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Elon Musk denies Grok’s ‘nudification’ tool generates illegal images

Elon Musk denies Grok’s ‘nudification’ tool generates illegal images2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (867+ words) Elon Musk has insisted that his AI chatbot Grok does not generate illegal images, despite an international outcry over a "nudification" feature. Musk said that "history will not be kind" to Sir Keir Starmer after the prime minister said he…...

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New EV tax ‘will put off nearly half of potential buyers’

New EV tax ‘will put off nearly half of potential buyers’12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (648+ words) Nearly half of carbuyers interested in going electric are rethinking their plans after the government announced a per-mile charging for such cars, research from AutoTrader has revealed. Nathan Coe, the chief executive of the vehicle buying and selling platform, said…...

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The new £400k Range Rover collab is a shooting lodge on wheels

The new £400k Range Rover collab is a shooting lodge on wheels19+ hour, 20+ min ago   (695+ words) The new "400k Range Rover collab is a shooting lodge on wheels'The Times The new "400k Range Rover collab is a shooting lodge on wheels Gunmaker Holland and Holland, SUV specialist Overfinch and Land Rover have created the ultimate bespoke vehicle, complete…...

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How Elon Musk’s Grok began to undress women and children

How Elon Musk’s Grok began to undress women and children2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (581+ words) Users of Grok, the AI chatbot hosted on X, Elon Musk's social media platform, were recently given the option to edit pictures posted to the site and undress people in the frame " a so-called nudification feature. Women were stripped without…...

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‘It’s a personal assault’: the SpaceX investor battling for his job

‘It’s a personal assault’: the SpaceX investor battling for his job4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (985+ words) Even as Britain was covered in a treacherous frost last week, Jonathan Simpson-Dent ran one of his fastest times. "I did a sub-1 hour, 40-minute half-marathon distance," he said. "It's a symbol of my anger at the personal assault I'm…...

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Elon Musk’s AI undressing tool on Grok could be banned

Elon Musk’s AI undressing tool on Grok could be banned1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (459+ words) Elon Musk's artificial intelligence tool which allows users to virtually undress people could be banned, the minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls has said. Jess Phillips said that the use of Grok to create "degrading, non-consensual intimate…...

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Nearly one in three cars sold in UK in December were all-electric

Nearly one in three cars sold in UK in December were all-electric1+ week, 1+ day ago   (960+ words) An end-of-year rise in electric vehicle sales sent the number of annual car registrations in the UK above the 2 million mark for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Almost one in every three new cars, 32.3 per cent,…...

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MPs urge boycott of Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI’s undressing

MPs urge boycott of Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI’s undressing1+ week, 2+ day ago   (776+ words) Ofcom has made "urgent contact" with Elon Musk's X after its image generation feature was used to digitally undress women and children without consent. MPs called for the government to stop using X for official communications and for enforcement action…...

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI digitally undresses women on X

Elon Musk’s Grok AI digitally undresses women on X1+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) The X feature, usually used by members on the social media site to ask for more information on a post, can now create images of women in their underwear when prompted. It was launched on Christmas Day and offers users…...

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thetimes.com > business > companies-markets > article > chinas-byd-set-to-overtake-tesla-as-worlds-biggest-ev-seller-tb2lqq3jv

China’s BYD set to overtake Tesla as world’s biggest EV seller

China’s BYD set to overtake Tesla as world’s biggest EV seller1+ week, 5+ day ago   (365+ words) Tesla has lost its crown as the world's bestselling all-electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. The US…...