Musk says no deal signed with Telegram despite Grok integration announcement

Elon Musk stated connected May 28 that xAI had not signed an statement with Telegram to administer the Grok ample connection model, contempt Telegram laminitis Pavel Duvov’s announcement earlier connected the aforesaid day.

Durov wrote that helium and Musk “agreed to a one-year partnership” that would spot Grok wrong each Telegram applications and springiness the chat level “$300 cardinal successful currency and equity,” positive fractional of each Grok subscription sold done Telegram. 

Musk replied hours aboriginal connected X that “no woody has been signed.” Durov acknowledged the point, saying the 2 sides had “agreed successful principle” portion “formalities are pending.” 

Neither enactment disclosed a people day for completing the last paperwork oregon launching the project.

Funding propulsion meets firm goals

Telegram carries much than $1 cardinal successful indebtedness linked to enslaved issues it floated successful 2021 and 2023 to money operations. 

Durov, who has agelong financed the institution done idiosyncratic loans, seeks caller income streams earlier a enslaved maturity adjacent year. 

Under the draught terms, xAI would ligament $300 cardinal to Telegram and spot an equity involvement that some companies declined to quantify. Telegram would besides person a recurring stock of Grok fees collected done its in-app acquisition channels.

Musk launched xAI past July to bid Grok connected nationalist information and contented licensed from X. The exemplary competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini. 

A Telegram integration would springiness Grok an contiguous scope larger than X’s astir 600 cardinal registered accounts.

Musk closes authorities participation

Musk’s connection connected the unsigned declaration arrived arsenic helium exited his impermanent spot astatine the US Department of Government Efficiency, known internally arsenic DOGE. 

The White House confirmed connected May 28 that the billionaire’s 130-day allotment arsenic a peculiar authorities worker ends this week. Musk confirmed his departure successful a May 28 X post, thanking President Donald Trump for the assignment and reiterating his extremity of reducing national spending.

Musk filled the designation of “special authorities employee,” which allows him to enactment a national occupation for 130 days each year. Considering Trump’s archetypal time astatine the White House connected January 20, the designation would expire astatine the extremity of May.

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