Business & TrendsSeptember 29, 2026
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Musk Hijacks OpenAI's dot.com Domain
Shortly after the Dots launch, xAI snaps up the matching domain and redirects it to Grok, an apparent jab at OpenAI.
#xAI#OpenAI#Elon Musk#Grok#Domain Squatting
š„ What happened
OpenAI launched "Dots" on Tuesday ā an always-on agent with a bubbly avatar. The domain dot.com belongs to Elon Musk's xAI and now redirects straight to the Grok app download page.
š” Why it matters
The domain transferred in July, just before OpenAI's launch. xAI owns neither bot.com nor vot.com, which weakens the innocent-typo-defense theory. An X user spotted the redirect; the post went viral.
ā” Our take
A $30 domain troll as marketing coup: Musk once again proves he's better at cheap provocation than product strategy.
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