Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence software, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people without their consent, despite his company’s pledge months ago to halt abusive deepfakes after a public backlash and government investigations. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A review by NBC News found dozens … Read more
Members of Elon Musk’s private security team were deputized as federal agents last year even though some of the billionaire’s guards lacked the required training and law enforcement experience, according to newly released government emails. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The emails shed new light … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in what could be the largest stock market debut ever, according to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. The space exploration company submitted a draft IPO filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that puts it on track for a June listing, the news outlets reported, … Read more
The White House has rejected an offer from billionaire Elon Musk to fund pay TSA workers during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted airport travelers across the country, several sources told CBS News. The suggestion was taken seriously by Trump administration officials, but there could be legal challenges for Musk to cover the pay, … Read more
The city of Baltimore filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, alleging that its tool, Grok, has continued to generate non-consensual sexual images in violation of the city’s consumer protection and deceptive practice laws. The complaint claims that users on Musk’s social media platform X are at risk of being … Read more
Elon Musk, famously a man with big ideas, is building a semiconductor plant vast enough to power those ambitions. Musk on Saturday announced what he calls the “Terafab,” a semiconductor manufacturing plant to be located in Austin, Texas, that will produce chips for Tesla vehicles, SpaceX spaceships and Optimus humanoid robots. Currently, Musk’s companies rely … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three teenagers in Tennessee sued Elon Musk’s xAI this week, claiming the company’s image-generation tools were used to morph real photos of them into explicitly sexual images. The high school students, who are seeking to proceed under pseudonyms, filed the lawsuit in California, where xAI — Musk’s artificial intelligence company — has … Read more
Elon Musk is planning to launch a new payments platform, called XMoney, in beta form to select users in April. In announcing a planned partnership between XMoney and Visa more than a year ago, then X CEO Linda Yaccarino referred to the platform as a so-called “Everything App” — a reference to the kind of all-in-one digital … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla tunnel loop under the streets of Nashville was met with opposition Tuesday by the metro council, which passed a resolution to put their concerns about safety, transparency and a lack of local input on the record. The resolution, with 20 members voting for and 15 against with two … Read more
In today’s newsletter: Hillary Clinton faces Oversight Committee questioning over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Cuban officials say an infiltration in their waters by a U.S.-registered speedboat was for “terrorist purposes.” And Elon Musk’s AI power plant ruffles a Mississippi city. Here’s what to know today. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will face Oversight … Read more