Elon Musk has given up on solar energy (on Earth)
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Has Elon Musk given up on Tesla’s master plans, on the electrified economy, on solar energy as we know it? From the SpaceX IPO filing released this week, it sure…
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‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI starts all over again
And then there were two: Of the original 11 co-founders who kickstarted xAI with Elon Musk three years ago, only two remain as the deep learning lab continues a staff…
xAI presents interplanetary ambitions in public hands
On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of releasing a full 45-minute all-hands meeting video on X, making it publicly available. Details of the Tuesday night meeting were previously reported…
Okay, now exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company
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.…
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
Sequoia Capital is reportedly participating in a large funding round for Anthropic, the AI ​​startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move that’s sure to turn heads…
Musk denies knowledge of Grok sexual underage images as California AG opens investigation
Elon Musk said Wednesday that he is “not aware of any nude minor images generated by Grok,” hours before California’s attorney general opened an investigation into xAI’s chatbot over the…
Indonesia blocks Grok over sexual deepfakes without consent
Indonesian officials said on Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. This is one of the most aggressive moves yet by officials responding to a flood…
Governments are grappling with the flow of nudity without consent on X
For the past two weeks, X has been inundated with AI-manipulated nude photos, created by the Grok AI chatbot. An alarming range of women have been affected by the non-consensual…
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…