On top of nonconsensual porn images, X users seem to be using Grok to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed
and critics say it's harassment by AI Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : Grok chatbot's safety fails, releases explicit images of minors Selin Hacialioglu / Türkiye Today : Pressure grows in Türkiye as Grok ...
How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral
Piketty was wrong about the past. He's probably right about the future. — 1. Introduction X: @briancalbrecht , @saikatc , @harryh , @jankulveit , @daniel_271828 , @krishnanrohit , @besttrousers , @...
A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro-business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti-AI politics of the progressive wing
www.politico.com/news/magazin... Brendan Nyhan / @brendannyhan : See also: social media. In both cases, lots of people promising quick fixes with no tradeoffs. [embedded post] Max Berger / @maxberge...
How tech worker activism has grown more cautious as companies crack down and once-privileged workers realize they don't have much leverage
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Veena Dubal / @veenadubal : “Still, Ms. Redwine, the Kickstarter employee turned labor organizer, said layoffs and pressure from management had made m...
The top 10 US tech billionaires collectively added $550B+ to their combined net worth in 2025, reaching $2.5T by December 24, up from $1.9T at the year's start
NVIDIA's revenue exploded from ~$61B in FY2024 to ~$120B run-rate exiting 2025, roughly ~95% YoY growth at the peak. … Bluesky: @thebluenami.is.democrat : m@ga been trained to obey every word from the...
How Larry Ellison is helping his son David build a media empire, including making the case to Trump for why Paramount, not Netflix, should acquire WBD
Kevin Tierney / @catholicsmark : Well yes, in order to survive CBS needed to have less bias in its newsroom. Why is this surprising? Steve Rosenbaum / @magnifymedia : https://www.nytimes.com/.... Does...
The EU warns of possible action after the US imposes travel bans on five Europeans, saying it will defend its “regulatory autonomy against unjustified measures”
What You Need to Know for Your Next Trip Mohd Haider / Benzinga : Elon Musk Reacts To US Travel Ban On Former EU Commissioner: ‘...Gets His Dessert’ Sky News : EU warns of possible action after US bar...
Alphabet agrees to acquire data center company Intersect for $4.75B in cash, plus its existing debt, as part of its push to expand its AI data center footprint
it's grid access and generation lead time. Buying Intersect compresses years of permitting … Andres Pacheco : Excited to announce that Intersect is being acquired by Alphabet Inc.! — Leading the st...
Amazon CSO Stephen Schmidt says subtle keystroke data lag, measuring 110ms instead of the expected tens of milliseconds, helped catch a North Korean IT worker
110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location Ken Underhill / eSecurity Planet : Amazon Detects North Korean IT Infiltrator via Latency Clues Deeba Ahmed / Hackread : Keyboard Lag Leads Am...
In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
until someone pointed out this would fall afoul of the US Onion Futures Act of 1958. @andonlabs : Turns out journalists are better red-teamers than AI researchers. We've taught the agent to reject fre...