‘Welcome to hell’: Venezuela’s most notorious torture chamber
Families call for release of political prisoners at the brutal El Helicoide jail...
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Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk's xAI over alleged explicit Grok deepfake images
Ashley St. Clair sues xAI over Grok chatbot allegedly generating explicit deepfake images of her, using images from when she was 14 years old. Maja Smiejkowska/REUTERS Ashley St. Clair sued xAI, alleg...
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xAI sued by mother of one of Elon Musk’s children over sexual images
Influencer Ashley St Clair claims Grok chatbot created ‘countless’ sexual images of her without her consent...
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Suspected scam boss linked to South Korean student’s brutal killing arrested in Thailand
A Chinese national suspected of running a Cambodia-based scam operation linked to the killing of a South Korean university student has been arrested during a raid on a luxury house in Thailand, author...
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‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath , a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Elon Musk first sued OpenAI in February 2024. Despite ...
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Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids — and now she’s suing
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk's children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the man...
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Judge sets trial date for Musk vs Altman showdown
Elon Musk (L) and Sam Altman Getty/BI composite A trial date has been set in Elon Musk's fraud case against Sam Altman. The case is set to go before an Oakland federal jury in April and is expected to...
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X hasn’t really stopped Grok AI from undressing women in the UK
Elon Musk's X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It's...
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Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro moved to a bigger cell
Bolsonaro's family has repeatedly complained about the conditions in which he was being held. The former president is serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup following his 2022 electio...
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Another ICE shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis
A US immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in Minneapolis on Wednesday, the government said, escalating tension over an unwelcome deployment of militarized fede...
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How ADX Florence actually works, according to a former supermax inmate
Eric King served almost two years at the federal super-maximum security prison ADX Florence in Colorado. ADX is often described as the US's most restrictive prison, and it houses some of the most noto...
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California's Attorney General is investigating Grok's sexualized deepfakes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...
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24 and Metal Gear Solid 5 Star Kiefer Sutherland Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting and Threatening a Ride-Share Driver in Hollywood
Kiefer Sutherland was arrested after allegedly assaulting and threatening a ride-share driver in Hollywood, according to local police. The Los Angeles Police Department said Sutherland "entered a ride...
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Paramount+ Is Increasing Prices Right Before Its UFC Streaming Debut
The first Paramount+ price increase since 2024 is set to go live on Thursday, January 15. The basic and premium subscriptions will both be receiving a $1 bump while the annual plans will see a much la...
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