Elon Musk's xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, plans to spend $20 billion on a data center in Southaven, Mississippi The Independent UK · Jan 8
The War On Electronic Door Handles Just Came To The U.S. A new bill would create regulations surrounding complex electronically-actuated door handles on new cars to make them open more easily in an emergency. InsideEVs · Jan 8
The Guardian view on Ofcom versus Grok: chatbots cannot be allowed to undress children Editorial: A wave of humiliating sexualised imagery must prompt regulators and politicians to step up The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Elon Musk says AI surgeons will be better than humans in just three years Musk is ‘too optimistic’, with years of comparative testing required before robots can work on humans, an expert says The Independent UK · Jan 8
Elon Musk Said Rand Paul Is the One Person in Washington Who 'Gets It' In an interview with Reason, CNN's Scott Jennings recounts the conversation he had with the tech entrepreneur about his distaste for exorbitant government spending. Reason · Jan 8
Hundreds of nonconsensual AI images being created by Grok on X, data shows Sample of roughly 500 posts shows how frequently people are creating sexualized images with Elon Musk’s AI chatbot The Guardian - US · Jan 8
Cathie Wood Just Had a Comeback Year. This Controversial Stock Is Still Her Top Holding. After staging a strong market-beating comeback in 2025, Cathie Wood continues to stand by Tesla as her top holding despite recent share sales and ongoing controversy. Barchart · Jan 8
Vivian Wilson Slams 'Pathetic Man-Child' Elon Musk In Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Campaign Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged transgender daughter, stars in Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Valentine's Day campaign whilst speaking candidly about her father's lack of support during her transition and her determination to build an independent modelling career. International Business Times UK · Jan 8
Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site The Guardian - UK · Jan 8
Tesla’s vote wasn’t about pay. It was about who really runs the company At Tesla’s 2025 Annual Meeting, investors chose to evaluate strategy, incentives, and governance on their own terms. Fortune · Jan 8
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Warns ‘Everyone’s Job Will be Affected by AI,’ But Hopes It Will ‘Enhance’ Most Jobs, Not Destroy Them Jensen Huang addresses AI-related job anxiety, saying that while some jobs will become obsolete, he believes it will be a tool to enhance productivity and create new jobs, not just wipe out large parts of the job market. Barchart · Jan 8
Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it’s happening and what can be done Since the end of December, 2025, X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users’ requests to undress real people by turning photos of the people into sexually explicit material. After people began using the feature, the social platform company faced global scrutiny for enabling users to generate nonconsensual… The Conversation · Jan 8
Judge Rules Elon Musk Can Take OpenAI Lawsuit Against Sam Altman to Jury A judge has ruled that Elon Musk can take his lawsuit accusing OpenAI and Sam Altman of abandoning its nonprofit mission to a jury trial. International Business Times · Jan 8
Former Labour minister tells Starmer’s government to quit X It is ‘unconscionable to use the site for another minute’, Louise Haigh said The Independent UK · Jan 8
Windows Central · Jan 8 Elon Musk gets his day in court over OpenAI's for-profit restructure and "ill-gotten gains" — here’s what’s at stake U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, recentlyruled that Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its for-profit evolution will proceed to a jury trial scheduled for March 2026.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8 Musk lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion can go to trial, US judge says Judge says there is plenty of evidence to suggest OpenAI’s leaders made assurances nonprofit structure would be kept
The Guardian - US · Jan 8 Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare
The Guardian - US · Jan 8 The Timberwolves should not play until ICE violence in Minneapolis is held to account After a woman was fatally shot by ICE during a raid in Minneapolis, the Timberwolves face a choice: play on and normalize it, or refuse and force a reckoning
Euronews · Jan 8 AI overwhelm and algorithmic burnout: How 2026 will redefine social media Tighter regulations, advancing AI integration, and a desire for greater authenticity will continue to re-shape what social media means in an increasingly disconnected world.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8 AI tool Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstream
International Business Times UK · Jan 8 Doctors vs. AI? What ChatGPT Health Means for the Future of Medicine Is AI about to replace doctors? OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, a personalised medical AI tool. Here is what it does, how safe it is, and whether machines can truly take over healthcare.
The Independent UK · Jan 8 Judge indicates Elon Musk's fraud lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial A federal judge on Wednesday indicated a jury will be allowed to decide whether artificial intelligence trailblazer OpenAI hoodwinked its billionaire co-founder Elon Musk during its evolution from a nonprofit research lab into a capitalistic enterprise now valued at $500 billion
The Independent UK · Jan 8 New law set to protect dating app users from ‘vile crime’ of cyberflashing Social media and dating platforms are legally mandated to proactively detect and prevent unsolicited nude images from reaching their users
International Business Times · Jan 7 Elon Musk's xAI Secures Massive Power Infrastructure with Five 380 MW Natural Gas Turbines Elon Musk's xAI confirms purchase of five 380 MW natural gas turbines from Doosan Enerbility to power massive AI supercomputing expansion in 2026.
Tom’s Hardware · Jan 7 Elon Musk wants to build a dirty 2nm chipmaking fab that you can smoke and eat cheeseburgers in — bets that Tesla will turn the concept of cleanrooms upside down Elon Musk says that modern cleanrooms are built wrong, and if Tesla builds its own fab, he will be able to eat and smoke in that facility.