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Musk Cuts Jobs at xAI, Revamps for IPO

3/14/2026

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Story summary
  • Elon Musk, founder of xAI, orders significant job cuts in the coding division after dissatisfaction with its performance.
  • Following a management overhaul, only two of the original 12 co-founders remain.
  • Musk has brought in fixers from SpaceX and Tesla to assess operations.
  • xAI aims to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in coding tools.
  • The company is being rebuilt to meet a looming IPO deadline.