Robert Hart / The Verge : After X updated Grok to ban sexual deepfakes of women, tests show Grok still undresses men on the Grok app, web...
After X updated Grok to ban sexual deepfakes of women, tests show Grok still undresses men on the Grok app, website, and X, rarely resisting user requests — Elon Musk insists xAI's chatbot doesn't break the law, but it's still churning out nearly naked, sexualized images of men.
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xAI rolls out Grok Imagine 1.0, which it says can generate 720p 10-second videos with better audio, and says Imagine generated 1.245B videos in the past 30 days — Introducing Grok Imagine 1.0, our biggest leap yet. 1.0 unlocks 10-second videos, 720p resolution, and dramatically better audio. Imagine has generated 1.245 billion videos in the last 30 days alone. Try it now: https://grok.com/imagine [video]
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How Kontigo, a crypto startup from YC S24 that raised $20M+, helped move money in and out of Venezuela and now faces cutoffs from banks and payment networks — Cryptocurrency fintech Kontigo, which recently raised $20 million from Coinbase and others, is under fire for its role in helping Venezuelans avoid sanctions
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Inside Elon Musk's bet to hook X users that turned Grok into a porn generator; sources say xAI's AI safety team was just two or three people for most of 2025 — Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk's xAI loosened its guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
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How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant — Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the U.S. weren't eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data.
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Sources: SpaceX is in advanced talks to combine with xAI and they have informed some of their investors, as Elon Musk moves quickly to consolidate his empire — SpaceX is in advanced talks to combine with xAI, according to people familiar with the matter, as billionaire Elon Musk moves quickly to consolidate his empire.
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The US' high-speed internet rollout means drillers, linemen, and splicers pull in soaring pay nationwide amid a labor shortage for the physically demanding work — Record demand for fiber-optic cables means drillers, linemen and splicers pull in soaring pay at projects nationwide
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Snap blocked 415K+ Australian accounts as of January to comply with the under-16 social media ban and warns of “technical limitations” in the implementation — Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’
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China's desire to lead in cutting-edge AI is bumping against its aim to control it; Zhipu warned IPO investors about the burden of complying with 6+ AI rules — Beijing wants to lead the world in developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence, but it also wants companies to adhere to an increasingly complex set of rules.
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A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes — Shayne Coplan has built the crypto-based betting platform into a $9 billion company; Justice Department probe gets shelved
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