Elon Musk's Grok AI faces government backlash after it was used to create sexualized images of women and minors

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Elon Musk is pictured with Grok and the xAI logo.
X users are asking Elon Musk's Grok AI to create sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.

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Yann LeCun calls Alexandr Wang 'inexperienced' and predicts more Meta AI employee departures

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A composite image of Alexandr Wang and Yann Lecun
AI pioneer Yann Lecun isn't sold on the "completely LLM-pilled" researchers that will lead Meta's AI development.

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The 3 creator economy trends that helped startups pull in millions from investors heading into 2026

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Whatnot cofounders Logan Head and Grant LaFontaine.
Whatnot cofounders Logan Head and Grant LaFontaine.

Whatnot

David Sacks sees 2 cities replacing NYC and SF as finance and tech capitals

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White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks speaks with President Donald Trump.
White House AI and crypto czar David O. Sacks speaks with President Donald J Trump before he signs an executive order about pediatric cancer research and artificial intelligence, in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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AI startups are raising millions to disrupt Hollywood. Read the pitch decks 8 used to get funding.

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AI firm Wonder Studios' London team.
Wonder Studios' London team.

Wonder Studios

Walmart salary data revealed: How much the retail giant pays designers, software engineers, and other tech workers

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A rendering of Walmart's new corporate campus.
A rendering of Walmart's new corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Walmart

Washington is still catching up with the AI bubble debate

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Sen. Ted Cruz
"Will there be uncertainty? Will there be economic challenges? Of course," said Sen. Ted Cruz.

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I'm a Google engineer who thought I wasn't qualified for an AI role. One thing helped me transform my career.

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Emrick Donadei looking at computer
Emrick Donadei said doing a hackathon helped him turn his career around.

Emrick Donadei

This 17-year-old wrote the ultimate ELI5 for coding

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Aryan Poduri
Aryan Poduri authored "GOAT Coder."

Aryan Poduri

SpaceX is moving thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit to reduce the chances of them colliding with rivals

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SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off carrying Starlink satellites into orbit.

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