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UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship

Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI.

Amazon has started automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa Plus

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Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade

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The UK is formally investigating X over Grok deepfakes.

Ofcom says the probe will establish whether X has failed to comply with Online Safety Act obligations, over concerns its Grok AI chatbot is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. The investigation is “a matter of the highest priority,” and may result in hefty fines or even X being banned in the UK.

Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defense unicorn

French defense tech company Harmattan AI is now valued at $1.4 billion after raising a $200 million Series B round led by Dassault Aviation, which is best known for making the Rafale fighter jet.

Google escalates AI shopping war

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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

Here are our picks for the advances to watch in the years ahead—and why we think they matter right now.

Mechanistic interpretability: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

New techniques are giving researchers a glimpse at the inner workings of AI models.

Meet the new biologists treating LLMs like aliens

By studying large language models as if they were living things instead of computer programs, scientists are discovering some of their secrets for the first time.

Generative coding: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

AI coding tools are rapidly changing how we produce software, and the industry is embracing it—perhaps at the expense of entry-level coding jobs.

Hyperscale AI data centers: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

Hyperscale data centers are now powering AI models with a revolutionary architecture—at a staggering energy cost.

AI companions: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

People are forging intimate relationships with chatbots—and maybe they shouldn’t.