According to the latest reports, Elon Musk's xAI company is accelerating its cash burn. According to internal documents, this AI company's net loss in the third quarter reached $1.46 billion, further expanding from $1 billion in the first quarter. Even more astonishing, in the first nine months of 2025, xAI's cash expenditure has already reached $7.8 billion — primarily spent on three areas: building data centers, recruiting top talent, and developing various software products.

From the information shared at investor briefings, xAI's current core strategy is very clear. The company's management explicitly states that the focus is on accelerating the development of AI agents and related software products. These products will eventually be integrated into the "Macrohard" platform — a name Elon Musk gave to a pure software AI company, which is a pun paying homage to a certain software giant. The ultimate goal of all this is to provide technological support for the Optimus humanoid robot.

Honestly, like other rapidly growing AI startups, the funds recently raised by xAI were almost immediately invested. The speed of cash burn demonstrates the company's dedication to technological breakthroughs — of course, this also means there will be significant pressure for subsequent funding.