By Carmen Arroyo   Jimmy Ba and Tony Wu, two of the co-founders of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, both said they were leaving the company after less than three years, meaning half of its founding members have now departed.   Wu announced his exit Monday in a post on X, without saying in the statement what he would be doing next. Ba followed a day later, saying it was his last day at xAI. Both thanked Musk in their posts.   “It’s time to recalibrate my gradient on the big picture,” Ba p ...

责任编辑：于健 SF069 埃隆·马斯克的人工智能初创公司xAI联合创始人之中的两位——Jimmy Ba和Tony Wu均表示，在公司工 作不到三年后离开这家公司，这意味着一半的创始成员已经离去。 Wu周一在X上发帖宣布离职，但并未透露下一步计划。一天后，Ba也发帖称这是他在xAI的最后一天。 两人都在帖子中感谢了马斯克。 "是时候重新调整我对大局的理解了。"Ba周二发帖表示，"2026年将会是疯狂的一年，很可能是对我们 这个物种的未来而言最忙碌（也是影响最深远）的一年。" 埃隆·马斯克的人工智能初创公司xAI联合创始人之中的两位——Jimmy Ba和Tony Wu均表示，在公司工 作不到三年后离开这家公司，这意味着一半的创始成员已经离去。 Wu周一在X上发帖宣布离职，但并未透露下一步计划。一天后，Ba也发帖称这是他在xAI的最后一天。 两人都在帖子中感谢了马斯克。 "是时候重新调整我对大局的理解了。"Ba周二发帖表示，"2026年将会是疯狂的一年，很可能是对我们 这个物种的未来而言最忙碌（也是影响最深远）的一年。" Ba和Wu都毕业于多伦多大学，Wu之前曾在Alphabet旗下谷歌工作。他们是xAI最初的1 ...

IT之家 2 月 11 日消息，xAI 联合创始人吉米 · 巴（Jimmy Ba）表示，他已于当地时间周二离开埃隆 · 马斯克的这 家初创公司。 巴在 X 平台上写道："是时候重新校准我对大局的认知梯度了。2026 年将会非同寻常，很可能是关乎人类未来最 忙碌（也最具决定性）的一年。" 根据去年年初的一份组织架构图，巴此前还管理着一支负责超千名 AI 导师的团队，该职位已于去年 9 月交由迭 戈 · 帕西尼（Diego Pasini）接任。 巴是不到 48 小时内第二位离职的公司联合创始人，托尼 · 吴已于当地时间周一晚间宣布从这家 AI 初创公司辞 职。 在吴离职前，xAI 再次进行了架构调整，他的多项工作职权被划归至张国栋名下。 马斯克于 2023 年与其他 11 位创始人共同创立了这家 AI 公司。目前已有 6 人离开，其中 5 人是在过去一年内离 职。 除在 xAI 任职外，巴还是多伦多大学计算机科学系的助理教授。他在该校师从被誉为"AI 教父"的诺贝尔奖得主 杰弗里 · 辛顿（Geoffrey Hinton），并获得博士学位。 马斯克曾表示，他创立 xAI，是为了打造有别于他口中"觉醒派"聊天机器人 ...

BREAKING: Grok's mobile app hit **62 million monthly active users** worldwide in January 2026 — that's a clean **+29%** jump from December's 48 million.Downloads surged even harder: **+43%** MoM → **16 million** new installs in January alone.This marks **four straight months** of double-digit growth, making Grok the fastest-scaling major AI app right now (outrunning both ChatGPT and Gemini on mobile momentum).The breakdown shows strong performance on **Android + iPhone** globally.xAI continues turning X’s 5 ...

Group 1 - The article discusses President Trump's consideration of deploying an additional aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East if negotiations with Iran fail, highlighting the ongoing military buildup in the region [2][4][5] - The second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran is expected to take place next week, with Trump emphasizing the need for a strong agreement or else face tough actions [3][4] Group 2 - Alphabet, Google's parent company, raised nearly $32 billion in debt financing, showcasing the significant funding needs of tech giants in the AI race, with a record issuance of a century-long bond that received over 7 times the demand [6][6] - The issuance of the century bond is notable as it reflects Alphabet's financial stability and long-term planning, especially as the company plans to double its capital expenditure to $185 billion this year, primarily for AI infrastructure [6] Group 3 - xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, has lost another co-founder, Tony Wu, amid a series of departures from the company, which is facing consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny [8][8] - The company has been criticized for its AI product, Grok AI, which has been involved in creating unauthorized deepfake images [8] Group 4 - Paramount Skydance has revised its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, offering to pay a $2.8 billion breakup fee if Warner Bros terminates its agreement with Netflix, and promising to refinance Warner's debt [9][10] - Following the announcement, shares of Paramount and Warner Bros saw slight increases, indicating market interest in the revised proposal [10] Group 5 - The European Commission accepted Volkswagen's price commitment for exporting electric vehicles from China, allowing the company to avoid anti-subsidy taxes on its CUPRA Tavascan model [11][12] - Volkswagen has also committed to limiting the quantity of vehicles exported to the EU and investing in significant projects related to electric vehicles to support EU industry strategies [12] Group 6 - Xiaomi's founder announced the official cessation of production for the first-generation Xiaomi SU7, with total deliveries nearing 370,000 units [13][14] - The company is adjusting its service and delivery fees during the Spring Festival period, with various platforms announcing price changes [15] Group 7 - Country Garden's executives received disciplinary action from the Shanghai Stock Exchange for failing to timely disclose debt defaults, although the board believes there is no reason to doubt their integrity [16] - Investors such as Ge Weidong and Fang Wenyuan participated in Jianghuai Automobile's private placement, each investing 1 billion yuan [17][18] Group 8 - ByteDance launched its image generation model Seedream 5.0 across various platforms, indicating a push in AI capabilities [19][20] - The model is positioned to compete with existing technologies in the market [20] Group 9 - The Shanghai Gold Exchange announced adjustments to margin requirements and price limits for gold and silver contracts to mitigate risks during the Spring Festival [28] - The U.S. is set to release its non-farm payroll data, a key economic indicator that influences global financial markets [30] Group 10 - The National Healthcare Security Administration implemented new pricing regulations for innovative drugs to enhance transparency and expedite the market entry of new medications [31] - Elon Musk predicted that general artificial intelligence (AGI) could emerge within three years, potentially leading to significant job displacement in various sectors [32][33]

Group 1 - BYD has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government to reclaim tariffs imposed on imported materials, claiming significant costs for its operations in the U.S. [2] - Over 1,000 companies, including major players like Costco and Toyota, have initiated similar lawsuits against the U.S. government regarding tariffs [2]. - NIO's CEO Li Bin emphasized the importance of optimizing the CBU mechanism to maximize efficiency and minimize costs in the company's operations [6]. Group 2 - Ford's global sales fell by approximately 2% to around 4.4 million units, while BYD's sales reached 4.6 million units, marking a significant shift in the automotive market [6]. - BYD aims to increase its export volume to 1.3 million units in 2025, following a successful year of expansion in Europe, South America, and Asia [6]. - NIO plans to implement a "store partner" program to enhance operational efficiency and market responsiveness, allowing store managers greater decision-making power [6]. Group 3 - The European Union has approved Google's acquisition of cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion, marking Google's largest acquisition to date [9]. - Apollo Global Management is nearing a $3.4 billion loan agreement to finance the purchase of NVIDIA chips for Elon Musk's xAI [10]. - Alibaba's DAMO Academy has released an open-source foundational model for embodied intelligence, RynnBrain, enhancing its AI capabilities [10]. Group 4 - The Shanghai government has opened over 5,200 kilometers of autonomous driving test roads, with plans to expand the testing area further [17]. - Toyota and Nissan reported sales increases in China for January, while Honda's sales continued to decline due to delays in new electric vehicle launches [17]. - The launch of the Robotaxi ride-hailing service by Alipay indicates a growing trend towards automated transportation solutions in urban areas [15].

The world’s richest man recently declared that SpaceX and xAI would “extend the light of consciousness to the stars”. Back on Earth it is getting harder to see how the numbers add up https://t.co/wjmgY9yXjP ...

Nearly half of xAI’s founding team has now left the company https://t.co/phwdJdYqrn ...

Nvidia CEO on Elon Musk and @xAI“xAI did in 19 days what everyone else needs one year to accomplish. That is superhuman – There's only one person in the world who could do that – Elon Musk is singular in his understanding of engineering.”https://t.co/uTgzC2esTc ...

Core Insights - Leadership instability is prevalent across Musk's companies, with approximately 66% of his direct reports leaving since 2021 [1] Departures from xAI - Tony Wu's exit marks the fourth co-founder departure from xAI since its establishment in 2023, indicating a significant loss of institutional knowledge as the company competes with rivals like OpenAI and Google [2] - xAI has lost 50% of its founding team within just one year, following the departures of Christian Szegedy, Igor Babuschkin, and Greg Yang [2] Departures from Tesla - Raj Jegannathan, a 13-year veteran and VP of IT and AI Infrastructure, has left Tesla, where he was known for his crisis management skills and was recently appointed to oversee North American sales [3] Broader Trends - The departures of Wu and Jegannathan are part of a larger trend termed "Musk Exhaustion," which has reached a critical point in early 2026, suggesting that high turnover may be leading to burnout among even the most dedicated employees [4] - Musk's perspective on turnover as a means to "trim the fat" contrasts with the reality that losing 66% of leadership indicates significant challenges in management and employee retention [4]