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EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 13 MIN

EP 414 : xAI Exodus: 5 Co-Founders Gone After SpaceX Merger

from AI Brief · host MonPod

xAI's bold SpaceX merger is overshadowed by a mass exodus of co-founders, including Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba. What's behind the departures? Meanwhile, ex-GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke raises $60M for Entire, an open-source developer platform. Harvard research reveals AI tools expand workloads, not lighten them. Tune in for the latest AI news, trends, and tools, including Nothing's Essential Apps, Runway's $5.3B valuation, and more. Listen now and subscribe for daily AI updates! Tools mentioned: Qwen-Image-2.0, Raven-1, Orchids 1.0, Rekam, Piooy, Macaly, HumanFlow.

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