🛸 CASE FILE #203

xAI Just Hijacked OpenAI’s Dots Launch — Sort Of.

As OpenAI unveiled Dots, Musk’s xAI already owned dot.com — which now redirects visitors straight to Grok. The domain was transferred back in July, months before Dots was announced.

The rumored 15–20 million dollar purchase price isn’t confirmed, and xAI hasn’t said why it acquired the domain.

OpenAI launched Dots. Type "dot.com" and you get Grok.