Gate News message, April 3, the newly released ranking of CodeArena, an AI programming-focused competition under the globally renowned model blind test leaderboard LMArena, was published. Alibaba’s latest generation large language model, Qwen 3.6-Plus, ranked second on the global leaderboard, surpassing international giants such as OpenAI, Google, and xAI, becoming the highest-ranked Chinese model on that leaderboard.

The open-source AI agent tool OpenClaw has released version v2026.3.28, which removes the deprecated Qwen OAuth integration, stops automatic migration of old configurations, adds xAI provider, image generation and editing features, and fixes multiple issues.

BlockBeats news, on March 27, Musk responded to the community on the X platform, stating that a significant update for Grok Imagine will be released next week. Combining Musk's earlier confirmation of an "epic" upgrade, the community analyzes that the "significant update" may involve longer video lengths, optimized multimodal inputs, or a new API, marking xAI's accelerated efforts to catch up with OpenAI and Google in the AI video competition.

Gate News reported that on March 27, Musk responded to the community on the X platform, stating that Grok Imagine will have a significant update next week. It is reported that Grok Imagine is a video generation tool built by xAI around the Grok chatbot.

Co-founder of xAI, Manuel Kroiss, will be leaving, meaning 10 out of the original 11 founders have departed. Elon Musk admitted that xAI lags behind competitors in programming skills and said a restructuring is underway. The reorganization occurred after SpaceX acquired xAI, with expectations that SpaceX will file for an IPO valued at $1.5 trillion.

Gate News report: On March 25, Elon Musk posted that the next version of xAI's image generation tool Grok Imagine "will be epic, we're doubling down on it." The official Grok account subsequently replied confirming the new version is called Grok Imagine.

According to 1M AI News monitoring, Elon Musk posted that the next version of xAI's image generation tool Grok Imagine "will be epic, we are doubling down on investment." The official Grok account subsequently replied confirming that the new version is named Grok Imagine.

SpaceX is accelerating its IPO process, with plans to submit an IPO application to the SEC as early as this week. The company targets a valuation of $1.5 trillion to $1.75 trillion and aims to go public in 2026. The company has acquired xAI to integrate artificial intelligence with aerospace operations. Despite IPO expectations, tokenized stock prices have fallen 22%, reflecting market caution regarding uncertainty. SpaceX also holds approximately 8,285 bitcoins, increasing its influence in the crypto market.

Musk's xAI is adopting an on-site strategy, dispatching engineers to potential customers' offices to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic for clients. Shift4 Payments has decided to adopt xAI's Grok while keeping Anthropic's Claude. xAI's customers are primarily connected to Musk's enterprises and government entities, a strategy that reflects a broader trend in the AI industry where competitors are also deploying engineers to support customers.

An xAI team member Jaime Alonso announced his departure on March 20, which was his last day at the company. He thanked co-founder Toby Pohlen and the London team for their support. Pohlen himself had announced his departure earlier on February 27, and had previously been involved in the development of Grok.