# AI News Digest - 2026-02-04

1. SpaceX merged xAI into its operations ahead of a planned mega IPO, combining Elon Musk's space and AI businesses into a single entity valued at about $1.25 trillion.

2. U.S. Department of Homeland Security was reported to have used Google and Adobe AI video generators to produce content shared with the public, and the report concluded that existing content-authenticity measures were insufficient to address an emerging AI-driven truth crisis.

3. OpenAI expressed dissatisfaction with the speed of certain Nvidia chips and pursued alternative hardware arrangements, a process that prompted negotiations and a reported deal with Cerebras.

4. Google's Gemini models topped a new AI benchmark for strategic board games, leading rankings on tests that included Werewolf and Poker.

5. Firefox introduced centralized generative-AI controls in version 148 that allowed users to manage or completely disable all generative AI features with a single toggle.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/musk-merges-money-losing-xai-into-spacex-before-mega-ipo/](https://the-decoder.com/musk-merges-money-losing-xai-into-spacex-before-mega-ipo/)

[Elon Musk merges money-losing xAI into SpaceX before mega IPO](https://the-decoder.com/musk-merges-money-losing-xai-into-spacex-before-mega-ipo/)

1. [https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/02/1132068/what-weve-been-getting-wrong-about-ais-truth-crisis/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/02/1132068/what-weve-been-getting-wrong-about-ais-truth-crisis/)

[What we’ve been getting wrong about AI’s truth crisis](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/02/1132068/what-weve-been-getting-wrong-about-ais-truth-crisis/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openais-dissatisfaction-with-nvidia-chips-sparked-cerebras-deal/](https://the-decoder.com/openais-dissatisfaction-with-nvidia-chips-sparked-cerebras-deal/)

[OpenAI's dissatisfaction with Nvidia chips sparked Cerebras deal](https://the-decoder.com/openais-dissatisfaction-with-nvidia-chips-sparked-cerebras-deal/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/gemini-models-dominate-new-ai-rankings-for-strategic-board-games/](https://the-decoder.com/gemini-models-dominate-new-ai-rankings-for-strategic-board-games/)

[Gemini models dominate new AI rankings for strategic board games](https://the-decoder.com/gemini-models-dominate-new-ai-rankings-for-strategic-board-games/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/firefox-users-will-soon-be-able-to-block-all-generative-ai-features-in-one-place/](https://the-decoder.com/firefox-users-will-soon-be-able-to-block-all-generative-ai-features-in-one-place/)

[Firefox users will soon be able to block all generative AI features in one place](https://the-decoder.com/firefox-users-will-soon-be-able-to-block-all-generative-ai-features-in-one-place/)

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