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Elon Musk's xAI Acquires Hotshot to Revolutionize Video AI

3/18/2025

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Elon Musk's xAI has made a bold move by acquiring Hotshot, a San Francisco startup renowned for its innovative AI video generation. With Hotshot's three cutting-edge video models now set to thrive on xAI's powerful supercomputer, Colossus, the company is gearing up to challenge industry giants like OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo 2. Financial details remain under wraps.

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Elon Musk's xAI has made a bold move by acquiring Hotshot, a San Francisco startup renowned for its innovative AI video generation. With Hotshot's three cutting-edge video models now set to thrive on xAI's powerful supercomputer, Colossus, the company is gearing up to challenge industry giants like OpenAI's Sora and Google's Veo 2. Financial details remain under wraps.