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Elon Musk’s Grok Continues To Generate Sexualized Images Even When Told Subjects Didn’t Consent: Report

Nine Reuters reporters gave it a series of prompts to determine whether and under what circumstances the chatbot would ...

Factbox-Elon Musk's Grok faces global scrutiny for sexualised AI deepfakes

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Governments and regulators are cracking down on sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI ...

SpaceX is acquiring xAI ahead of a possible IPO. Read Elon Musk's memo.

Elon Musk's mega-deal combining SpaceX and xAI is the latest sign that the billionaire is consolidating his business empire ...

Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $800 Billion After SpaceX Acquired xAI

Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $800 billion or more after his rocket maker SpaceX acquired his artificial ...

French offices of Elon Musk’s X platform raided by Paris cybercrime unit

A search was being carried out at the French offices of Elon Musk’s social media platform X as part of an investigation ...

Donald Trump reacts to Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick being in Epstein files

Trump dismisses questions about the Epstein files naming Lutnick and Musk, telling CNN it’s time for the country to move on.

Elon Musk summoned to Paris after cybercrime unit raids X office

The raid is linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its ...

Paris prosecutors summon Elon Musk to appear after raid on X's French offices

Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning after searching X's offices in as part of a probe ...

Ex-FBI agent urged criminal probe of Elon Musk’s X use, likened it to Clinton email scandal

EXCLUSIVE: An ex-FBI agent sought to open an investigation into Elon Musk’s use of X while leading the Department of ...

Intel will start making GPUs, a market dominated by Nvidia 

Intel has been bulking up a team to focus on this effort and will develop its GPU strategy around customer needs.

Apple integrates Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s Codex into Xcode 26.3 in push for ‘agentic coding’

Apple on Tuesday announced a major update to its flagship developer tool that gives artificial intelligence agents unprecedented control over the app-building process, a move that signals the iPhone maker's aggressive push into an emerging and controversial practice known as "agentic coding."Xcode 26.3, available immediately as a release candidate, integrates Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex directly into Apple's development environment, allowing the AI s

YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin

All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins.

Trump’s Project Vault Gives US Critical Mineral Startups a Boost

Yesterday, Trump announced a $12B critical minerals stockpile program (“Project Vault”) to procure and store critical minerals in the U.S.SOSV General Partner Duncan Turner told Bloomberg that the move signals a meaningful push to build a domestic critical-minerals supply chain – opening the door for next-gen mining, processing, and refining technologies in a sector where the U.S. remains heavily dependent on China. Additionally, a federal stockpile could help stabilize the pri

2026 plans: What’s next for Startup Battlefield 200

See what to expect for Startup Battlefield 200 in 2026, the ultimate startup pitch competition on the global stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Join the mailing list to be the first to know when applications drop.

Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics

The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts documenting ICE operations.

Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying, even helicopters, simple and safe

Skyrsye, now valued at $1.15 billion, is pushing to get FAA certification for its universal operating system for flight.

Xcode moves into agentic coding with deeper OpenAI and Anthropic integrations

Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex.

Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofits

Gradient's heat pumps fit in windows, minimizing installation times. Now, it is introducing software to make those units more intelligent.

Watch Club is producing short video dramas and building a social network around them

Watch Club will house microdramas and fan discussions in the same app, creating a fandom-focused social media experience.

Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free

This AI doctor is licensed in all 50 states, the startup says. The deal was led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins.