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Will regulators put a stop to Grok’s deepfake porn images of real people?
The Week - Jan 16, 2026 11:57am 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 11:17am EST
Major outage hits social media platform X
San Francisco: X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, suffered a massive technical failure on Friday, resulting in a total blackout f...
Peninsula Qatar - Jan 16, 2026 10:48am EST
AI and race for chips set to make daily gadgets costlier
Rising memory chip costs driven by AI and high-performance computing are expected to raise prices of smartphones, laptops and televisions by 4–8% in the coming months.
First Post - Jan 16, 2026 10:36am 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 10:20am EST
Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Guardian UK - Jan 16, 2026 10:18am EST
Cardiff University team helps find mysterious iron bar in space
Cardiff astronomers say they don't yet know where iron bar detected inside the Ring Nebula came from.
BBC News - Jan 16, 2026 9:51am EST
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
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
Gizmodo - Jan 16, 2026 8:16am 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
Blue Moon 2026: Everything you need to know
Stargazers should be ready worldwide because very soon they will have another chance to observe one of the rarest calendar events of the moon called the Blue Moon, which is going to appear in the...
International The News - Jan 16, 2026 7:48am EST
AI is incredible but could 'kill us all': Grok issues show genie is out of the bottle
Explore the dual nature of AI as it transforms our world while posing potential threats. Discover how regulatory oversight and responsible use can mitigate risks, as highlighted by recent controversies involving Elon Musk's AI platform, Grok.
Gulf News - Jan 16, 2026 7:28am EST
‘All You Need Is Kill’ Spins a Trippy, Heart‑Flecked Loop That Only Partially Lands
Gizmodo - Jan 16, 2026 7:19am EST
The “Can Trump Cow Powell?” Edition
A pediatrician cuts through the noise on vaccines. Another public service goes private—opaque even.
Slate - Jan 16, 2026 6:49am EST
Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia ban for children
ABC News - Jan 16, 2026 5:57am EST
The lab recreating melting glaciers to forecast sea levels
Tech Now visits a Wisconsin lab where scientists model how glaciers melt to better predict sea‑level rise.
BBC News - Jan 16, 2026 5:56am 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