What they’re building
Grok has gained web search and browsing capabilities, with plans for deeper autonomous agent behavior across the X platform and the broader web.
Company facts
Investment & ownership
Raised a $6B Series C in December 2024; merged with X Corp in 2025, putting the model company and the distribution platform under one roof.
Key people
- Elon MuskFounder
Why it matters for the agentic web
Grok sits inside one of the largest social platforms in the world. An assistant with that distribution becoming agentic means a lot of first contact with businesses will happen through it rather than through a browser tab.
Latest headlines
Pulled from news feeds August 13, 2026 — refreshed on the newsroom’s twice-weekly beat.
- Introducing Grok Bot - X.AI
- SpaceXAI's Grok Bot turns agents into persistent digital coworkers that can operate your apps for $120-per-month - Venturebeat
- SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot as AI agent race shifts toward autonomous work - digitimes
- SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot as the agent race moves to office work - The Next Web
- SpaceXAI and Cursor Launch “Grok Bot” Autonomous AI Teammates Across Desktop and Mobile - hypebeast.com
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