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The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
Publisher description: Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.
TechCrunch | Sep 29, 2026 | Julie Bort
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That’s because the domain “dot. com” belongs to Musk’s xAI, and it currently redirects to the download page for xAI’s Grok chatbot app. According to the Whois domain owner registry, that domain name was just transferred in July. The internet’s theory is far funnier: that Musk (or his team) pulled off a prank, getting wind of OpenAI’s new product and its name and buying the domain name.
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