1 hour ago Musk asks if he should buy Ryanair after demanding CEO Michael O’Leary is fired

The outspoken Ryanair boss called Elon Musk an ‘idiot’ who knows nothing about flights

Economics

2 h. ago Trump made 10 key pledges a year ago – here’s what happened since then

A review of Trump’s bold promises about immigration, the economy, the US’s standing in the world and much moreThere was no debate about record crowd sizes this time. With the temperature plunging to 27F (-3C) and a wind chill making it feel far colder, Donald Trump’s second inauguration was held in the rotunda at the US Capitol in Washington on 20 January 2025.The great and the good of the political elite were there, including former presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama and outgoing president Joe Biden. So were tech oligarchs such as Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. At 12.10pm, they listened intently as Trump began a half-hour-long inaugural address. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago 'Men used Grok to make sexualised photos of me after I posted gym selfie'

Lecturer Daisy Dixon says men on X used Elon Musk's Grok to manipulate her photos into sexualised images

Culture

17 h. ago Elon Musk insists ‘Grok should have a moral constitution’ after AI photo scandal

Grok has now been banned in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines

Culture

67 h. ago Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data showsTech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day, enjoying high-level political access that dwarfs that of child safety and copyright campaigners, who called the pattern “shocking” and “disturbing”.Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s X, whose Grok AI image generator has sparked outrage with its sexualised images of women and children, were among the US tech companies holding hundreds of meetings with people at the heart of government, a Guardian investigation has found. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his company over sexualised Grok deepfakes that 'altered picture of her aged 14 to show her in a swastika bikini'

Ashley St. Clair, 27, who is mother to one-year-old Romulus, is taking action against xAI, arguing the images have caused her humiliation and emotional distress.

Politics

3 d. ago Elon Musk faces lawsuit from mother of his child over 'humiliating' Grok deepfake images

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of Elon Musk's son, has filed a lawsuit against his AI company, claiming the company's Grok chatbot allowed users to generate sexually exploitive deepfake images of her

Society

3 d. ago Mother of Elon Musk's child suing AI company over sexual Grok deepfake images

Ashley St. Clair, 27, says the images have caused her humiliation and emotional distress - she has filed a lawsuit against the AI compamny owned by the father of her child

Politics

3 d. ago Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok

The mother of one of Elon Musk's children is suing his AI company over deepfake images of her on the internet

Politics

3 d. ago Elon Musk brands Ryanair boss an 'utter idiot' after he calls X a 'cesspit'

In the Godzilla vs King Kong of plain-speaking corporate leadership, X's Elon Musk and Ryanair's Michael O'Leary are calling each other idiots in a heated spat over inflight internet

Economics

3 d. ago X is DOWN: Elon Musk's social media platform crashes for thousands of users around the world

It's the go-to social media platform for millions of people around the world, but it appears that X has crashed this afternoon.

Events

3 d. ago X down – latest: Twitter and Grok not working in another major outage

Technical issues come amid widespread criticism of Elon Musk’s platform

Politics

3 d. ago X down as Elon Musk's Twitter site suffers massive global outage after Grok scandal

Twitter, recently renamed X under new owner Elon Musk, has been hit by a major global outage that has left millions of users struggling to access the social media platform

Technology

3 d. ago X down LIVE: Elon Musk's Twitter suffers massive global outage

Millions of users have been left staring at an error message as Elon Musk's popular X/Twitter platform went offline this afternoon, with reports from across the UK and beyond

Technology

3 d. ago Elon Musk and Ryanair CEO erupt in war of words over airline's refusal to install Starlink on board

Elon Musk and Ryanair's Michael O'Leary traded insults after O'Leary rejected Starlink internet for his fleet. The airline boss cited concerns over fuel efficiency, drawing sharp words from Musk.

Events

4 d. ago 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

Politics

4 d. ago Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules

Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communitiesA US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power massive data centers in Tennessee.xAI has been fighting for a year and a half over truck-sized gas turbines the company had parked near its Colossus 1 and 2 facilities, arguing to local authorities that the electricity-generating turbines were exempt from requirements for air quality permits. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Public sceptical over new Grok safeguards as Ofcom launches investigation

The Independent asked the public how artificial intelligence should be regulated, as Elon Musk’s X introduced new safeguards on its AI chatbot Grok following pressure from UK regulators.

Events

4 d. ago What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide

Politics

4 d. ago Elon Musk backs down in Grok sex images war as Starmer threatens to ban X

The richest man in the world made the u-turn after Prime Minister Keir Starmer threatened to ban social media platform X altogether in the UK

Events