xAI acquires dot.com domain ahead of OpenAI's Dots launch, sparking troll theory

Before OpenAI launched its AI agent Dots, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the dot.com domain, which now redirects to the Grok download page. The domain transferred in July, prompting speculation that xAI may have bought it to troll OpenAI's product launch.

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