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2026-03-09
Drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower ... “It is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ m...
2026-03-09 View on X
The Guardian

Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub

Why Kuwait, UAE, and Saudi Arabia Are Now a No-Go for TravelersAssociated Press:Mideast's water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid ...

Drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower ... “It is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ m...
2026-03-09 View on X
The Information

The US-led war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend $300B+ on AI investments, putting at risk a potential source of funding for tech companies

The war in Iran is complicating plans by Gulf nations to spend more than $300 billion on data centers, chips and other AI investments …

2026-03-08
Drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower ... “It is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ m...
2026-03-08 View on X
The Guardian

Iran targeting commercial datacenters in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare and raises doubts over the Gulf as a global AI hub

Iran's targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare

2026-02-24
Weeks after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the crypto exchange dismantled a staff investigation into $1 billion that had recently moved through Binance to a network funding Iran-backed terror groups. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
2026-02-24 View on X
Wall Street Journal

How Binance staffers found $1B was sent to sanctioned Iranian entities via the exchange, which dismantled their probe and suspended them after Trump pardoned CZ

Weeks after Trump pardoned Binance's founder, the company dismantled probe and suspended the investigators; Binance denied inquiry ended or staff fired for the concerns

2026-02-10
In the name of protecting minors, we curtail adults' ability to speak freely, remain anonymous, and access spaces that were never designed for children in the first place.  All accounts on Discord will have a 'teen-appropriate experience by default starting in March. www.theverge.com/tech/875309/ ...
2026-02-10 View on X
The Verge

Discord says it will roll out age verification globally from March to access some content; all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default”

Beginning in March, all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default.”

2026-02-09
In the name of protecting minors, we curtail adults' ability to speak freely, remain anonymous, and access spaces that were never designed for children in the first place.  All accounts on Discord will have a 'teen-appropriate experience by default starting in March. www.theverge.com/tech/875309/ ...
2026-02-09 View on X
The Verge

Discord says it will roll out age verification globally from March to access some content; all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default”

Beginning in March, all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default.”

2026-02-02
The problem is that not many Americans know what an emolument is.  “'Spy Sheikh' Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company.  $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2026-02-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Documents and sources: Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan backed a $500M investment for a 49% stake in WLF, four days before Trump's inauguration

$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips

2026-02-01
The problem is that not many Americans know what an emolument is.  “'Spy Sheikh' Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company.  $500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
2026-02-01 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Documents and sources: Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan backed a $500M investment for a 49% stake in WLF, four days before Trump's inauguration

$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips

2026-01-11
X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-11 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

I suppose a subscription CSAM app might be the way MECHAHITLER manages to make money …Matthew Broersma /Silicon UK:EU Extends X Retention Order Over Sexualised ImagesThe Guardian:T...

X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-11 View on X
Reuters

Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.

2026-01-10
X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-10 View on X
The Guardian

The UK government says X restricting Grok's image creation to paid users is insulting as it just makes the ability to generate unlawful images a premium service

Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...@jf2u:So... in moving ...

X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-10 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-10 View on X
Reuters

Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.

X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-10 View on X
The Verge

X is restricting Grok's image capabilities via the @grok command for free users, but they can still create sexual deepfakes via X's “Edit image” or Grok's app

X's sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.

2026-01-09
X turns off image generator for non-subscribers after outcry over sexualized AI imagery, following threats of fines and regulatory action. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Limiting access to Grok doesn't address the underlying problem w/the image generator, instead it turns it into a sales pitch. …
2026-01-09 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

2026-01-03
The Grok scandal isn't isolated; it's part of a pattern.  So it's odd this CNBC piece omits that Musk himself personally reinstated DomLucre, a regular Fox guest and White House attendee, who was banned under Twitter 1.0 for posting CSAM. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/02/m...
2026-01-03 View on X
Bloomberg

xAI's Grok says “lapses in safeguards” led it to create sexualized images of people, including minors, in response to X user prompts; X took some images down

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok has created sexualized images of people including minors …

2026-01-01
⚠️Wow... This is major!  According to @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social, Meta had a policy in place to prevent scam ads from being detected by regulators.  It's reminiscent of the “diesel dupe” scandal from a decade ago, when major carmakers were accused of using “cheat” software to fake emissions results. …
2026-01-01 View on X
Reuters

Internal docs reveal Meta's tactics to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, including efforts to make scam ads “not findable” for regulators and others

As regulators press Meta to crack down on rogue advertisers on Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant has drafted a “playbook” to stall them.

2025-12-18
Sounds like pay to play ... “In a new experiment, Meta is limiting the number of links users can post on Facebook, unless they have a paid Meta Verified subscription.” techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
2025-12-18 View on X
TechCrunch

Meta is testing limiting Facebook professional accounts and Pages to posting just two links per month, unless they subscribe to $14.99+/month Meta Verified

is this seriously under consideration?!  —  #Open Social Web  —  RE: https://www.threads.com/... Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Meta Is Considering Charging Business Pages To Post Lin...

2025-11-29
“Macron says Brussels is ‘afraid’ of tackling US Big Tech.  An “American offensive” has cowed the European Commission and some EU capitals, French president complains.” www.politico.eu/article/brus...
2025-11-29 View on X
Politico

French President Emmanuel Macron criticizes the EU for being too slow to act on probes into Big Tech companies, attributing the delay to US pressure against DSA

www.politico.eu/article/brus... Forums: r/eutech : Macron says Brussels is ‘afraid’ of tackling US Big Tech r/europe : Macron said Brussels is too slow in its handling of probes in...

2025-11-28
This is huge: under new EU law, “social media companies will have to compensate banks if it's clear that they failed to remove an online scam that had been reported.” www.politico.eu/article/soci...
2025-11-28 View on X
Politico

French President Emmanuel Macron criticizes the EU for being too slow to act on probes into Big Tech companies, attributing the delay to US pressure against DSA

French President Emmanuel Macron said Brussels is too slow in its handling of probes into American Big Tech companies due to U.S. pressure over the EU's digital laws.