Tech News

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.

26 January 2026

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.

23 January 2026

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.

23 January 2026

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.

22 January 2026

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.

21 January 2026

Tech News

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.

21 January 2026

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.

20 January 2026

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?

20 January 2026

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.

15 January 2026

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.

15 January 2026

Tech News

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.

13 January 2026

Tech News

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.

13 January 2026

Tech News

Which countries are taking aim at Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot?

Global crackdown: These nations are restricting or speaking out against Grok over non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes

13 January 2026

Tech News

UK investigates Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI images

The regulator Ofcom is investigating X under the Online Safety Act. “We have decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act,” it said.

12 January 2026

Tech News

Indonesia and Malaysia are first countries to block Grok AI

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing mounting scrutiny, including in the European Union, Britain, India and France, for being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

12 January 2026

Tech News

Grok limits image generation after backlash over sexualised deepfakes

The chatbot has been under fire over the past two weeks for generating sexually-explicit deepfakes of women and minors.

9 January 2026

Tech News

Elon Musk’s Grok under fire for making sexually explicit AI deepfakes

Elon Musk’s xAI is facing backlash as its chatbot Grok, a key feature on social media platform X, repeatedly generated sexually explicit images of women and minors.

5 January 2026

Europe News

EU Commission examines childlike sexual images created by Musk’s AI

A spokesperson for the European Commission said it was “very seriously looking into” the creation of sexually explicit images of girls – including minors – by Grok, the AI model integrated into X.

5 January 2026

Tech News

Age verification to AI slop: How 2025 redefined social media

Alongside a buffet of trends, terms, and ‘brain rot’ content, 2025 saw social media platforms grappling with age-restriction laws, AI content, and mounting distrust from users.

27 December 2025

Tech News

X sues challenger for trying to ‘steal’ Twitter brand

‘Twitter never left.’ A week after a new start-up petitioned to ‘bring back’ the Twitter name and bird logo, Elon Musk’s X countersued ‘Operation Bluebird’ for copyright infringement.

17 December 2025