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EPISODE · Sep 25, 2025 · 11 MIN

Musk’s xAI Joins the Race for a Foothold in the U.S. Government

from WSJ What’s News · host The Wall Street Journal

P.M. Edition for Sept. 25. Elon Musk’s xAI is the latest tech company to make its models available to federal agencies. WSJ tech policy reporter Amrith Ramkumar discusses why that appeals to the government, and to tech companies. Plus, U.S. existing home sales fell in August, despite a decline in mortgage rates in recent months. We hear from Journal reporter Nicole Friedman about what’s behind the latest numbers. And Microsoft disables the Israeli Defense Ministry’s access to some services after finding evidence that the ministry used the tech company’s cloud services to surveil Gaza citizens. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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