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Why is Elon Musk taking aim at Christopher Nolan?

Elon Musk is mad at the thought that Helen of Troy could be played by a Black actress, saying that Oscar winning director Christopher Nolan “has lost his integrity” over the casting of the peerless Lupita Nyong’o.

Tech News

Indonesia allows Grok to resume operation under tight supervision

Indonesia has let Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok back online after a deepfake scandal involving women and minors, but under strict supervision that officials say could quickly turn into another ban.

Ukraine

Musk's SpaceX and Ukraine to block Russia’s use of Starlink

Ukraine is launching a verification of all Starlink terminals in Ukraine in response to the unauthorised use of Starlink by Russian forces. Elon Musk promptly responded to Kyiv’s calls to check and prevent Russian forces from using Starlink on attack drones against Ukraine.

Business

Musk weighs tech mega-merger across SpaceX, Tesla and xAI, reports say

Tech circles are buzzing over talks that could combine Musk’s space, AI, and electric vehicle businesses into a trillion-dollar group ahead of a potential SpaceX listing.

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UK patient controls laptop with thoughts using Musk's Neuralink

Doctors say the early Neuralink results are promising, but the technology still remains experimental.

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Elon Musk's Grok is worst AI chatbot at countering antisemitism, study

Grok received an overall score of just 21 out of 100, with particularly low marks in detecting anti-Jewish bias, anti-Zionist bias, and extremist biases

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Tesla discontinues flagship EV models in Optimus robot and AI U-turn

Elon Musk's electric vehicle company is trading two of its models for a new model: The humanoid robot kind.

Europe Today

Virkkunen warns X of ‘clear obligations’ amid investigation into Grok

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot on X, over its use to generate non-consensual sexualised images of women and underage girls.

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European Commission opens investigation into Elon Musk’s X

The formal investigation into X comes after outcry at the platform's failure to prevent the creation of sexually explicit images of real people – including children.

Europe Today

Watch the video: Ryanair vs Musk — who's on board?

"Come fly with me, let's fly away": Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk have been embroiled in a major argument that began on Musk's platform X and extended to O'Leary's Ryanair. The reason for this sudden show of affection? A fight over Musk’s Starlink WiFi onboard.

World News

'Peace' or 'Piece'? Musk mocks Trump's Board of Peace in Davos

Musk's swipe at Donald Trump's newly founded Board of Peace touched a nerve as the relationship between the two former close allies has been characterised as volatile for months.

Switzerland

Elon Musk predicts robot-majority future in first Davos appearance

The South Africa-born tech billionaire made his debut at the world's top political and economic summit in the Swiss Alps, telling the World Economic Forum that robots will outnumber people and AI will surpass human intelligence.

Business

‘Big Idiot’ boost: Ryanair cashes in as Musk feud takes off on X

A war of words between Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk over Starlink has spilled onto social media, with Ryanair turning insults into publicity and €16.99 "idiot" fares.

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Elon Musk’s Grok generates explicit images despite safeguards, study

An overwhelming majority of Grok user-generated content from a mid-January analysis depicts nudity or sexual activity, according to a think tank.

Business

Musk jokes about buying Ryanair — and putting a ‘Ryan’ in charge

Elon Musk’s online riff about buying Ryanair and installing a namesake chief may have raised laughs — but EU airline ownership rules mean the idea is unlikely to ever take off.

World News

Iran’s internet shutdown: Can Starlink reconnect cut-off countries?

In light of Iran’s internet blackout, Starlink has allowed some citizens to stay connected. How could its Direct to Cell service help mitigate future communications shutdowns and what role might the United States play?

Europe News

X bans explicit Grok deepfakes – but is its clash with the EU over?

While Elon Musk’s company has said it is taking steps to prevent its AI chatbot from creating nude images of real people, the European Commission has yet to be reassured.

Tech News

Elon Musk’s X will block Grok AI tool from creating sexualised images

The move came just hours after the billionaire said he was not aware of any “naked underage images” made by Grok.

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Malaysia to take legal action against Musk's X and xAI over Grok

Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images.

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US Pentagon embraces Elon Musk's Grok despite global backlash

'Very soon we will have the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department,' US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said in a speech at Musk’s space flight company, SpaceX.