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Musk makes banks buy his crappy chatbot if they want in on the SpaceX IPO

Jason Weisberger
Apr 06, 2026
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TechnoKing Elon Musk is forcing banks to buy subscriptions to his glitchy, scandal-prone AI chatbot Grok if they want a role in SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO. The move looks less like a business strategy and more like a billionaire using leverage to prop up a struggling side hustle.

Mr. Musk is requiring ban…

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