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medium.com2026-06-24trust 3.0LeakUnverified

Grok 5 is still in training as of June 2026, having missed its targeted Q1 and Q2 2026 release windows. Prediction markets indicate a low probability (around 7% or a one-in-three chance) of Grok 5 being publicly released by June 30, 2026.

privacy108.com.au2026-06-24trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

The European Commission is investigating Grok over "nudifier" app content.

entireweb.com2026-06-23trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

Grok was reported to be operating normally on June 23, 2026, with no major ongoing outages, although a "last major incident" was noted on June 18, 2026, without further widespread impact details.

statusgator.com2026-06-23trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

As of June 23-24, 2026, xAI's official status pages indicate all Grok services (iOS, Android, Web, API) are fully operational without declared incidents, despite user reports of issues.

statusgator.com2026-06-22trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

On June 22, 2026, monitoring service StatusGator reported the Grok xAI Website was up but noted 4 user-submitted outage reports in the past 24 hours, primarily from India, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom, which xAI did not officially declare as incidents.

isdown.app2026-06-18trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

An incident affecting Grok access was resolved on June 18, 2026, after lasting over two hours.

marktechpost.com2026-06-18trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

xAI released Grok 4.3 on Amazon Bedrock, making it generally available to AWS users and expanding its reach.

downforeveryoneorjustme.com2026-06-18trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

On June 18, 2026, Grok experienced an outage lasting approximately 135 minutes, leading to service interruptions.

buildfastwithai.com2026-06-17trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

An updated, faster version of Grok Imagine Video 1.5, named Grok Imagine 1.5 Fast, rolled out around June 17, 2026, reducing 720p video generation time to approximately 25 seconds.

startupfortune.com2026-06-17trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

Grok 4.3 became generally available on Amazon Bedrock on June 17, 2026, offering a 1-million-token context window and configurable reasoning levels.

tomshardware.com2026-06-17trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

On June 17, 2026, the US Department of Justice intervened in a lawsuit against xAI concerning unpermitted gas turbines at its Colossus 2 data center, arguing that halting these operations would endanger American national, economic, and energy security because Grok models support "mission-critical operations" for military and security agencies.

kie.ai2026-06-16trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

Grok 4.3, xAI's current flagship reasoning model (released April 30, 2026), became generally available to developers on Amazon Bedrock as of June 16, 2026.

felloai.com2026-06-15trust 2.0Official hintUnverified

A new 1.5-trillion-parameter coding-focused model, Grok V9-Medium, has completed training and is expected for public release in mid-June 2026. Elon Musk confirmed that Grok V9-Medium finished training.

releasebot.io2026-06-15trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

xAI released Grok Build 0.1, a fast coding model, via the xAI API in public beta on June 15, 2026.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-12trust 2.0LeakUnverified

Grok 5 is anticipated to launch in public beta between May and June 2026, with full API access expected in Q3 2026.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-12trust 2.0Official hintUnverified

Grok 5's public beta is expected to launch between May and June 2026, a delay from its initial Q1 2026 target.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-12trust 2.0Market oddsUnverified

Despite the expected Q2 2026 public beta window, Polymarket bettors are skeptical, with probabilities ranging from 7% to 33% for Grok 5 shipping by June 30, 2026.

iapp.org2026-06-11trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

On June 11, 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that X Corp. and xAI violated Canada's federal private-sector privacy law by launching Grok's AI-powered image generation tool without sufficient safeguards, citing the creation of sexualized deepfakes. It recommended suspending Grok Imagine until effective safeguards are demonstrated.

overchat.ai2026-06-11trust 2.0LeakMulti-source

Grok 5 is still anticipated for a public beta release around May-June 2026, with full API access expected in Q3 2026.

basenor.com2026-06-11trust 2.0LeakMulti-source

Training completion for Grok 5 was expected in April 2026.

techtimes.com2026-06-08trust 2.0LeakMulti-source

Credible reports from June 8, 2026, indicate that the public beta for Grok 5 is expected to launch between May and June 2026, with full API access projected for Q3 2026.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-08trust 2.0LeakUnverified

A credible report indicates that Grok 5's public beta is anticipated to launch between May and June 2026, with full API access expected in the third quarter of 2026.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-08trust 2.0LeakUnverified

Grok 5 is anticipated to be released in Q2 2026, with a public beta expected in May-June and full API access in Q3 2026.

geotoolbox.ai2026-06-04trust 2.0SUPPLYUnverified

Grok Voice, which enables conversational spoken interaction, launched on June 4, 2026, within the Grok mobile app.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-03trust 2.0Official hintUnverified

On June 3, 2026, xAI announced the "Grok Imagine 1.5 Preview," an update that expands Grok's multimodal capabilities, specifically for image-to-video generation.

vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com2026-06-03trust 2.0Model IDUnverified

xAI released `grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview`, a new image-to-video model, available in the xAI API preview on June 3, 2026.

youtube.com2026-05-29trust 3.0Official hintUnverified

On May 29, 2026, Elon Musk hinted at a "significant breakthrough in training" for large AI models, suggesting this could allow for new model iterations every two weeks.

youtube.com2026-05-25trust 3.0Official hintUnverified

Elon Musk announced on May 25, 2026, that a "V9-Medium 1.5 trillion parameter model" completed training and is slated for release within 2-3 weeks, speculated to be a precursor to Grok 5.

wavespeed.ai2026-05-25trust 2.0Official hintUnverified

Elon Musk stated on May 25, 2026, that xAI's Grok Foundation model V9-Medium, with 1.5 trillion parameters, had completed training, with a public release anticipated within 2-3 weeks from that date.