GSA to implement Grok with Elon Musk’s xAI to streamline federal workflows
Federal agency partners with private AI firm to modernize operations as industry milestones unfold, including a Nasdaq debut for Kodiak AI and new AI compute initiatives.
The General Services Administration has reached an agreement with Elon Musk’s xAI to implement Grok across federal workflows, including real estate management, procurement and technology services, in an effort to streamline operations and reduce costs. Officials described the plan as aimed at benefiting the country by modernizing government processes and speeding decision-making.
The arrangement represents a formal collaboration between a federal agency and a private AI company at scale. The GSA will pilot Grok in select programs and services, with the goal of automating routine tasks, consolidating data and reducing processing times across agencies. The move comes as the administration seeks to use AI tools to improve efficiency and maintain U.S. leadership in the global AI race.
Kodiak Robotics, the autonomous-vehicle company, saw its shares debut on Nasdaq at a valuation around $2.5 billion, according to market listings. Don Burnette, Kodiak's founder and CEO, has discussed the company's autonomous tractor-trailers in recent media appearances, highlighting progress in fully autonomous trucking.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon teased a new AI-enabled laptop that he said could deliver performance '100 times faster than human thought' during an appearance on Fox Business' The Claman Countdown. Amon also discussed Qualcomm's ongoing partnership with a Saudi-owned AI company and what it could mean for the future of PCs as chipmakers look to AI-driven workloads.
Another major development on the AI front is the Stargate project, a $500 billion effort intended to give the United States an edge in artificial intelligence. Five new AI data center sites were announced on Tuesday by the companies investing in the project, signaling continued expansion of compute capacity for national AI initiatives.
Nvidia announced it could invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, according to a company statement on Monday, underscoring a deepening tie between leading chipmakers and AI researchers as private sector funding flows into foundational models.
Lawmakers are accelerating discussions about streamlining energy permitting to support the infrastructure needs of AI and high-performance computing, with critics warning that regulatory hurdles could slow deployments for data centers and other critical facilities.
AI browsers are moving from concept to practice. Microsoft has integrated Copilot into Edge; OpenAI is testing a sandboxed browser in agent mode; and Perplexity's Comet is among the first to embrace browsing for users. Security experts warn that these tools can pose new risks if users encounter scams or manipulated content online.
Taken together, the latest developments illustrate the breadth of activity in Technology and AI—from government adoption of private AI solutions to major private-sector funding, hardware upgrades and consumer-facing browser innovations. Observers say governance, security and infrastructure will shape how quickly and safely these advances unfold.