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Elon Musk's Grok 2 might not be "the most powerful AI," but it outperforms Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet and even GPT-4-Turbo

X announced the release of an early preview of Grok-2 with state-of-the-art reasoning and image generation capabilities.

Windows Central

Facing push from restless conservatives, speaker mulls March CR - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson is weighing a six-month stopgap funding measure that would kick the fiscal 2025 appropriations into the next Congress.

Roll Call

'Freedom not just a word - our protective shield': Rahul Gandhi on Independence Day

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday extended greetings to the Nation on the 78th Independence Day. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Volatile Election Season, US Companies Battle 'Brand Disinformation'

From Google to Netflix, prominent US companies are battling internet boycott calls over their perceived political leanings in a polarizing election season that has exposed them to what researchers call "brand disinformation."

International Business Times

Musk’s ‘fun’ AI image chatbot serves up Nazi Mickey Mouse and Taylor Swift deepfakes

Grok doesn’t reject prompts depicting violent and explicit content as X owner calls it ‘the most fun AI in the world!’

The Guardian - US

X Ordered To Pay $600,000 For Unfair Dismissal Of Employee Who Didn't Reply To Musk's 'Hardcore' Email

Gary Rooney used to work at the European headquarters of X in Dublin as a director of "source-to-pay," which was a procurement role.

International Business Times

SpaceX refutes reports that its Starship launch pad system polluted Texas waters

SpaceX has strongly refuted a media report claiming the company violated environmental regulations by releasing pollutants related to Starship launches in South Texas.

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Uganda Garbage Landslide Death Toll Rises To 30

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.

International Business Times

Rowling, Musk named in French probe on boxer Imane Khelif’s ‘cyberbullying’

Lawsuit says Algerian Olympic gold medallist was subjected to ‘misogynist, racist and sexist campaign’ during the games.

Al Jazeera

Stephen Colbert on Trump-Musk interview: ‘A steaming crap sandwich’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s many lies, cartoon voice and technical difficulties during his interview with X CEO

The Guardian - US

JK Rowling and Elon Musk named in Imane Khelif cyberbullying lawsuit

Algerian Olympic champion boxer files criminal complaint in France against X over alleged ‘cyber-harassment’

The Guardian - UK

“We’d agreed not to say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else”: Experimental rock darlings Black Midi announce “indefinite” hiatus

Bassist Cameron Picton claims he was surprised by the sudden announcement made by guitarist Geordie Greep

Guitar World

Will the UK’s new Labour government halt arms sales to Israel?

Since 2008, the UK has licensed arms exports to Israel worth at least 576 million pounds ($740m).

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk drops Grok 2 — the X-based AI chatbot is now more powerful and can make images

Grok-2 is here, and it's being rolled out now in two versions.

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What is the Online Safety Act and why have riots reopened debates about it?

Recent rioting and unrest in the UK has led to calls for the Online Safety Act to be revisited. Mayor Sadiq Khan has called it “not fit for purpose” and Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas Symonds suggested that the government could change the law, which was passed under the previous…

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss leaves stage over ‘I crashed the economy’ lettuce banner

Former PM says ‘that’s not funny’ when remote-controlled banner is unfurled behind her at event in Suffolk

Al Jazeera

The right-wing lurch of X under Elon Musk

Musk’s history of censoring views has raised concerns there will be an information void before November elections.

The Guardian - US

Exonerated Central Park Five councillor to speak at Democratic convention – report

New York City councillor Yusef Salaam may appear, highlighting Donald Trump’s history of racist rhetoric

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Elon Musk Blames Staff Errors For Delayed Trump Interview

Elon Musk faced a DDOS attack causing a 42-minute delay during an interview on X. Despite challenges, the interview with Trump eventually commenced, garner...

The Independent UK

Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has issued a call from her self-exile in India for an investigation into the killings of students and others during weeks of violent protests in Bangladesh that prompted her ouster

The Guardian - UK

Politicians and public should consider quitting X, says Liverpool mayor

Steve Rotheram, whose region covers Southport, said misinformation on platform had contributed to riots

Evening Standard

Meta's Threads flooded with posts from X/Twitter defectors after Elon Musk's embrace of Trump

Some users are wondering whether Mark Zuckerberg’s app is amplifying posts critical of Musk and X

The Independent UK

Labour MPs ‘step back’ from Twitter as Elon Musk accused of turning X into ‘megaphone for far right’

Some MPs say they are limiting their use of the app thanks to Elon Musk’s involvement, but others have continued to use it despite criticising the platform

Salon

Truth Social is losing money fast

Shares in Trump’s media company sit at their lowest price in months

The Independent UK

Now Elon Musk is rowing with the EU over Twitter hate using Tropic Thunder memes

The EU warned Elon Musk against promoting ‘harmful content’ ahead of his interview with Donald Trump on Monday

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