Rihanna enlists Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian for latest Fenty campaign The 21-year-old model made her New York Fashion Week debut in September The Independent UK · Jan 9
X Accused Of 'Monetising Sexual Harassment' By Charging Users For Grok's Image Generation Tools To Sexually Harass Women Elon Musk's Grok AI is at the centre of global outrage after its image-generation tools enabled rampant production of non-consensual and sexualised imagery. International Business Times UK · Jan 9
Lib Dems call on Reform MPs to donate income from X to charity amid Grok row Exclusive: Party says Nigel Farage and colleagues receiving ‘tainted money’ for their posts on Elon Musk’s platform The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
Nvidia Is Giving Tesla a Run for Its Money with Robotaxis. Which Is the Better Stock to Buy Now? Tesla has led the robotaxi dream for years. But as Nvidia is building the brains, which stock could be a better pick now? Barchart · Jan 9
Bill Gates sees the world is going 'backwards' and gives 5-year deadline before we enter a new Dark Age "I believe that, within the next decade, we will not only get the world back on track but enter a new era of unprecedented progress," Gates wrote in his annual letter. Fortune · Jan 9
AI chatbot Grok restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualised deepfakes The chatbot has been under fire over the past two weeks for generating sexually-explicit deepfakes of women and minors. Euronews · Jan 9
Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak up The Guardian - US · Jan 9
Starmer takes on Musk and Trump over ‘insulting’ Grok changes on sexualised images Downing Street says move to restrict AI tool is ‘not a solution’ after sexualised images of women and children were generated The Independent UK · Jan 9
Elon Musk Lawsuit Claims OpenAI Betrayed Its Mission, Raising Fears for AI Trust Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is heading to a jury trial in March, escalating a closely watched legal battle over the future of AI. International Business Times · Jan 9
Elon Musk pushed OpenAI into working with Microsoft and Azure from the early days — new court papers reveal his dismissal of Amazon's Jeff Bezos as a "tool" New court documents reveal that Elon Musk played a key role in orchestrating OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft, urging CEO Sam Altman to strike an agreement with the tech giant in 2016. Windows Central · Jan 9
Elon Musk's Grok restricts AI image generation on X following outcry over explicit content Elon Musk's Grok is facing more criticism and risk of being shut down over a recent controversy on explicit content. Tom’s Guide · Jan 9
X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
No 10: Grok changes ‘insulting’ and make deepfake creation a ‘premium service’ The changes to Grok come after regulator Ofcom said it made ‘urgent contact’ with X. Evening Standard · Jan 9
Lawmakers and victims criticize the choice to limit Grok's AI image generation to paid users as 'insulting' and 'not effective' The restriction comes as regulators worldwide threaten enforcement action over Grok's generation of thousands of non-consensual deepfakes per hour. Fortune · Jan 9
The Independent UK · Jan 9 Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has stopped allowing most users to generate or edit images after backlash over sexualized deepfakes
International Business Times UK · Jan 9 'I'm Not Black': Elon Musk Slams South Africa's 140 Discriminatory Laws – Does Reverse Racism Really Exist Here? Elon Musk says South Africa's race laws block Starlink because he's 'not Black.'
Evening Standard · Jan 9 Will Britain ban X? Starmer says 'all options on table' as fury grows over Grok creating sexualised images of women and children Pressure mounts on government to take urgent action against X
Evening Standard · Jan 9 Elon Musk’s Grok curbs AI image editing usage after deepfakes backlash The tool is now limited to paying users.
International Business Times UK · Jan 9 Elon Musk's xAI in Crisis as More People Speak Out Against Grok's 'Digital Undressing' xAI faces growing criticism as more people speak out over Grok's alleged 'digital undressing', fuelling concerns about AI safety and oversight.
The Independent UK · Jan 9 X could be banned in UK amid sexualised AI images concerns Sir Keir Starmer indicated that Elon Musk’s social media platform could be blocked in the UK
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9 Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action
International Business Times UK · Jan 9 'It's Disgusting': PM Keir Starmer Puts UK Ban on X 'On the Table' Over Grok AI Deepfake Scandal UK PM Keir Starmer condemns Elon Musk's X after its AI Grok generated deepfake sexual images, calling it 'disgusting' and warning a UK ban is possible.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9 Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds AI tool also used to undress image of the woman killed by a federal immigration agent in the US, says research
International Business Times UK · Jan 9 Mississippi Lands $20B xAI Data Centre: Jobs Surge but Pollution Fears Grow Mississippi has landed a record-breaking $20 billion (£14.89 billion) investment from Elon Musk's xAI to build the 'MACROHARDRR' data centre in Southaven.
International Business Times UK · Jan 9 Elon Musk's X Faces UK Ban — AI Fake Nudes Row Sparks Outrage and Free Speech Fears Elon Musk's social media platform is under fire for the explicit images generated by Grok spreading on the Internet. UK regulators warn they can levy fines and even ban the platform.