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UK and French Authorities Investigate X and xAI Over Grok AI

Privacy regulators in the UK, including the ICO and Ofcom, have launched investigations into Elon Musk's platforms X and xAI over the potential for the Grok AI model to generate harmful sexualized content. Concurrently, French police have raided X's Paris office as part of a separate but related investigation.

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Apple Integrates OpenAI and Anthropic AI Agents into Xcode

Apple has released Xcode 26.3, which integrates AI-powered coding agents from Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex. The new feature allows developers to use the agents to perform tasks like writing code, running tests, and searching documentation directly within the development environment.

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SpaceX Acquires Elon Musk's AI Startup xAI

SpaceX has officially acquired Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, in a move aimed at creating space-based data centers. Musk has stated that terrestrial data centers have limitations that necessitate such a move for future AI advancements.

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OpenAI's Sora Video App Sees Popularity Wane After Strong Launch

OpenAI's AI video generation app, Sora, has experienced a significant decline in downloads and user spending after a successful launch that saw it top app store charts. The app, which allows users to generate short AI videos, faces stiff competition and challenges with copyright issues.

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Disney Plus to Launch Vertical Video Feed with AI-Generated Content

Disney announced at its Global Tech & Data Showcase that Disney Plus will launch a vertical video feed later this year. The feed will feature short-form content, including AI-generated clips of Disney characters created using OpenAI's Sora technology.

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OpenAI Launches New MacOS App for Codex Coding Agent

OpenAI has released a new MacOS desktop application for its Codex tool, which assists with software development. The app incorporates agentic practices, allowing AI agents to work independently on coding tasks, and is seen as a competitor to tools like Claude Code.

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OpenAI launches new agentic coding model only minutes after Anthropic drops its own

The new model is build to accelerate the capabilities of Codex, the agentic coding tool OpenAI launched earlier this week.

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Elon Musk is getting serious about orbital data centers

We’re starting to see the idea of Musk-owned orbital AI data clusters cohere into an actual plan.

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OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents

OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees.

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Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new 'agent teams'

The newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its appeal.

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The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during 'tense and difficult time'

Founders and investors in the Minneapolis tech industry told TechCrunch they've put much of their work on hold to help out their community.

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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.

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