xAI owns dot.com and points it at Grok, read as a jab at OpenAI's Dots
What happened
After OpenAI launched Dots, its always-on AI agent, people noticed the domain dot.com belongs to Elon Musk's xAI and currently redirects to the Grok app download page. Whois records show the domain changed hands in July. xAI holds no similar spellings such as bot.com or vot.com. The guess online is that xAI grabbed dot.com to mock OpenAI's Dots launch.
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- TechCrunch · AIThe internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
OpenAI 发布常驻 AI 智能体 Dots 后，网友发现域名 dot.com 归 Elon Musk 的 xAI 所有，目前跳转至 Grok 聊天应用下载页。Whois 记录显示该域名于 7 月刚完成转移，xAI 未持有 bot.com、vot.com 等同类拼写域名。
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