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X Faces major outage as 78K users report disruption this morning

X faces a significant outage affecting app and website access, with over 78,000 reports.

Android Central

X (Twitter) is down: Millions unable to access timeline and app as X services are knocked offline

A major outage has taken X offline for millions of users, with people reporting they are unable to access the website or the app.

Windows Central

X down – latest: Twitter and Grok not working in another major outage

Technical issues come amid widespread criticism of Elon Musk’s platform

The Independent UK

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Behind the defections from Mira Murati's Thinking Machines: money, compute constraints, and a lack of clarity on products and business model

Thinking Machines has lost three members of its founding team to OpenAI, while another cofounder left for Meta and more employees are reportedly heading for the exits too

Fortune

First Thing: Death of ICE camp detainee could be investigated as homicide after examiner’s report

Washington Post says local medical examiner found ‘asphyxia’ to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos’s death. Plus, how Trump’s dismantling of federal agencies has impacted children with cancer

The Guardian - UK

Smart Glasses Take an Unexpected Turn With Built-In OnlyFans Streaming Support

Mentra's Live camera glasses advertised as a smart glass that can livestream anywhere, including Twitch, YouTube and Onlyfans is now on sale in the US

International Business Times UK

‘Jenrick will always be known as a Tory traitor, I know because it happened to me,’ says Michael Gove

Reform plots turning it into the ‘Slytherin house’ of politics, says ex-Tory minister

The Independent UK

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Did The CIA Just Launch Mandarin Recruitment Drive On X? The Internet Is Confused

The US CIA has released Mandarin-language recruitment videos on X targeting Chinese officials, sparking widespread debate and confusion online.

International Business Times UK

Asus denies RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5060 Ti discontinuation after conflicting end-of-life claims — says it has no plans to stop selling these models, but confirms memory supply has impacted production and restocking

Asus says the RTX 5070 Ti is still being sold, but inconsistent messaging and supply constraints suggest availability may remain uneven

Tom’s Hardware

X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool

Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content

The Guardian - UK

Grok AI's Explicit Images Of Ashley St Clair: Elon Musk's Baby Mama Is Now Suing His Company

Ashley St Clair, Elon Musk's baby mama, sues xAI, alleging AI chatbot generated non-consensual explicit deepfakes causing distress, seeking damages in landmark AI ethics case

International Business Times UK

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

AAP

Why X Suddenly Stopped Grok AI from Undressing Real People

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly, but it also brings serious challenges. Elon Musk’s AI model Grok recently faced heavy criticism after users misused it to create sexualised images of real people. This sparked global concern about privacy, consent, and online safety. Public outrage and legal scrutiny pushed X to take…

MyLifeXP

Criminals using AI to create ‘frightening’ number of child sexual abuse videos

Internet Watch Foundation found the majority of the AI-generated videos fell into Category A, the most extreme classification

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The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules

Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities

The Guardian - UK

Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons sues over Grok-generated explicit images

Ashley St Clair files lawsuit in state of New York over deepfakes that appeared on social media platform X

The Independent UK

Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk’s xAI for alleged Grok-generated nude and explicit photos of her

A new lawsuit from Ashley St. Clair targets Elon Musk’s Grok over sexually-explicit images

Sports Illustrated

J.J. Watt Didn’t Love Report on Aaron Rodgers Crying Over Mike Tomlin’s Exit

Watt didn’t think Rodgers’s vulnerable moment should have been shared with the public.

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Android Central

Meta isn't giving up on VR, but it just evaporated any goodwill it had left

Meta laid off most of its first-party development studios and seemingly shuttered developer funding, leaving many to wonder what's next for the Quest.

The Independent UK

What to know about UK legal changes aiming to regulate AI-generated nude images

U.K. officials say they are enforcing new laws to make creating online sexual images without consent illegal

Evening Standard

Legislation to ban non-consensual sexual images signed amid Grok AI backlash

It will be illegal to create or request deepfake intimate images of adults without consent from February 6.

TechRadar

"No meaningful changes" – Venezuelans still need a VPN to access X

Digital rights group debunks rumors that the X ban has been lifted in Venezuela and confirms that there has not been any meaningful changes to the country's internet censorship practices since Maduro's capture.

The Guardian - UK

Grok AI: what do limits on tool mean for X, its users and UK media watchdog?

UK users will no longer be able to create sexualised images of real people using @Grok X account, with Grok app also expected to be restricted

The Conversation

How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’

Many women have experienced severe distress as Grok, the AI chatbot on social media site X, removed clothing from their images to show them in bikinis, in sexual positions or covered in blood and bruises. Grok, like other AI tools, has also reportedly been used to generate child sexual abuse…

The Independent UK

Six dead after fiery crash between pickup truck and bus on California road

Driver of gray Toyota pick-up truck crossed the center of the road into oncoming traffic, authorities say

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