Malaysia to take legal action against Elon Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images. Euronews · Jan 13
As billionaires debate California's wealth tax, a tech investor suggests other ways to raise revenue that target a huge loophole the rich exploit "But the truth is a lot of ultra wealthy people borrow money against their assets and live off of that borrowed money." Fortune · Jan 13
LIV Golf Launches Korean GC With Reports Of Kevin Na Exit And Roster Shake-Up LIV has unveiled a rebrand of its Iron Heads GC but hasn't shared news regarding the team's line-up, with one report suggesting wholesale changes are imminent Golf Monthly · Jan 13
The UK outlaws deepfake nudes on X after Grok AI uproar — Sorry, Elon, it’s nothing to do with suppression of free speech The UK is bringing into force a law that will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate deepfake images after X's Grok AI was spotted generating sexually explicit images of real people without consent. Windows Central · Jan 13
Experts predict UK mortgage market ‘boom’ in 2026 Options for first-time buyers are reaching record highs, new data shows The Independent UK · Jan 13
US Pentagon embraces Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot 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. Euronews · Jan 13
US Senators call on Apple and Google to ban X and Grok from app stores amid image-generation controversy US Senators have told Apple and Google to take action over Grok creating explicit images of women and children. TechRadar · Jan 13
'Arc Raiders' First-Person Hack Stuns Fans With Surreal Immersion A clever "Arc Raiders" exploit lets players experience first-person mode, delivering terrifying immersion and sparking calls for an official toggle and VR support. Player One · Jan 13
The Tesla Model Y Seven-Seater Is Back, But It’s Not What We Were Expecting The two extra seats in the trunk are great if your passengers have very short legs. InsideEVs · Jan 13
Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer The Independent UK · Jan 13
Who Is Elon Musk's New Baby Mama Ashley St Clair and What She Has Actually Said About Transgender Issues Elon Musk seeks custody as his new baby mama's transgender comments draw scrutiny. What Ashley St Clair has actually said, explained. International Business Times UK · Jan 13
'If X Can't Control Grok, We Will' — UK Signals End of Self-Regulation for Musk's Platform The UK is activating laws to criminalise AI-generated deepfakes following a crackdown on Elon Musk's Grok. Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned X could lose its self-regulatory status if it fails to curb digital abuse. International Business Times UK · Jan 13
From bans to probes: 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 Euronews · Jan 13
Labour MP ‘baffled’ government still uses X after minister calls Grok’s sexualised images ‘weapons of abuse’ Charlotte Nichols calls on technology secretary to set out ‘red line’ social media firms must cross before government switches to alternative platforms The Independent UK · Jan 12
International Business Times UK · Jan 12 'You Can't Trust the Government Anymore': Kristi Noem Surprises CNN Audience With Unexpected Remarks Kristi Noem stunned CNN viewers by stating that the government cannot be trusted, sparking widespread social media debate about her role in the current Trump administration.
The Independent UK · Jan 12 Elon Musk’s inhuman AI is stripping women of their most fundamental rights THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It is entirely right that Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, should put the safety of women and girls first and protect them from the ‘hyper-pornographied slop’ pumped out by the Silicon Valley giants
Tom’s Hardware · Jan 12 Grok targeted in UK law over sexually-explicit AI image generation — UK will begin prosecuting illegal prompting this week The UK is making it a crime to generate or request AI-made explicit content from this week, following the ban on sharing deepfakes. The region's communications regulator, Ofcom, is also looking into Grok, investigating the service formally to see if it "has complied with its duties to protect people."
The Independent UK · Jan 12 Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies aged 26 The guitarist helped form the experimental rock band in London in 2017
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12 The Guardian view on regulating big tech: politicians must back Ofcom’s challenge to Musk Editorial: A flood of non-consensual deepfake bikini shots on X is putting the UK’s Online Safety Act to the test
Fortune · Jan 12 U.K. investigation into X over AI deepfakes risks igniting a US-Europe free speech battle The U.K.'s online safety regulator has opened a formal investigation into X over allegedly illegal deepfakes created by its Grok AI chatbot.
Evening Standard · Jan 12 Ofcom to investigate Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply disturbing’ nude images The investigation was welcomed by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.
Evening Standard · Jan 12 Grok: What is Elon Musk's controversial AI and why could it be banned in the UK? Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is under investigation after being used to create sexualised images
Evening Standard · Jan 12 Gavin Robinson claims he ‘hasn’t tweeted’ since 2017 despite active X account The DUP leader said: ‘Nothing is tweeted without my approval. I just don’t need to see your reply to the things that I tweet.’
Evening Standard · Jan 12 First Minister calls X ‘woefully inadequate’ amid Grok AI misuse row Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘disgraceful and disgusting that any social media platform allows this type of illegal content to be created’.
International Business Times UK · Jan 12 Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary Reveals the Riskiest Investment Mistake People Make in Their 20s Kevin O'Leary advises young investors to diversify their investments and avoid putting all their money into one place to protect and grow their wealth.