Ars Technica
Elon Musk insists banks working on SpaceX IPO must buy Grok subscriptions
Some banks "agreed to spend tens of millions on the chatbot," NYT reports.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/elon-musk-insists-banks-working-on-spacex-ipo-must-buy-grok-subscriptions/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Apr 3 at 9:18pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadDirty World Snoop2d ago
@arstechnica la mafia.
Show threadLuna chan2d ago
@arstechnica Isn't this illegal?
Show threadRenato Ramonda2d ago
@Luna @arstechnica things are only really illegal if you are caught, stopped, and meaningfully punished for them.
Show threadTim Zee2d ago
@arstechnica
More Trump-related graft – Musk being head of DOGE and a HÜGE contributor to Trump.
We should not do business with any financial institution affiliated with such corrupt practices.
Show threadT2R2d ago
@arstechnica You know what would be useful??? A LIST OF BANKS!!!. That way if I have an account with any of them, I can move it. Time to treat banks like Target. If you do business with a Nazi then we will boycott you!
Show threadQ.H. Stone8h ago

@T2R @arstechnica The banks are listed in the article.

“Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley”

Show threadKarl Habermas2d ago
@arstechnica I hope the I-banks use Grok to write form S-1 and other key filings. The eventual legal clusterfuck would be quite entertaining.