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Indonesia ‘conditionally’ lifts ban on Grok
Indonesia has followed Malaysia and the Philippines in lifting a ban on xAI’s chatbot Grok. The Southeast Asian…
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Elon Musk teases a new image-labeling system for X… we think?
Elon Musk’s X is the latest social network to roll out a feature to label edited images as…
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Bluesky teases 2026 roadmap: a better Discover feed, real-time features and more
Social network Bluesky is teasing its roadmap for the year ahead, emphasizing a focus on things like improving…
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X copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ feature that helps you find who to follow
Bluesky’s “Starter Packs,” the curated lists of suggested users to follow, have proven a popular way to help…
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Threads edges out X in daily mobile users, new data shows
A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than…
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Bluesky rolls out cashtags and LIVE badges amid a boost in app installs
Social network Bluesky is updating its app to allow anyone to share when they’re livestreaming on Twitch, and…
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California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
Earlier this week, the California attorney general’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the…
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X is down for the second time this week
Elon Musk’s X is experiencing its second large-scale outage this week. The site and app, formerly known as…
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Musk denies awareness of Grok sexual underage images as California AG launches probe
Elon Musk said Wednesday he is “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok,” hours before…
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Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Officials from Indonesia and Malaysia have said they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok. These are…