Two more co-founders have exited xAI following the merger with SpaceX, which was announced last week, according to The Verge. The merger, which combined xAI, SpaceX, and social media platform X, is valued at a reported $1.25 trillion. Meanwhile, Apple released iOS 26.3, which includes a new feature to help iPhone users switch to Android, and Chinese AI startup z.ai announced its new open-source GLM-5 model, which achieved a record-low hallucination rate. Additionally, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minnesota is straining the US court system.
The Verge reported that the xAI-SpaceX merger has led to the departure of several employees, including two co-founders. The company's future is planned to be divided into four divisions: Grok, Coding, Imagine, and Macrohard, according to The Verge.
Apple's iOS 26.3 update introduces a "Transfer to Android" feature, allowing users to move data by placing their Android and Apple phones side-by-side, as detailed by The Verge. This update provides a new option for iPhone users looking to switch to Android.
In Minnesota, ICE's operation, dubbed Operation Metro Surge, has significantly impacted the US court system. Since December, federal immigration agents have arrested approximately 4,000 people, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as reported by Wired. This has resulted in a surge of cases filed in the US district court in Minnesota. Attorneys filed nearly as many habeas corpus petitions in Minnesota alone as were filed across the US during an entire year, according to Wired's review of court records and official judicial statistics.
Wired also reported on ICE's planned expansion into over 150 office spaces across the United States, including 54 specific addresses. The agency intends to occupy existing government spaces and share facilities with medical offices and small businesses.
Chinese AI startup z.ai unveiled its new open-source GLM-5 large language model. VentureBeat reported that GLM-5 achieved a record-low hallucination rate on the independent Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.0, with a score of -1 on the AA-Omniscience Index. This represents a 35-point improvement over its predecessor. The model is designed for enterprise deployment and leads the AI industry in knowledge reliability.
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