xAI Launches Stand-Alone Grok Chatbot App on iOS - 1

xAI Launches Stand-Alone Grok Chatbot App on iOS

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, recently released an iOS app for its chatbot Grok in the United States, India, and Australia.

In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts! xAI is testing a new app for Grok in the United States, Australia, and India. The company is also developing a website that says “coming soon” on its home page. Users have already shared thoughts and reviews on social media platforms.

According to TechCrunch , xAI is testing a stand-alone app for the generative AI technology—previously an exclusive feature for the social media platform X—and is also preparing a website, that says “coming soon” on its home page.

“Grok is an AI-powered assistant, developed by xAI, designed to be maximally truthful, useful, and curious,” states the description of the new app in the App Store . “Get answers to any question, generate striking images, and upload pictures to gain a deeper understanding of your world. With Grok, the universe is in your hands!”

xAI highlights its image generation features, access to real-time information from X and the web to answer questions with up-to-date information, the chatbot’s conversational tone, and its privacy policies.

ITS HERE: xAI’s brand-new standalone Grok iOS app. Harness powerful AI, generate stunning images, and login with X to personalize your experience with real time news, sports and local data. Download now in the US: https://t.co/5Ejdqh8a34 pic.twitter.com/d8jnR4ZjmD — xAI (@xai) January 10, 2025

Over a thousand users have already rated the app with an average of 4.9 stars on the app and it is currently ranking in the 9th place in the productivity section in the AppStore.

Many have already shared thoughts and feedback on social media as well. “the new Grok app is just ridiculously well-designed, the animations, the layout, the interactions, the blurs, the icons, the models, all of it,” said one user on X . “It really just took a few hours – Grok is now the top search result when searching for “grok” in the US App Store,” added another .

Grok has been through multiple changes in 2024, including an improved version released in April , and it later became f ree to all users on X in December with a limit of up to 10 messages every few hours.

Healthcare AI Innovator Hippocratic AI Raises $141M In Series B, Reaching Unicorn Status - 2

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Healthcare AI Innovator Hippocratic AI Raises $141M In Series B, Reaching Unicorn Status

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
  • Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor

The California-based startup Hippocratic AI recently raised $141 million in a Series B round led by Kleiner Perkins, reaching a valuation of $1.64 billion, earning unicorn status .

In a Rush? Here are the Quick Facts!

  • Hippocratic AI raised $141 million in a Series B round and is now valued at $1.64 billion, reaching unicorn status.
  • The startup expects to expand to more regions such as EMEA, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, and more sectors like health insurance and pharmaceuticals.
  • The company, founded in 2023, has developed LLM models, AI agents and innovative AI solutions.

The healthcare company, founded in 2023, develops Large Language Models (LLMs) tailored for patients and designed to provide AI solutions in the industry—including AI agents and specialized generative artificial intelligence models for patients and healthcare professionals, and healthcare companies.

With the new investment, the company plans to expand to new markets such as Latin America, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Hippocratic AI also aims to diversify and enter sectors like health insurance and pharmaceuticals.

“This round of financing will accelerate the development and deployment of the Hippocratic GenAI-driven super staffing and continue our quest to make healthcare abundance a reality,” said Munjal Shah, co-founder and CEO of Hippocratic AI in a press release .

The CEO also highlighted the company’s evolution and journey over the past nine months, during which they raised funds, released a new architecture, expanded advisory councils, and obtained their first U.S. patent. Hippocratic AI signed contracts with 23 new clients in the healthcare sector, launched 16 of those clients, received positive feedback and claims to have achieved safety parity between their AI agents and human clinicians.

According to TechCrunch , Healthcare AI also raised $53 million in a series A round in March and secured $17 million from Nvidia a few months later. With this new round, the health tech startup has achieved impressive growth in less than two years since its creation.

“While we had been tracking Hippocratic AI because of its focus on safety and unique constellation LLM architecture, the company’s incredible commercial traction is a clear signal that they are winning a new category,” said Mamoon Hamid, Partner, Kleiner Perkins. “The total addressable market of using generative AI for solving healthcare staffing shortages is probably 10 times the size of the healthcare software market alone, and we’re excited to support the Hippocratic AI team on their journey.”

Other startups in the healthcare industry have also developed innovative technologies with generative artificial intelligence models. The health fintech company PayZen secured $232 million last August to continue its growth including new AI-powered solutions, and the French startup Alan launched an AI assistant called Mo in November.