TechnologySeptember 18, 2025

Musk and xAI: Summer Work, Reorgs, and Growth

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Key Vocabulary

summer

/ˈsʌmər/ a warm season of the year; the months around June to August

"I spent the summer visiting a tech site."

hub

/hʌb/ a central place where work or activity happens

"The new hub will hire many engineers."

chaotic

/keɪˈɒtɪk/ very disordered or confused

"Some staff said the office felt chaotic."

Listening

Musk and xAI: Summer Work, Reorgs, and Growth

Elon Musk spent the summer at his artificial intelligence company xAI. He left his work in Washington and returned to help the teams building a large computer project in Memphis and other sites.

xAI cut about 500 data workers recently, and the company said it will hire more specialist tutors for its chatbot. The company is opening a new engineering hub in Seattle with high salaries for engineers. People worry about the changes, but others say the company wants faster progress.

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Quiz

1. Who spent the summer at xAI?

2. How many data workers were cut?

3. Which city will get a new xAI engineering hub?

Reading Practice

Read the article from the Listening section aloud. Your AI teacher will give you pronunciation feedback.

Discussion

Do you follow tech news about big companies? Why or why not?

Have you ever worked on a team that changed quickly? What happened?

What do you think about companies opening new offices in other cities?