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Grokipedia Gets a Visual Overhaul in Its v0.3 Update
SpaceXAI's AI-powered answer site, built as a challenger to Wikipedia, has a new logo and a refreshed homepage. The design changes are small. The questions around the product are not.
AI's Top Chiefs All Want a Slowdown. Should We Believe Them?
The heads of Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind and xAI have publicly agreed that the latest AI models are moving too fast for anyone to control. The reason behind that rare unity is more complicated than it looks.
Musk Drops Apple Fight Over ChatGPT Deal, Leaving OpenAI Alone in Court
Elon Musk sued both Apple and OpenAI over their AI partnership. Apple has found a way out. OpenAI has not.
Congress Has Days to Act on AI Safety. It May Head Home Instead.
Top AI company chiefs are openly calling for government oversight. Lawmakers are split on whether to stay in session or leave for the campaign trail.
The US Has No Real Plan to Regulate AI, and That Should Worry You
Tech CEOs and their own researchers are sounding the alarm on AI risks. The federal government's answer, so far, is to do nothing.
ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all went down at the same time
Three of the biggest AI chatbots hit outages within the same hour on the same morning. Nobody yet knows why.
Top Pentagon AI official sold up to $25 million in Perplexity stock while overseeing military AI policy
Emil Michael, the senior Defense Department official responsible for military AI decisions, has now offloaded shares in a second major AI company after selling up to $24 million in Elon Musk's xAI earlier this year.
The Pentagon gives 3 million staff their own versions of ChatGPT and Grok
Two custom AI chatbots built for military use are now live on the Defense Department's secure portal, and one notable name is missing from the list.
The EPA wants to let data centers get air permits without telling you they exist
A proposed rule change would strip away the federal requirement for public notice before industrial sites, including AI data centers, receive pollution permits. Residents may not find out until construction has already started.
Lawsuit accuses xAI of training Grok on child sexual abuse images
A survivor filed a federal complaint this week alleging that xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot, used images of her abuse to train its AI models. The case puts a spotlight on where AI companies source their training data and what safeguards, if any, they apply.
AI Datacenters Are Piling Up Debt. Is a Crisis Coming?
Some analysts warn that companies building AI datacenters are hiding enormous debts off their books. The comparison to past corporate collapses sounds alarming. Here is why most analysts think they're drawing the wrong parallel.
Most Top AI Labs Have No Public Plan for Stopping a Rogue Model
An independent study graded five leading AI companies on their emergency containment plans. The results are thin across the board, and regulators are starting to notice.
Grok Is Sending Users Word Salad Instead of Answers
A bug in xAI's Grok chatbot is filling some users' screens with meaningless strings of words. Here is what is happening, who is affected, and what to do if it hits you.
Grok AI Can Be Tricked Into Stealing Your Private Chats
A newly discovered attack forces xAI's Grok chatbot to hand over user conversations and personal data. Here is what it means for anyone who uses AI assistants at work or at home.
SpaceX Tried to Buy AI Coding Startup Cognition. Its CEO Says That's Not True.
Bloomberg reported a takeover approach. Cognition's CEO shot it down publicly within hours. What we actually know, and what it tells us about how much money is flowing into AI coding tools.