Okay, now exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company
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On Monday evening, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced that he would be leaving the company. “It’s time for my next chapter,” Wu wrote in a post late on X.…
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Tech CEOs brag and argue about artificial intelligence in Davos
There were times at this week’s World Economic Forum meeting when Davos seemed transformed into a powerful technology conference, with appearances on stage by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO…
Sequoia invests in Anthropic, breaks VC taboo on backing rivals: FT
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Musk denies knowledge of Grok sexual underage images as California AG opens investigation
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Indonesia blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes without consent
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Governments are grappling with the flow of nudity without consent on X
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French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes
Over the past few days, France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. The chatbot, built by Elon Musk’s AI startup…
India orders Musk’s X to correct Grok over ‘obscene’ AI content
India has ordered Elon Musk’s X to make immediate technical and procedural changes to its AI chatbot Grok after users and lawmakers flagged the generation of “obscene” content, including AI-altered…
TechCrunch Mobility: Elon Musk’s threats worked
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Elon Musk resents controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz bounces back
Tesla’s record sales quarter has offered the company a reprieve after a terrible start to 2025. But CEO Elon Musk is focused on building a “robot army” and delivering on…