xAI may have redirected dot.com to Grok after OpenAI launches Dots

Within hours of the launch, the domain “dot.com” began pointing to the download page for xAI’s Grok chatbot app. Whois records show the domain was transferred in July and is listed under xAI’s ownership. xAI has not responded to requests for comment. Observers note that the domain could have been bought for typo‑traffic reasons—“dot” might be a misspelling of “bot”—or, as some internet users speculate, that Elon Musk or his team deliberately acquired it as a prank after learning OpenAI’s product name. The theory remains unverified, and the “dots.com” domain is owned by a defunct company, leaving the true motive unclear.