Musk floats an Amazon competitor after reported block on Grok shopping bots
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Elon Musk posted on X that xAI should maybe start a competitor to Amazon.
The post was a reply to a thread stating that Amazon is blocking Grok bots from ordering. In that thread, Musk suggested the bots buy from other stores instead. The thread is the only source for the Amazon block; Amazon has not been reported as commenting, and no xAI shopping product or competing store has been announced.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 15, 9:12 AM ET
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Elon Musk@elonmuskXMusk jokes about starting an Amazon competitor after Amazon blocks Grok botsAIElon Musk posts that xAI should maybe start a competitor to Amazon. The reply thread says Amazon is blocking Grok bots from ordering, and Musk suggested those bots buy from other stores instead.
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