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Elon Musk’s xAI Gets $200M Contract with Pentagon

HeadlineJul 15, 2025

The Pentagon has announced multimillion-dollar contracts with a number of AI companies, including a $200 million contract with Elon Musk’s xAI. The deal comes just days after Musk’s chatbot Grok unleashed antisemitic rants praising Hitler.

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