Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has secured a major partnership with messaging platform Telegram, agreeing to invest $300 million to integrate its chatbot Grok into the app’s ecosystem. The move is expected to enhance xAI’s competitive positioning in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed the collaboration in a post on thesocial media platform X, stating that the agreement will span one year. The deal comprises both cash and equity components and includes a revenue-sharing model whereby Telegram will receive 50 per cent of any subscription earnings generated through the chatbot on its platform.