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Elon Musk's Friend Claimed All Traffic Lights are Broken and Bread Costs $50 in Johannesburg. Grok and Social Media Users Showed Otherwise

Elon Musk sparked backlash online after sharing a message from a friend claiming that every traffic light in Johannesburg, South Africa is broken and a loaf of bread costs $50—claims that were quickly debunked by Grok and South African social media users.

Latin Times

‘Dangerous Stuff’: Of course Elon Musk is trying to spread skepticism about the Holocaust

Elon Musk's AI is turning on him.

We Got This Covered

How Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ Gulf state deals benefit a handful of powerful men

The deals stand to enrich tech CEOs substantially by opening up new audiences for their products

The Guardian - US

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Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg started their own schools—but fixing education is harder than it looks

Some of the world’s richest are donating billions to reform Gen Z and Gen Alpha education, while others opt to build their own schools from scratch.

Fortune

Can Europe withstand the ripple effect of the MAGA political wave?

Célia Belin of the European Council on Foreign Relations tells RFI that Donald Trump’s administration is treating Europe less as a partner and more as a rival. In backing nationalist movements and undermining multilateral institutions, it is exporting a political mode of operation that risks fracturing European unity.

Radio France Internationale

Musk’s company now claims Grok’s lies of a nonexistent ‘white genocide’ in South Africa were ‘unauthorized’

Musk’s AI chatbot Grok turned unrelated questions on several different issues back to an insistence that white genocide is ‘real.’ It was responding to a code manipulation said xAI

The Independent UK

Musk's XAI Blames 'Unauthorized' Tweak For 'White Genocide' Posts

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup has blamed an "unauthorized modification" for causing its chatbot Grok to generate misleading and unsolicited posts referencing "white genocide" in South Africa.

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Anti-Trump Campaign Runs Sarcastic National Parks Billboards to Highlight DOGE Cuts: 'Now With Reduced Staff'

A billboard campaign seeks to hit back at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on behalf of US National Parks.

Latin Times

SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas

The federal approval comes after vote from residents — mostly SpaceX employees — to form a new city at the Rio Grande Valley beach.

The Texas Tribune

Tesla's Cybertruck Dethroned as Top Selling Electric Truck After Months of Protests Against Musk

A sharp decline in Tesla Cybertruck sales was reported in Q1 2025 amid Elon Musk's prominent role in the Trump administration and "Tesla Takedown" protests.

International Business Times

DOGE attempt at GAO is ‘intrusion’ into legislative branch, Dems say - Roll Call

Democrats defended the independence of the Government Accountability Office after DOGE sought to assign a team there.

Roll Call

Elon Musk is being sued for allegedly not paying swing state voters the $100 he promised them to sign a petition

The lawsuit’s plaintiffs said more than 100 potential class members are collectively owed $5 million by Musk and his America PAC.

Fortune

DOGE said 40% of the Social Security Agency’s calls were 'fraudulent.' Data suggests it was actually less than 1%

Elon Musk and his engineers claim 'insane' amounts of fraud in Social Security, but the real figures don’t back it up.

Fortune

Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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Tesla Stock’s Breathtaking Rally Faces a Reality Check as Robotaxi Launch Nears

Tesla stock has rebounded sharply from its April lows, even as it’s still in the red for the year.

Capital & Main

DOGE Cuts ‘Hurting’ Residents in Elon Musk’s Backyard in Rural Texas

While the tech billionaire slashes jobs and services, local food banks, veterans' health care and college students all suffer.

Reason

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Commercial AI “goes beyond established fair use,” Copyright Office says – but the win for artists was quickly dashed with an “unprecedented power grab”

The Copyright Office proposed a way both artists and AI could thrive. Then, the drama began

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The Guardian - US

Russ Vought: key Project 2025 figure set to continue Trump cuts after Musk exit

Goal of Christian nationalist and director of OMB to dismantle federal workforce may be coming to fruition

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot’s rant about ‘white genocide’

xAI’s Grok bot repeatedly referred to widely discredited claim about South Africa that has been touted by Donald Trump

Euronews

Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with ‘white genocide'?

Like other chatbots, Grok is prone to falsehoods known as hallucinations.

Roll Call

Democrats renew call for probe of Musk-Putin ties - Roll Call

Democrats renew their push for probes into Elon Musk's conversations with top Russian officials, given his access to sensitive information.

The Guardian - UK

The Optimist by Keach Hagey review – inside the mind of the man who brought us ChatGPT

Sam Altman’s extraordinary career – and personal life – under the microscope

International Business Times UK

Rogue AI or Responsible Chatbot? Elon Musk Slams Grok for Trusting 'Mainstream Media'

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, has sparked controversy by contradicting the billionaire's views on media credibility.

The Independent UK

Foreign groups are stealing $1 trillion a year through identity theft – and DOGE is just letting it happen

Report by identity verification services company says scammers are bilking billions from US government agencies and citizens

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