xAI CFO Anthony Armstrong Steps Down in Abrupt Departure

xAI's chief financial officer has left the company, with one source characterizing the situation starkly: 'This is over.'

xAI CFO Anthony Armstrong is stepping down, as @Mayhem4Markets reported, adding the ominous quote: "This is over." The departure comes at a peculiar moment for xAI — the same day Grok-4.20 claimed the top spot in legal benchmarks on Chatbot Arena.

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