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Of course, Grok’s AI companions want to have sex and burn down schools

Elon Musk is a man who named a government agency after a memecoin, designed a robotaxi test network in the shape of a phallus, and

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Meta is reportedly using actual tents to build data centers

Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are in a hurry to build their superintelligence tech. The company has been poaching AI researchers, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced

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Meta acquires voice startup Play AI

Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the acquisition, according to Bloomberg, which

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A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar

A research institute connected to the United Nations has created two AI-powered avatars designed to teach people about refugee issues. 404 Media wrote about an

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Sequoia bets on silence | TechCrunch

There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia Capital, the strategy worked pretty

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Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions

During xAI’s launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while livestreaming the event on his social media platform, X — that

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Why Cluely’s Roy Lee isn’t sweating cheating detectors

Cluely, an AI startup that uses a hidden in-browser window to analyze online conversations, has shot to fame with the controversial claim that its ‘undetectability’

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European VC breaks taboo by investing in pure defense tech from Ukraine’s war zones

Defense tech has gone from a no-go zone for VCs to a hot investment sector. However, dual use — meaning that the technology must also

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Meta reportedly recruits Apple’s head of AI models

Apple’s head of AI models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company to work at Meta, Bloomberg reported on Monday. This marks the latest high-ranking AI

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‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’

On Friday morning, Elon Musk declared, “We have improved @Grok significantly. You should notice a difference when you ask Grok questions.” While Musk didn’t say