Overview
- An internal email instructed all staff to submit a single page detailing the past four weeks’ work and the next four weeks’ goals by Thursday noon, according to a copy reviewed by CNN.
- xAI held a lengthy all-hands on Wednesday, and the New York Times reported hearing Musk describe the company’s mission as truth-focused during the meeting.
- Business Insider previously reported that more than 500 data-annotation workers who trained Grok were laid off, with some staff saying additional cuts followed assurances that layoffs had ended.
- The company is simultaneously recruiting higher-paid specialist AI tutors across domains such as science, finance, medicine, and meme and headline commentary, with posted rates rising to $45–$100 per hour.
- Senior departures include CFO Mike Liberatore, co-founder Igor Babuschkin, general counsel Robert Keele, and Linda Yaccarino, while insiders cited governance and finance concerns reported by the Wall Street Journal that Musk’s attorney Alex Spiro rejected, noting PwC audits of xAI’s financials.