Telegram CEO claimed that xAI will pay to integrate its Grok chatbot into the messaging platform. Musk denied a deal had been signed.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced on X that Telegram users would soon be able to access Grok AI. However, he was quickly fact-checked, none other than by Musk himself

Messaging application company Telegram has raised an additional $1.7 billion in capital through a recent bond offering.

"No deal was signed" said Elon Musk, the xAI CEO, in response to an announcement earlier on Wednesday by Telegram's Pavel Durov

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Telegram successfully raised $1.5 billion via a bond issue offering a 9% yield with participation from investors like BlackRock and Mubadala.

Telegram on Wednesday is set to raise at least $1.5 billion in a bond issue, according to people familiar with the matter, winning support from both new and existing backers. The

Telegram is raising $1.5 billion in a five-year bond sale amid legal troubles facing CEO Pavel Durov in France.