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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

Grok’s Real Problem Isn’t the AI. It’s the Defaults.

1 month / implicator / Maria Garcia

AI model capabilities- to censor or not to censor?

1 month / reddit / /u/Creative-Bunch-9046


Deepfake surge: Undressing outputs spark explicit content alarm

Grok's AI Sexual Abuse Didn't Come Out of Nowhere

1 month / 404media / Samantha Cole

Grok is generating thousands of AI "undressing" deepfakes every hour on X

1 month / techspot

X’s deepfake machine is infuriating policymakers around the globe

1 month / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Grok AI Generated Thousands of Undressed Images Per Hour on X

1 month / reddit / /u/MetaKnowing


Media mix-up: Questioning Grok reportage inaccuracies

Journalistic Malpractice: No LLM Ever ‘Admits’ To Anything, And Reporting Otherwise Is A Lie

1 month / techdirt / Mike Masnick


Regulatory clampdown: Governments seek answers on explicit outputs

Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI

1 month / bbc

Illegal Images Allegedly Made by Musk’s Grok, Watchdog Says

1 month / bloomberg / Olivia Solon

UK regulators swarm X after Grok generated nudes from photos

1 month / theregister / Connor Jones

MeitY Finds X’s Report on Grok ‘Undressing’ Images Inadequate, Seeks Takedown Info

1 month / medianama / Azdhan

Grok’s nudes test Europe’s resolve to stand up to US tech

2 months / politico / Pieter Haeck


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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 Settle Teen Suicide Lawsuits

1 month / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Google, Character.AI Agree to Settle US Lawsuit Over Teen’s Suicide

1 month / decrypt / Vismaya V

Google and Character.AI Agree To Settle Lawsuits Over Teen Suicides

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Google, chatbot maker Character to settle suit alleging bot pushed teen to suicide

1 month / go

Character.AI and Google settle with families in teen suicide and self-harm lawsuits

1 month / engadget / Will Shanklin

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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The studio's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a "leveraged buyout" that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt.


Board opts Netflix over risky Paramount bid

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s $108.4 billion takeover bid

1 month / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

‘More risk’: Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount takeover offer

1 month / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Warner Bros Rejects Revised Paramount Bid, Sticks With Netflix

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Warner Bros. rejects Paramount’s revised $108B takeover bid, sticks with Netflix deal - The Express Tribune

1 month / com

Warner Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Amended Hostile Bid - The Wall Street Journal

1 month / wsj

Warner Bros. rejects revised Paramount bid, citing risky leveraged buyout - MS NOW

1 month / ms

Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid, continues with Netflix - WION

1 month / wionews

WBD Board Rejects Revised Paramount $108.4 Billion Bid, Sticks With Accepted Netflix Offer - Media Play News

1 month / mediaplaynews

WBD Rejects Revised Paramount $108.4 Billion Bid, Sticks With Accepted Netflix Offer

1 month / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’

1 month / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Warners Bros. Discovery board urges shareholders to reject amended Paramount bid

1 month / engadget / Andre Revilla

Warner Bros., unswayed by Ellison backing of Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix

1 month / x / @MarketWatch

WBD rejects latest Paramount offer; backs Netflix deal

1 month / advanced-television / Nick Snow


Industry warns of broader deal risks

GOP focused on prices, not labour, with Netflix/WB

1 month / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois

Exhibitor Trade Group Warns Against Netflix or Paramount Acquiring Warner Bros. Studios

1 month / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel


Larry Ellison’s backing falls short for Paramount

Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory”

1 month / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Warner Bros. tells shareholders that Larry Ellison’s wealth isn’t enough to best Netflix bid

1 month / x / @MarketWatch


Shareholder blasts board’s negotiation approach

WBD Shareholder Claims Board Not Negotiating With Paramount in Good Faith

1 month / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

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U.S. prepares strict export controls on AI accelerators, curbing foreign sales

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Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


SoftBank seeks massive $40B loan to back OpenAI investment, courting big risk

SoftBank is reportedly seeking up to a $40 billion loan to finance its planned stake in OpenAI, an audacious use of leverage to double down on the AI boom. The move would be one of the largest single‑company financing gambits in recent memory, raising questions about balance‑sheet strain versus potential upside. More...


Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply‑chain risk; company vows legal fight

The Pentagon has designated Anthropic and its products as a “supply‑chain risk,” prompting the company to announce a court challenge. Experts warn the move could chill collaboration and talent flows into AI, while Anthropic insists it will contest the determination to protect its operations and customers. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


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