The U.S. government is punting on Grok’s undressing issue

Rebecca Heilweil / fastcompany - Grok’s digital undressing scandal is horrifying. In recent days, countless women, including the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, have found AI-generated and nonconsensual sexual images of themselves propagating across the web. According to one analy…

1 month / techspot

Limiting Grok AI image edits to paid users 'insulting' to victims, says UK Govt.

1 month / reddit / /u/Negative_Round_8813

Other Scandals and Technical Woes

Just like its dad, Grok keeps failing up

7 wks / qz / Shannon Carroll

Grok Is In Massive Trouble

1 month / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Why AI could mark the end of Big Tech's invincibility

1 month / semafor / Reed Albergotti

AI-coded malware arrives on the Mac through fake Grok AI app

1 month / appleinsider

The Grok Disaster Isn't An Anomaly. It Follows Warnings That Were Ignored.

1 month / techpolicy

Regulatory and Political Backlash

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Blocked in Indonesia Over Sexualized Content

7 wks / bloomberg / Soraya Permatasari

‘Abhorrent’: PM slams Elon Musk’s Grok

1 month / news.com.au

X could be banned in UK amid sexualised AI images concerns

1 month / reddit / /u/PaiDuck

Is Apple’s ‘Safe’ App Store a Myth? Senators Want X Booted Over Grok Deepfakes

1 month / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards / X’s deepfake porn feature clearly violates app store guidelines. Why won’t Apple and Google pull it?

1 month / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

1 month / theverge / Elizabeth Lopatto

Grok and X should be suspended from Apple, Google app stores, Democratic senators say

1 month / cnbc

Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes

1 month / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

US Senators from the Democratic Party Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale

1 month / reddit / /u/CandidAd9457

Senators tell Apple to remove X & Grok from App Store because of AI-generated child porn

1 month / appleinsider

U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation

1 month / macrumors / Eric Slivka

The U.S. government is punting on Grok’s undressing issue

1 month / fastcompany / Rebecca Heilweil

Democrats ask Apple and Google to remove X’s undressing bot from their app stores / Grok’s nonconsensual deepfakes violate the app stores’ terms of service, the senators argue.

1 month / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Democrats ask Apple and Google to remove X’s undressing bot from their app stores

1 month / theverge / Lauren Feiner

All Other Stories

Elon Musk needed three years to transform Twitter from maybe the world’s most important news source and a vital tool for real-world change into a weird right-wing AI slop machine generating on-demand bespoke nonconsensual porn. A real innovator in the spa

7 wks / bsky / @jaywillis.net / jaywillis.net

A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing. www.wired.com/story/grok-i...

1 month / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

New from @kattenbarge.bsky.social: X influencers are using Grok to unveil Muslim women in hijabs and show them being beaten by men. Women in sarees are also being stripped: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...

1 month / bsky / @manishakrishnan.bsky.social / manishakrishnan.bsky.social

www.theverge.com/news/859715/...

1 month / bsky / @djnoneya.bsky.social / djnoneya.bsky.social

Mosyle has identified a macOS malware campaign that uses generative AI-assisted code and spreads through a fake AI app download.

1 month / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

The message also includes a link pushing people toward the social media platform’s $395 annual subscription tier. In one test of the system requesting Grok create an image of a tree, the system returned the same message.

1 month / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The apparent change comes after days of growing outrage against and scrutiny of Musk’s X and xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot. www.wired.com/story/x-didn...

1 month / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

The companies face an increasing number of investigations from regulators around the world over the creation of nonconsensual explicit imagery and alleged sexual images of children.

1 month / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Neither X nor xAI, the Musk-owned company behind Grok, has confirmed that it has made image generation and editing a paid-only feature. An X spokesperson acknowledged WIRED’s inquiry but did not provide comment ahead of publication. Read the full story:

1 month / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

I would much rather have RAM than an AutoHarass Gold subscription www.wired.com/story/x-didn...

1 month / bsky / @subzerofrog.bsky.social / subzerofrog.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/x-didn... Seriously!

1 month / bsky / @beavington.bsky.social / beavington.bsky.social

Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

bbc - It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

#ai #techpolicy #aiethics #genai #censorship #contentmoderation #xai #elonmusk #grokai #digitalprivacy

Government, regulatory scrutiny intensifies (4)
Monetization measures restrict free access (11)
Other analysis (1)
Sexual deepfakes and abuse scandals (8)
All Other Stories

Government, regulatory scrutiny intensifies

Canada’s AI minister condemns deepfake sexual abuse amid X nude images controversy

1 month / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

EU and UK eye investigations into X over Grok’s lack of safeguards

1 month / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Grok told to cover up as UK weighs action over AI 'undressing'

1 month / theregister / Carly Page

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot limits access to image generator that put women in bikinis

1 month / politico / Mathieu Pollet, Pieter Haeck

Monetization measures restrict free access

xAI Paywalls Grok Image Generation amid CSAM Outcry, UK Calls Move “Insulting”

1 month / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Grok says it has restricted image generation to subscribers after deepfake concerns. But has it?

1 month / mashable

Elon Musk makes Grok's sexualized AI images a 'premium service' for X subscribers

1 month / qz / Niamh Rowe

X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire

1 month / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to deepfakes

1 month / go

Grok Restricts Image Generation After Backlash Over Explicit AI Imagery

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Grok turns off AI image generation for non-payers after nudes backlash

1 month / techxplore

Image editing on Grok limited on X after users prompt AI deepfakes

1 month / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

1 month / reddit / /u/F0urLeafCl0ver

Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

1 month / bbc

Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

1 month / reddit / /u/qwerty_1965

Other analysis

Watch: Backlash against Musk's Grok AI explained

1 month / bbc

Sexual deepfakes and abuse scandals

How Elon Musk’s Grok spread sexual deepfakes and child exploitation images

1 month / ft

Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery

1 month / 404media / Samantha Cole

Grok, Elon Musk’s A.I., Is Generating Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage

1 month / nytimes / Kate Conger and Lizzie Dearden

Elon Musk’s A.I. Is Generating Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage

1 month / nytimes / Kate Conger,Lizzie Dearden

Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax

1 month / nytimes / nytimes

Grok’s Undressing Scandal + Claude Code Capers + Casey Busts a Reddit Hoax

1 month / nytimes / Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Mar

Elon Musk’s xAI restricts Grok after outcry over sexualised images

1 month / ft

Musk’s Grok Limits Image Generation to Paid Users on X

1 month / bloomberg / Amy Thomson

All Other Stories

Honeypot trap set for any attorney general willing to use it: www.404media.co/x-premium-gr...

1 month / bsky / @danny.page / danny.page

In an attempt to push more people toward a paying subscription, Grok now refuses to generate images in replies. The paywall is pretty leaky, though.

1 month / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

the art of the possible

1 month / bsky / @mjgault.bsky.social / mjgault.bsky.social

After years of trying to push subscriptions with meaningless verifications and making X so toxic it bleeds users by the millions, Elon Musk might have found a way: by monetizing abuse at the source. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. @samleecole.bsky.soci

1 month / bsky / @404media.co / 404media.co

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has restricted access to a much-criticized deepfake generator on social media platform X following a surge of users creating nonconsensual nude images.

1 month / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

According to #TheTwit restricting the access to the image generator that has created multiple sexual images to premium subscribers (that will cost you 8 bucks a month) will help “ensure responsible use“ while they “grow” the platform. I am curious as to

1 month / bsky / @porpentina2017.bsky.social / porpentina2017.bsky.social

Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?

John Gruber / wired - Caroline Haskins, writing for Wired (News+ link, in case Wired’s paywall blocks you): Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being used to flood X withthousands of sexualized images of adults and apparentminors wearing minimal clothing. Some of this content appea…

#techpolicy #mobile #aiethics #genai #apps #contentmoderation #elonmusk #grokai #safety #regulation

App Store policies fuel Grok/X scrutiny (3)
Child exploitation concerns in explicit AI images (6)
Governments and regulators push back on AI abuse (3)
Industry clamor, opinions, and calls for bans (8)
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Musk, OpenAI lawyers trade barbs as lawsuit heads to trial

cnbc - Microsoft is also a defendant in the case, with Musk alleging the company aided and abetted OpenAI's breach of fiduciary duty.

#ai #techpolicy #microsoft #openai #genai #business #governance #law #elonmusk #litigation

Lawsuit Over OpenAI For-Profit Conversion Can Head To Trial, US Judge Says

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Musk, OpenAI lawyers trade barbs as lawsuit heads to trial

1 month / cnbc

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March

1 month / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI heads to jury trial after judge rejects dismissal

1 month / techspot

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Over OpenAI’s For-Profit Move Heads to Trial

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Musk’s Suit Over OpenAI’s for-Profit Switch Headed to Trial

1 month / pymnts / PYMNTS

xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

#ai #startups #nvidia #genai #business #finance #technology #xai #elonmusk

Expansion & Competition (4)
Funding Announcements (11)
Regulatory Concerns (3)
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Expansion & Competition

xAI nears $230B valuation in $20B Nvidia-led raise to challenge OpenAI, Anthropic

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

xAI Raises $20 Billion to Accelerate AI Product Development and Infrastructure Buildout

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Elon Musk is taking on ChatGPT — and xAI now has $20 billion more to do it

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

xAI raises $20 billion to expand Grok AI models and enterprise tools

2 months / testingcatalog / Alexey Shabanov

Funding Announcements

xAI Raises $20B in Series E Funding

1 month / finsmes / FinSMEs

Elon Musk's xAI closes 20 billion dollar funding round

1 month / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

xAI raises $20 billion in Series E funding

1 month / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

xAI's massive new $20B raise

1 month / therundown / Zach Mink

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20B in New Funding

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20B funding round backed by Nvidia and Cisco

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion

2 months / nytimes / Kate Conger

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion

2 months / nytimes / Kate Conger

xAI says it raised $20B in Series E funding

2 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Elon Musk's xAI raises $20 billion from investors including Nvidia, Cisco, Fidelity

2 months / cnbc

Musk’s XAI Closed $20 Billion Funding Round With Nvidia Backing

2 months / bloomberg / Anne VanderMey

Regulatory Concerns

Elon Musks xAI raises $20 billion as Grok is investigated for deepfakes

1 month / mashable

Musk's xAI Raises $20 Billion With Backing From Nvidia and Cisco

2 months / decrypt / Vismaya V

Musk’s xAI raises $20bn in funding round that doubles valuation

2 months / ft

All Other Stories

company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...

2 months / bsky / @rmac.bsky.social / rmac.bsky.social

company that creates deepfake CSAM raises $20 billion www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/t...

2 months / bsky / @rmac.bsky.social / rmac.bsky.social

Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

As Grok becomes a child porn machine, Elon Musk has raised another $20 billion to fund its growth, with Nvidia and Cisco chipping in. techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/x...

2 months / bsky / @jowens510.bsky.social / jowens510.bsky.social

Elon Musk's Grok AI posted CSAM image following safeguard 'lapses'

Steve Dent / engadget - Elon Musk's Grok AI has been allowing users to transform photographs of woman and children into sexualized and compromising images, Bloomberg reported. The issue has created an uproar among users on X and prompted an "apology" from the bot itself. "I deep…

#techpolicy #aiethics #genai #media #technology #contentmoderation #elonmusk #grokai #regulation

Grok Safeguard Failures (8)
Public Reactions (1)
Regulatory Backlash (3)
User-Driven Exploitation (1)
All Other Stories

Grok Safeguard Failures

Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors

2 months / axios / Josephine Walker

xAI admits that Grok generated images of minors in minimal clothing, part of a larger problem with deepfakes

2 months / mashable

Grok Blames ‘Lapses In Safeguards’ After Posting Sexual Images Of Children

2 months / reddit / /u/MetaKnowing

Grok's image editing tool generated sexualized images of children, forcing xAI to acknowledge safety gaps

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot blames safeguard ‘lapses’ over child sexual images

2 months / ft

Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children

2 months / cnbc

Elon Musk's Grok AI posted CSAM image following safeguard 'lapses'

2 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Grok Posts Sexual Images of Minors After ‘Lapses in Safeguards’

2 months / bloomberg / Olivia SolonMark Bergen

Public Reactions

xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology”

2 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Regulatory Backlash

Grok CSAM Deepfakes: India Threatens to Revoke xAI’s Immunity as France Opens Criminal Probe

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over “obscene” AI content

2 months / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

MeitY Issues Notice To X Over Alleged Misuse Of Grok For Sexually Explicit Content

2 months / inc42 / Lokesh Choudhary

User-Driven Exploitation

People Spent the Holidays Asking Grok to Generate Sexual Images of Children

2 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

All Other Stories

Malaysia, France, India Hit Out at X for ‘Offensive’ Grok Images

2 months / bloomberg / Anisah Shukry

Grok is undressing anyone, including minors

2 months / reddit / /u/HellYeahDamnWrite

winbuzzer.com/2026/01/02/g... Grok CSAM Deepfakes: India Threatens to Revoke xAI’s Immunity as France Opens Criminal Probe #AI #Deepfakes #Regulation #ElonMusk #xAI #Grok #CSAM #TechPolicy #India #France #OnlineSafety #GenAI

2 months / bsky / @winbuzzer.com / winbuzzer.com

People Spent the Holidays Asking Grok to Generate Sexual Images of Children https://gizmodo.com/people-spent-the-holidays-asking-grok-to-generate-sexual-images-of-children-2000704919

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

This needs to happen in more countries and to any image service that’s indiscriminately generating CSAM (probably nonconsensual nudes too) techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/i...

2 months / bsky / @tcarmody.bsky.social / tcarmody.bsky.social

Everyone is reporting it, including the FT

2 months / bsky / @catiomiles.bsky.social / catiomiles.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot blamed “lapses in safeguards” for the recent posting of artificial intelligence-generated sexualized pictures of children in response to user questions.

2 months / bsky / @brunojnavarro.bsky.social / brunojnavarro.bsky.social

I am absolutely serious when I say that newsrooms need to adopt strict style guides for reporting on generative AI, to avoid implying sentience or agency. @cnbc.com are you listening?

2 months / bsky / @unchi.org / unchi.org

Another strange one here because they put an actual quote from a staff member below the quote from the chatbot www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/m...

2 months / bsky / @alexpartridge87.bsky.social / alexpartridge87.bsky.social

"Grok says"

2 months / bsky / @tryangregory.bsky.social / tryangregory.bsky.social

Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - SpaceX’s Starlink is planning a major change to how its satellites orbit Earth, with the goal of making space safer. Yesterday on New Year’s Day, Michael Nicolls, VP of Starlink Engineering at SpaceX, said the company will begin lowering thousands of sate…

#space #aerospace #broadband #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Starlink Will Be Moving Thousands of Its Satellites for 'Space Safety' Reasons

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

SpaceX begins “significant reconfiguration” of Starlink satellite constellation

2 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

SpaceX Will Move Thousands of Starlinks Closer to Earth in 2026. Here’s Why

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

Starlink to lower orbits of thousands of satellites over safety concerns

2 months / theregister / Dan Robinson

Starlink is Bringing Over 9,000 Satellites Closer to Earth — Here’s Why

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Starlink to lower its SpaceX satellites as near-misses pile up in low Earth orbit

2 months / techspot

SpaceX will lower Starlink satellites to reduce collision risk

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated

Reuters / fastcompany - The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an emergency.The Office of D…

#government #tesla #law #technology #elonmusk #automotive #litigation #safety #ev #regulation

Tesla-style retractable door handles will be banned in China

2 months / mashable

China Is Banning Tesla-Style Retractable Door Handles Over Safety Concerns

2 months / reddit / /u/lurker_bee

Tesla falls on safety concerns

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Elon Musk Reportedly Insisted on Troubled Tesla Doors After a Warning

2 months / gizmodo / Zac Estrada

Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated

2 months / fastcompany / Reuters

Tesla is facing fresh government scrutiny over its controversial doors

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Tesla drivers are buying emergency tools to avoid being trapped inside

2 months / reddit / /u/Disastrous_Award_789

Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla's incorporation from Delaware to Texas.

#tesla #stockmarket #business #judiciary #law #elonmusk #executiveorder #litigation

Those stock options might be worth $56b now, but if we work together we can make them worth a lot closer to $0. #TeslaTakedown techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/e...

2 months / bsky / @teslatakedown.com / teslatakedown.com

Nothing makes sense www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/m...

2 months / bsky / @rayminehane.bsky.social / rayminehane.bsky.social

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/m.... Elon Musk got his $56B worth of compensation back on appeal in DE supreme court

2 months / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

Elon Musk gets a win in the long-running legal battle over his Tesla pay trib.al/rOGL2pb

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Tesla Wins Final Court Fight Over Elon Musk’s Pay Package

2 months / wsj / Becky Peterson

Elon Musk's 2018 Tesla pay package must be restored, Delaware Supreme Court rules

2 months / cnbc

SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - SpaceX has lost control of Starlink satellite 35956 in low Earth orbit at 418 km (260 miles) altitude following an anomaly that caused it to fall back to Earth. The incident involved sudden loss of communications, a drop in altitude, venting of the propul…

#space #aviation #aerospace #engineering #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety

Starlink loses a satellite

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

An exploded Starlink satellite is orbiting Earth right now

2 months / mashable

A Starlink satellite appears to have exploded and is now spiraling toward Earth

2 months / techspot

A Starlink Satellite Is Tumbling Toward Earth After a Strange Anomaly in Orbit

2 months / gizmodo / Passant Rabie

SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

A Starlink satellite just exploded and left 'trackable' debris

2 months / engadget / Steve Dent

A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Tesla Is Testing Robotaxis Without Safety Drivers — or Riders

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla is testing its robotaxis without any safety monitors.

#ai #automation #selfdriving #robotaxis #tesla #elonmusk #automotive #safety #regulation

Autonomous Tesla Model Y Fleet Operates Without Safety Drivers

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Tesla stock closes at 2025 high after Musk confirms driverless Robotaxi tests underway in Austin

2 months / cnbc

Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors

2 months / reddit / /u/casualti21

Tesla Is Testing Robotaxis Without Safety Drivers — or Riders

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla robotaxis spotted on public roads without safety monitors

2 months / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Tesla starts testing robotaxis in Austin with no safety driver

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Driverless Tesla Robotaxi spotted in Austin

2 months / mashable

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

EditorDavid / slashdot - "A SpaceX executive says a satellite deployed from a Chinese rocket risked colliding with a Starlink satellite," reports PC Magazine:On Friday, company VP for Starlink engineering, Michael Nicolls, tweeted about the incident and blamed a lack of coordinat…

#china #space #government #aerospace #technology #elonmusk #satellite #starlink #safety #regulation

Chinese Spacecraft Got Disturbingly Close to Smashing Into a Starlink Satellite

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

SpaceX satellite's near-miss with China spacecraft highlights growing space congestion

2 months / techspot

Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph

2 months / tomshardware

Internet based on massive constellations of satellites you say? What could possibly go wrong? theverge@c.im - Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week https://thever.ge/VMJt #Science #SpaceX #Space #News

2 months / bsky / @ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy / ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy

Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week

2 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

SpaceX Alleges a Chinese-Deployed Satellite Risked Colliding with Starlink

2 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Starlink claims Chinese launch came within 200 meters of broadband satellite

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

Ryan Mac / nytimes - A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

#space #stockmarket #investment #finance #datacenter #aerospace #mars #technology #elonmusk

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...

2 months / bsky / @rmac.bsky.social / rmac.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/t...

2 months / bsky / @rmac.bsky.social / rmac.bsky.social

SpaceX Tells Staff It Is Preparing for a Potential IPO Next Year

2 months / wsj / Micah Maidenberg

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

2 months / nytimes / Ryan Mac

Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public

2 months / wired / Eric Berger, Ars Technica

SpaceX plans $30B IPO in 2026 at $1.5T valuation

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - SpaceX plans to launch an initial public offering in mid-to-late 2026, aiming to raise $30 billion at a valuation of approximately $1.5 trillion, according to Bloomberg News sources. Bloomberg’s report, based on multiple unidentified sources, positions th…

#space #stockmarket #investment #business #finance #aerospace #technology #elonmusk

IPO Launch Details (9)
Market Reaction & Influences (3)
Operational & Safety Reports (2)
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IPO Launch Details

SpaceX is eyeing a $1.5 trillion valuation. That’s good news for Google. trib.al/Mgr6H0i

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

After years of resisting it, SpaceX now plans to go public. Why?

2 months / arstechnica / Eric Berger

SpaceX chases a $1.5 trillion liftoff on Wall Street

2 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

SpaceX Hypes 2026 IPO With Predictable Ingredient: AI in Orbit

2 months / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

SpaceX Prepares for Largest IPO in History With $1.5 Trillion Target

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

SpaceX eyes $1 trillion IPO: Report - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

SpaceX plans $30B IPO in 2026 at $1.5T valuation

2 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

SpaceX’s $1.5T IPO at $30B+ valuation: Everything you need to know

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

SpaceX to IPO in 2026?

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

Market Reaction & Influences

Tesla (TSLA) Stock: SpaceX $1.5 Trillion IPO Could Give TSLA Shareholders Early Access

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

EchoStar (SATS) Stock Soars as Analysts Boost Targets Following SpaceX News

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

2 months / fastcompany / Sarah Fielding

Operational & Safety Reports

After the fireworks: The everyday journey of a Falcon 9 space rocket

2 months / digitaltrends

OSHA investigating new crane accident at SpaceX’s Starbase facility

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

All Other Stories

The worker was part of a subcontractor that was building one of the many concrete walls going up at the rapidly-expanding rocket facility in Texas. His lawyers sued SpaceX and the subcontractor a few days after the accident.

2 months / bsky / @seanokane.bsky.social / seanokane.bsky.social

OSHA confirmed to @techcrunch.com that SpaceX reported the accident, and the agency said it has opened a "rapid response investigation." That means OSHA is waiting on more information from SpaceX before it decides whether to do an on-site inve

2 months / bsky / @seanokane.bsky.social / seanokane.bsky.social

UPDATE: A new court filing accuses the crane operator (employed by the subcontractor) was using his cell phone at the time of the accident. techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/o...

2 months / bsky / @seanokane.bsky.social / seanokane.bsky.social

Watch Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot takes an embarrassing tumble

digitaltrends - Tesla chief Elon Musk claimed in January that he believes its Optimus humanoid robot business will be worth “north of $10 trillion in revenue,” but a recent video suggests there’s still plenty of work to do on the contraption. In an embarrassing turn of e…

#ai #robotics #automation #innovation #aiethics #tesla #technology #durability #elonmusk

Watch Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot takes an embarrassing tumble

2 months / digitaltrends

Tesla Optimus's fall in Miami demo sparks remote operation debate

2 months / reddit / /u/fernleon

Tesla Optimus robot falls over, goes viral

2 months / mashable

Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind

digitaltrends - Tesla has confirmed that its upcoming 2025 Holiday Update will introduce a new feature that will alert drivers when they leave their phone in the car.The post Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind appeared first on Digital…

#software #aiethics #tesla #gadget #ux #technology #elonmusk #grokai #updates #automotive

Tesla’s Holiday Update Lets You Put Grok in Charge of Mapping Out Directions

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind

2 months / digitaltrends

Teslas 2025 holiday update brings Grok navigation, Santa Mode, and more

2 months / mashable

Grok navigation, Photobooth, and helpful utility features arrives with Tesla 2025 Holiday Update

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Musk’s SpaceX targets $800bn valuation in latest share sale

ft - Rocket maker’s proposed transaction would vault it back ahead of OpenAI as the most valuable start-up

#vc #space #stockmarket #investment #finance #aerospace #technology #elonmusk #satellite

Musk Clarifies SpaceX Isn’t Raising $800B Capital, Points to Twice-Yearly Stock Buybacks

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

SpaceX Seeks $800 Billion Valuation In Insider Share Sale — SpaceX is launching an insider secondary share sale that could value Elon Musk’s company as high as $800 billion, according to reports. The transaction signals growing momentum toward a possible

3 months / bsky / @biztoc.com / biztoc.com

SpaceX reportedly seeking $800B valuation ahead of 2026 IPO

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

The eye-popping figure reflects how routine mega-valuations have become in private markets.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

SpaceX aims for $800 billion valuation in secondary share sale, WSJ reports

3 months / cnbc

SpaceX may be worth more than half of Tesla — with a sixth of the revenue

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

SpaceX reportedly sets a date for IPO liftoff

3 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America’s most valuable private company

3 months / techcrunch / Connie Loizos

Musk’s SpaceX targets $800bn valuation in latest share sale

3 months / ft

EchoStar (SATS) Stock Rockets to All-Time High on SpaceX News

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge

SpaceX in Talks for Share Sale That Would Boost Valuation to $800B

3 months / ycombinator

SpaceX in Talks for Share Sale That Would Boost Valuation to $800 Billion

3 months / wsj / Berber Jin

SpaceX Just Filed ‘Starlink Mobile’—A New Wireless Era Is Coming

3 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, including over the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark. Today’s announcement marks the first time that a c…

#techpolicy #business #privacy #law #contentmoderation #elonmusk #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design. (12)
Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight. (2)
Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details. (11)
US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions. (7)
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Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design.

EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception

3 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices

3 months / npr / Willem Marx

Elon Musk Slapped With $140 Million Fine Over Deceptive Blue Checks on X

3 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Elon Musk's X Hit With $140M Fine Over 'Deceptive' Blue Checkmark Design

3 months / cnet / Katie Collins

EU Fines X €120M for ‘Deceptive’ Blue Checks in Historic First DSA Penalty

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140 Million for Breaking Digital Content Rules

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge

X hit with $140 million fine from the EU

3 months / engadget / Matt Tate

In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

X fined $140 million by European Commission over 'deceptive' blue checkmark and lack of transparency

3 months / reddit / /u/BreakfastTop6899

EU fines X $140 million over deceptive blue checkmarks

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

EU issues €120 million fine to Elon Musk’s X under rules to tackle disinformation

3 months / therecord

Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks

3 months / bbc

Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight.

Elon Musk’s X first to be fined under EU’s Digital Service Act

3 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

X becomes first company fined under the EU’s Digital Services Act

3 months / qz / Hannah Parker

Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details.

EU Fines X 120 Million Euros For Flouting Digital Services Act

3 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

EU hits X with €120M fine for breaching the Digital Services Act

3 months / ycombinator

The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’

3 months / techpolicy

European Commission Fines X $140M, Alleging Digital Services Act Violations

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

EU Slaps X with €120 Million Fine Under Digital Services Act

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

EU fines Elon Musks X $140 million for lack of transparency

3 months / mashable

EU hits Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching social media law

3 months / go

Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe

3 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules

3 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Elon Musk's X fined $140 million by European Commission over lack of transparency

3 months / cnbc

EU fines X $140 mln for breaching online content rules, TikTok settles with concessions

3 months / reuters / Yun Chee Foo

US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions.

Rubio slams EU’s €120M fine on X as ‘attack’ on US tech and users

3 months / reddit / /u/Adventurous_Row3305

Top EU official promises more Big Tech decisions ‘in coming months’

3 months / politico / Pieter Haeck

EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

3 months / nytimes / Adam Satariano and Kate Conger

Brussels Fines Musk’s X €120M, Firing Shot in Transatlantic Tech Showdown

3 months / techpolicy

EU fines Elon Musk’s X €120mn for transparency violations

3 months / ft

EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US

3 months / politico / Pieter Haeck, Eliza Gkritsi

Musk’s X Fined €120 Million by EU in First Content Law Penalty

3 months / bloomberg / Gian VolpicelliSamuel Stolton

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Musk rages at EU after $210m fine

3 months / news.com.au

The European Commission plans to wrap several of its investigations into Big Tech under the bloc’s content moderation law soon, tech chief Henna Virkkunen said today.

3 months / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

Top EU official promises more Big Tech decisions ‘in coming months’ The EU is preparing to conclude several Big Tech investigations under the Digital Services Act after issuing a €120 million fine to X, a move expected to spark tensions with Washington.

3 months / bsky / @eunews.social / eunews.social

The European Commission plans to wrap several of its investigations into Big Tech under the bloc’s content moderation law soon, tech chief Henna Virkkunen said Friday. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

3 months / bsky / @eugenemcparland.bsky.social / eugenemcparland.bsky.social

www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...

3 months / bsky / @luperamos1949.bsky.social / luperamos1949.bsky.social

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

“Deceiving users with blue check marks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the E.U.,” Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. “We are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountabili

3 months / bsky / @katoiko.bsky.social / katoiko.bsky.social

US needs to follow EU’s example!! although the fine is far from sufficient or commensurate with the offense, it is a step in the direction of accountability. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...?

3 months / bsky / @resistancenomad.bsky.social / resistancenomad.bsky.social

My "the penalty against X was not about free speech" T-shirt has people asking questions already answered by my shirt. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...

3 months / bsky / @jeremyschulman.bsky.social / jeremyschulman.bsky.social

the EU has fined X (Twitter) $140 million over "deceptive" blue checkmarks. "Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU," says the bloc’s tech chief ww

3 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Elon Musk’s X fined $140 million by European Commission over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmark and lack of transparency www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/e...

3 months / bsky / @ellenychang.bsky.social / ellenychang.bsky.social

3 months / bsky / @katoiko.bsky.social / katoiko.bsky.social

US needs to follow EU’s example!! although the fine is far from sufficient or commensurate with the offense, it is a step in the direction of accountability. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...?

3 months / bsky / @resistancenomad.bsky.social / resistancenomad.bsky.social

My "the penalty against X was not about free speech" T-shirt has people asking questions already answered by my shirt. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...

3 months / bsky / @jeremyschulman.bsky.social / jeremyschulman.bsky.social

Up on @techpolicypress.bsky.social from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social with additional context and implications for the transatlantic showdown over digital regulations. www.techpolicy.press/brussels-fin...

3 months / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.

#space #nasa #aerospace #mars #engineering #technology #elonmusk #satellite #safety

SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Booster Explodes During Test

3 months / gizmodo / Passant Rabie

It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

The booster for SpaceX's Starship V3 suffered a gas system failure during testing

3 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

L’article de Berger n’est pas tendre, il souligne que le premier vol remonte à 2 ans déjà et qu’on en est encore là, puis liste tout ce qui reste à accomplir. L’affection portée au projet aux États Unis est bien ancrée, donc ce genre d’échec fait mal, ça

3 months / bsky / @kaynouky.bsky.social / kaynouky.bsky.social

SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing

3 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

SpaceX loses debut V3 Super Heavy in ground test mishap

3 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again

3 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday

3 months / arstechnica / Eric Berger

Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise

Karissa Bell / engadget - Stop me if you've heard this one before: xAI is once again nuking a bunch of posts from Grok on X after the chatbot made a series of outrageous claims. This time, though, the company isn't cleaning up a bunch of pro-Hitler posts, but a bout of cringe-indu…

#ai #aiethics #genai #business #chatgpt #technology #elonmusk #grokai

11 Things Grok Says Elon Musk Does Better Than Anyone https://gizmodo.com/11-things-grok-says-elon-musk-does-better-than-anyone-2000689254

3 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Gizmodo har sammanställt 11 saker som Elon är king på. Favoriten måste nog ändå vara sista punkten: "11. Elon would’ve been better at hiding from the Nazis than Anne Frank"

3 months / bsky / @cj.khpodden.se / cj.khpodden.se

11 Things Grok Says Elon Musk Does Better Than Anyone

3 months / gizmodo / Matt Novak

France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims

3 months / go

When Your AI Chatbot Thinks You're God: Inside Grok's Musk Worship Spiral

3 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Grok generates sycophantic praise for Elon Musk after new update