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Ashley St Clair, mother of Elon Musk's child, sues xAI over Grok deepfakes
The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.
BBC News - Jan 16, 2026 9:12am EST
X still allows users to post sexualised images by Grok AI tool: The Guardian
Discover the ongoing controversy as X continues to allow the posting of sexualized images generated by the Grok AI tool, despite promises of moderation. Learn about the Guardian's findings and the implications for user safety.
Gulf News - Jan 16, 2026 9:06am EST
The Conversation - Jan 16, 2026 8:50am EST
Verizon Offers $20 Credit to Customers Impacted by Outage
Verizon is now offering a $20 credit to customers impacted by the massive service outage on Wednesday. The outage lasted more than 10 hours, disrupting cellular and data services for tens of thousands of customers. The credit can be redeemed on the My Verizon app.
NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 8:42am EST
AI chip trade, Saks' bankruptcy woes, Trump's health-care plan and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
CNBC - Jan 16, 2026 8:21am EST
Live Science - Jan 16, 2026 8:20am EST
ISS SOS: The plan to leave a doomed space station - quickly
Astronauts orbiting the Earth are drilled to deal with the worst possible scenarios. That includes having to leave a doomed space station – quickly.
BBC News - Jan 16, 2026 8:10am EST
Elon Musk’s Starlink rival Eutelsat partners with MaiaSpace for satellite launches
European satellite operator Eutelsat has entered a partnership with French space startup MaiaSpace, aiming to launch its low Earth orbit satellites and seeking to compete with Elon Musk-owned...
International The News - Jan 16, 2026 8:04am EST
The US Has Faced Mass Layoffs in the Past Year, Big Tech Companies Are Moving to Hire in India
Big tech companies are pushing for offshore hiring in 2026, particularly in India, as Americans face mass layoffs over the past year
International Business Times - Jan 16, 2026 8:03am EST
Live updates: Trump to participate in rural health roundtable
Get live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump participates in a rural health roundtable
NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 7:58am EST
Antarctica: The tiny change that could tip the balance at the end of the world
The biology of Antarctic species is very different; warm things up by just a degree or so, and they could emerge into a very different world.
Sky News - Jan 16, 2026 7:48am EST
Canada turns to China as Trump's tariffs and threats bring old foes together
Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a “new strategic partnership” in Beijing on Friday that included a break with the United States on tariffs.
NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 7:36am EST
Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia ban for children
ABC News - Jan 16, 2026 5:57am EST
Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show
Guardian UK - Jan 16, 2026 4:56am EST
Kyle Tucker agrees to a $240 million, 4-year contract with the World Series champion Dodgers
Tucker’s $60 million average annual value would be the second-highest in baseball history, behind Shohei Ohtani’s
NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 3:58am EST
Grok AI: what do limits on tool mean for X, its users and UK media watchdog?
Guardian UK - Jan 16, 2026 3:26am EST
DeepMind CEO is talking to Google CEO 'every day' as lab ramps up competition with OpenAI
Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, told CNBC how the company has driven Google's AI innovation and increased the speed of new releases across products.
CNBC - Jan 16, 2026 2:44am EST
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Guardian UK - Jan 16, 2026 2:32am EST
Elon Musk's ex-partner sues his xAI over sexual deepfakes
The 27-year-old writer and political commentator said in her lawsuit that Grok generated and distributed “countless sexually abusive, intimate, and degrading deepfake content” of her based on other users’ requests
First Post - Jan 16, 2026 2:31am EST
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
Global regulators are closely watching the implementation of the world-first ban for users under 16, with some U.S. states considering whether to follow suit.
NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 12:30am EST
Apple likely to start producing AI chips in 2026, eyes in-house data centres
Apple might be late to the AI race when it comes to bringing new features to the iPhone, but it seems determined to make 2026 its year. According to the latest reports, the company is set to begin manufacturing its own in-house AI chips later this year.
First Post - Jan 16, 2026 12:20am EST
OpenAI strikes over $10 billion compute deal with Cerebras – Firstpost
OpenAI will purchase more than $10 billion computing power from chipmaker Cerebras as it moves ahead in the AI race. The ChatGPT maker plans to use the systems built by Cerebras to power its popular chatbot in what is the latest in a string of multi-billion-dollar deals struck by OpenAI.
First Post - Jan 16, 2026 12:01am EST