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Elon Musk's Grok generated 3 million sexualised images in just 11 days, new analysis finds
Conducted by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, the study focused on images generated from Dec 29 to Jan 8, the day before X claimed access to the image editing feature had been restricted to paid users.
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TECH
After robotaxi hits child, Waymo says its software prevented worse
Proponents of self-driving cars have long argued that this technology will ultimately be safer and help rule out human error at the wheel.
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AI
Elon Musk says ‘singularity’ is here – What to know about AI threats to humanity
At the Viva Technology Conference in Paris in May of 2025, Musk said artificial superintelligence could eliminate the need to work for a living.
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Technology
Waymo seeking about $16 billion near $110 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Waymo is aiming to raise about $16 billion in a financing round that would value it at nearly $110 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Bitcoin falls below $80,000, continuing decline as liquidity worries mount
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 6.53% at $78,719.63 at 12:48 p.m. ET (1748 GMT) on Saturday, continuing its decline from the previous session.
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Technology
SpaceX seeks FCC nod for solar-powered satellite data centers for AI
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 - Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of 1 million satellites that will orbit Earth and harness the sun to power AI data centers, according to a filing at the Federal Communications Commission.
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Technology
Nvidia CEO Huang denies he is unhappy with OpenAI, says 'huge' investment planned
TAIPEI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nvidia plans to make a "huge" investment into OpenAI, probably its largest ever, CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday, denying he was unhappy with the ChatGPT maker.
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Social media
Is social media harmful for kids? Meta and YouTube face US trial after TikTok settles suit
As the claims against Meta and YouTube head to trial, jurors will be asked to weigh whether those dangers are incidental or inherent, and if social media companies can be held responsible for the harm families say flowed from their children's feeds.
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Social media
It’s not a product. This habit will be the biggest luxury of 2026
Logging off is the new luxury logo.
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AI
Apple spent years downplaying AI chatbots. Now Siri Is becoming one
A new report from Bloomberg suggests Apple is turning Siri into an AI chatbot.
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Technology
US judge signals Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Jan 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge signaled on Friday she may dismiss a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI accusing Sam Altman's rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets to gain an unfair advantage in developing AI technology.
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Technology
Apple stole our revolutionary camera technology, British company claims in US district court lawsuit
"We strongly disagree with the allegations and believe the lawsuit is baseless," a spokesperson for Apple said in a statement.
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Technology
Nvidia's plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI has stalled, WSJ reports
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Nvidia's plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to help it train and run its latest artificial-intelligence models has stalled after some inside the chip giant expressed doubts about the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Technology
Exclusive-Saks ending e-commerce partnership with Amazon, source says
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Bankrupt retailer Saks Global is ending its "Saks on Amazon" partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon.com, a source with direct knowledge of the decision said on Friday.
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Technology
Musk's Starlink updates privacy policy to allow consumer data to train AI
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - SpaceX revised its Starlink privacy policy to allow the use of customer data for AI training, a shift that could bolster Elon Musk's AI ambitions.
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Technology
Google defeats bid for billions of dollars of new penalties in US privacy class action
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google persuaded a federal judge in San Francisco on Friday to reject a bid by consumers for more than $2 billion in penalties over the company's past collection of data from users who had switched off a key privacy setting.
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Technology
Analysis-Combining SpaceX with xAI may be simple for Musk Inc, but Tesla isn't so easy
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Elon Musk fans and the man himself have long mused about Musk Inc, a merger of companies owned by the world's richest man. But with SpaceX expected to go public later this year, and Tesla facing a challenging transition from human-driven EVs to robotaxis and robots, even some proponents of a sprawling Musk conglomerate want to start smaller.
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Technology
Thoma Bravo explores sale of identity software firm Imprivata, sources say
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Thoma Bravo is exploring a sale of Imprivata, a digital identity software provider for the healthcare industry, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Exclusive-SpaceX generated about $8 billion in profit last year ahead of IPO, sources say
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - SpaceX generated about $8 billion in profit on $15 billion to $16 billion of revenue last year, two people familiar with the company's results said, providing fresh insight into the financial health of Elon Musk's space company that is expected to go public later this year.
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Technology
Tesla climbs as SpaceX merger talks fuel Musk empire consolidation hopes
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Shares of Tesla jumped nearly 5% on Friday after reports that SpaceX was in deal talks with Elon Musk's other companies stoked investor hopes that the billionaire's tech empire could be unified further.
