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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

The Independent UK

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 - US

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 Guardian - UK

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Sports Illustrated

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.

Android Central

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Evening Standard

"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.

TechRadar

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 Guardian - UK

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 Conversation

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

The Independent UK

PM calls on X to comply with UK laws ‘immediately’ amid row over Grok deepfakes

Sir Keir Starmer said free speech ‘is not the freedom to violate consent’.

Evening Standard

X bans sexually explicit Grok deepfakes – but is its clash with the EU over?

While Elon Musk’s company has said it is taking steps to prevent its AI chatbot from creating nude images of real people, the European Commission has yet to be reassured.

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The Guardian - AU

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban

TechRadar

'Society cannot function if no one is accountable for AI' — Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality, discusses how far our empathy should extend to AI in episode two of new podcast, The Ten Reckonings

As AI spreads faster than the rules meant to govern it, technologists warn that progress without human accountability risks undermining society itself.

International Business Times UK

Disturbing Telegram Groups Exposed: One Uses GrokAI to 'Undress' Women, Another Shares Rape 'Tutorials'

A Metro investigation has exposed a disturbing Telegram network using Elon Musk's Grok AI to create non-consensual deepfake pornography of women and children.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Something will go wrong’: Why readers agree with David Hockney – the Bayeux Tapestry should stay in France

YOUR VIEWS: Our community overwhelmingly sided with David Hockney, arguing that the Bayeux Tapestry is too irreplaceable to justify the risks of moving it to London, even temporarily

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Evening Standard

Kate Garraway blasts 'awful' AI hoax that gave her 'fake boyfriend' and targeted her teenage son

Garraway recounted how the fake images began nearly a year ago, just after the death of her husband Derek Draper

Samsung Galaxy S26 will reportedly snag another charging upgrade – and it's one we've been waiting for

Samsung's new phone is still over a month away, with new details emerging

The Independent UK

Passenger fury at Aer Lingus after last-minute transatlantic flight cancellations

Exclusive: Irish airline could face payout of millions for short-notice flight groundings

Evening Standard

Liz Kendall welcomes new Grok restrictions after outcry over deepfakes

The Technology Secretary said all social media platforms must meet their legal duties and provide a safe and age-appropriate service.

International Business Times UK

Bad Bunny Super Bowl Casting Sparks Backlash After Fans Under 5ft 7in Are Ruled Out

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime casting has sparked widespread backlash after fans under 5ft 7in were excluded due to strict height requirements for on-field roles.

The Independent UK

Grok deepfake restrictions a ‘vindication’ for Starmer – sources

Elon Musk’s company announced a clampdown following a wave of controversy.

International Business Times UK

Full List of 81 House Republicans Who Voted Against Defunding $315M Democracy Fund

81 House Republicans broke ranks to reject an amendment defunding $315 million for NED. Here's the complete list and what it means for taxpayers and US foreign policy spending.

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