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.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Healthcare with US hospitals
Alexey Shabanov / testingcatalog - OpenAI introduces “OpenAI for Healthcare,” offering secure, HIPAA-compliant AI solutions tailored for hospitals and healthcare systems at scale.
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Chinese AI start-up MiniMax shines on Hong Kong IPO debut
scmp - Shares of Chinese artificial intelligence start-up MiniMax Group surged on their Hong Kong debut on Friday, reflecting investor confidence after securing substantial support from global institutional backers.The company’s shares first changed hands at HK$…
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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…
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Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amazon Faces Backlash
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has launched Copilot Checkout in the US, enabling AI-powered purchases through PayPal, Shopify, and Stripe partnerships as agentic commerce race heats up.The post Microsoft Launches Copilot Checkout in the US, Betting on Merchant Consent as Amaz…
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Protege Raises $30M in Series A Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Protege, a NYC-based AI data platform generating access to real-world data, raised $30M in Series a funding. Backers includes Footwork, CRV, Bloomberg Beta, Flex Capital, Shaper Capital, and more. The financing expanded the $25M Series A from August 2025 …
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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.
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Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is expanding its use of Gemini inside Gmail, with several AI-powered features now available to users at no cost. According to Blake Barnes, Google’s vice-president of product for Gmail, Gemini tools that previously required a paid subscription are …
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Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI
bgr - Gmail can be a much smarter tool if you enable its new AI features: Suggested Replies, Help Me Write, Proofread, AI Overviews, and AI Inbox are here.
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China’s first 'AI tiger' goes public as Zhipu climbs in Hong Kong debut
cnbc - Shares of China-backed Zhipu made small gains on their Hong Kong debut, following a $558 million initial public offering.
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X’s deepfake machine is infuriating policymakers around the globe
Lauren Feiner / theverge - X's Grok chatbot hasn't stopped accepting users' requests to strip down women and, in some cases, apparent minors to AI-generated bikinis. According to some reports, the flood of AI-generated images includes more extreme content that potentially violates …
- Censorship and defaults: Debating AI safety and limits (2)
- Deepfake surge: Undressing outputs spark explicit content alarm (4)
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Google and Character.AI Agree To Settle Lawsuits Over Teen Suicides
BeauHD / slashdot - Google and Character.AI have agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from families alleging the chatbot encouraged self-harm and suicide among teens. "The settlements would mark the first resolutions in the wave of lawsuits against tech companies whose AI chat…
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Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death
Natallie Rocha / nytimes - The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot.
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health With Apple Health Integration
Eric Slivka / macrumors - OpenAI today announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a dedicated section of ChatGPT where users can ask health-related questions completely separated from their main ChatGPT experience.For more personalized responses, users can connect various health data…
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Anthropic Raising $10 Billion at $350 Billion Value
Kate Clark / wsj - The planned deal represents nearly a doubling of the AI startup’s valuation from four months ago.
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Amazon’s AI agents spark backlash from retailers after listing their products without their knowledge
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Amazon.com Inc. has irked dozens of online retailers after using experimental artificial intelligence tools to scrape their websites and list their products on its sprawling online marketplace without their knowledge or consent. The tools in question incl…
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Lenovo and Motorola reveal Qira, an AI assistant that wants to do it all
digitaltrends - Qira can handle tasks such as smart suggestions (Next Move), text help (Write For Me), live conversation with screen and camera sharing, and on-device image creation.The post Lenovo and Motorola reveal Qira, an AI assistant that wants to do it all appeare…
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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.
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Grok AI Sparks International Investigations After Creating Explicit Images of Children
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Elon Musk's initial reaction sparked additional controversy when he responded with laughing emojis to AI-generated bikini images.The post Grok AI Sparks International Investigations After Creating Explicit Images of Children appeared first on eWEEK.
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Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface
David Curry / eweek - Amazon has launched Alexa+ on the web at Alexa.com, giving its assistant a ChatGPT-style interface as it expands into shopping, Ring, and Prime Video.The post Amazon Brings Alexa+ to the Web With a ChatGPT-Style Interface appeared first on eWEEK.
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