the revenue from AI subscriptions sold through the platform. This collaboration aims to enhance Telegram’s financial stability while offering advanced AI features to its more than 1 billion monthly users. Grok AI, introduced in November 2023, is known for being one of the least restricted chatbots available. This partnership is part of xAI’s broader vision to integrate capabilities across its platforms.

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