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Grok AI gets a ‘sexy’ personality for UK Tesla owners but it can argue with you, too

The free in-car AI companion gets multiple personality modes that include Motivation, Romantic and Argumentative

The Independent UK

'No platform gets a free pass': UK government's Online Safety Act rules extending to chatbots after Grok fallout

This is alongside plans to enforce age restrictions and tackle 'harmful' infinite scroll designs.

PC Gamer

Keir Starmer promises smartphone crackdown for under-16s within months

Measures could include a minimum age limit for social media, restrictions on infinite scrolling and preventing children from speaking with online chatbots

The Independent UK

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Starmer to extend online safety rules to AI chatbots after Grok scandal

Starmer to announce ‘crackdown on vile illegal content created by AI’ after scandal involving Elon Musk’s Grok tool

The Guardian - UK

No online platform gets ‘free pass’ when it comes to child safety, says Starmer

The Prime Minister was speaking as he set out plans to bolster the protection of young people online.

Evening Standard

‘Gold bars’ at Saudi wedding? What looked like 24-carat gifts was something else

A wedding video sparked global buzz with claims of gold bar gifts. The footage showed what looked like solid gold biscuits being distributed. However, these were actually luxury chocolates wrapped in gold foil. The brand Patchi is known for such confections. The event was real, but the gifts were sweets,…

The Times of India

Are you at risk of being ‘digitally stripped’? X chatbot Grok has exposed how harmful AI can be

AI is helping us live more efficiently - but it can also be misused and, in some cases, it can cause serious harm

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Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX mega-merger could be his biggest business risk so far

THE NEW SPACE RACE: The entrepreneur wants to take AI off-planet, but investors sometimes have more earthly requirements, writes Karl Matchett

The Independent UK

AI arms race approaches IPO reckoning

OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI — now with SpaceX — are all barreling toward watershed IPOs.

Axios

Elon Musk and Grok face ‘deeply troubling questions’from UK regulators over data use and consent

The UK government has launched a major investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot after it produced indecent deepfake images

TechRadar

Musk vs Europe: World’s richest man calls Spanish PM ‘fascist’ as X hits out over French office raid

Statement from X accused prosecutors of carrying out an ‘abusive’ raid of its Paris offices

The Independent UK

French investigators raid X’s Paris HQ, expanding probe into Grok AI chatbot

French authorities have raided X’s Paris offices as part of an expanding investigation into the platform’s content and Grok AI tool.

Radio France Internationale

From ‘nerdy’ Gemini to ‘edgy’ Grok: how developers are shaping AI behaviours

AIs are not sentient – but tweaks to their ethical codes can have far-reaching consequences for users

The Guardian - UK

Paris prosecutors raided X offices and summoned Musk as global crackdown on Grok intensifies

UK regulators also opened formal investigations.

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The Guardian - UK

UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate whether Elon Musk’s firms have complied with data protection law

Euronews

UK data regulator opens probe into Elon Musk's X and XAI over sexual AI deepfakes

Grok came under fire for generating sexually explicit deepfakes of women and minors early last month.

Evening Standard

French police raid Musk's X offices in Grok AI investigation

The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office are investigating alleged crimes linked to AI-generated content

Evening Standard

Data regulator investigating X over sexual images created by Grok chatbot

The social media platform said it has brought in measures to address issues raised previously.

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The Independent UK

UK regulator launches investigation into Elon Musk’s X after Grok deepfakes controversy

There has been controversy surrounding chatbot Grok after it was used to generate sexual deepfake images without consent

The Times of India

Elon Musk’s X faces probe in France as prosecutors search Paris office over child-abuse content, deepfakes; billionaire summoned

French prosecutors are conducting searches at X's Paris offices as part of an investigation into alleged child abuse material, deepfakes, and data manipulation. Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino have been asked for voluntary interviews. The probe, initiated by a lawmaker's concerns about algorithms, has expanded to include issues with…

The Independent UK

Inside Grok’s pivot to porn — all in a bid to keep users engaged and away from the AI system’s original purpose

Former employees have alleged that the chatbot’s ongoing scandals over sexualized images are a direct result of Musk’s drive to corner the market in lewd AI

Fortune

Elon Musk’s SpaceX buys xAI in stunning deal valued at $1.25 trillion ahead of looming IPO

“My estimate is that within two to three years, the lowest cost way to generate AI compute will be in space,” Musk wrote in a post on SpaceX’s website on Monday.

Euronews

Indonesia allows Grok back online as Elon Musk vows for service improvements and compliance

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.

The Independent UK

Indonesia lifts ban on Grok but AI tool to remain ‘under strict supervision’

Ban was imposed over concerns that the AI tool was being used to generate sexualised imagery

The Independent UK

Indonesia lets Elon Musk's Grok back online under tight supervision

Indonesia has allowed Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to resume operations on a conditional basis and under strict supervision, after banning it for explicit sexual content

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