57 m. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI echoes antisemitic tropes after latest ‘politically incorrect’ update

Musk’s AI chatbot was updated over the weekend to ‘not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect’

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3 h. ago Reform UK targets ‘broken’ system of council funding for special needs

Party has set up cost-cutting unit modelled on Elon Musk’s controversial US outfit

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8 h. ago Grok raises alarms with antisemitic statements after latest AI update from Elon Musk’s team

Musk’s AI chatbot was updated over the weekend to ‘not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect’

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11 h. ago Elon Musk slashed Texas's National Weather Service funding just months before devastating floods

As catastrophic floods swept through Central Texas on July 4, several National Weather Service (NWS) offices across the state were already in crisis due to DOGE cuts.

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11 h. ago Elon Musk names top Trump ally in the Epstein files as MAGA civil war spirals

Billionaire Elon Musk has launched another salvo at MAGA world by claiming that former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is implicated within the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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13 h. ago Elon Musk drops Epstein files bombshell as he claims Steve Bannon on list

Elon Musk has claimed, without evidence, that a major ally of Donald Trump is in an alleged client list belonging to the late Jeffrey Epstein - after making a similar claim about the US president

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15 h. ago Top House Democrats demand release of Epstein files that mention Trump

Exclusive: Jamie Raskin and 15 others accuse justice department of withholding Epstein files to protect TrumpUS politics live – latest updatesHouse Democrats on Tuesday demanded that the justice department release documents related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case that mentions or references Donald Trump, citing a comment by Elon Musk after he fell out with the president this year.The House judiciary committee’s ranking member, Jamie Raskin, together with 15 other Democrats sent a six-page letter to the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, accusing her of withholding some Epstein files to protect the president from any damaging disclosures. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago M60 motorway at Stockport 'hopes to reopen later this afternoon or early evening'

National Highways have provided an updated statement

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25 h. ago M60 closure update as new statement issued after huge crash amid major delays

Motorists on the M60 are set for another day of disruption

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26 h. ago Asian shares rise after Wall Street falls as Trump pressures trading partners with new tariffs

Asian shares are mostly higher after stocks fell on Wall Street as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on trading partners to make deals before punishing tariffs imposed by the U.S. take effect

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32 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at White House to meet Donald Trump amid indirect ceasefire talks – US politics live

Israeli leader met US secretary of state and Middle East envoy before arriving at White HouseThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Trump announces tariffs of up to 40% on 14 countries, with more letters to follow – US politics live

US president posts letters setting out tariffs of between 25% and 40% on number of countries including South Korea, Japan, Cambodia and ThailandThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Grimes calls ex Elon Musk’s platform X ‘poison’ and ‘a prison’ in scathing takedown

The musician posted the criticism on the same social media site, which was formerly known as Twitter

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37 h. ago Trump to send 12 more tariff letters today, says White House, with more to follow this week – US politics live

White House spokeswoman says US president will release letters on social mediaThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea in letters released on social media – US politics live

US president’s letters appear to be the first his administration planned to release today outlining new tariffs on major trading partners The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Elon Musk may not be the president, but he still has cards to play against Trump

In his feud with Donald Trump, the world’s richest person has the distinct disadvantage of not possessing nukes. But that doesn’t mean he has no cards to play, writes Io Dodds

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40 h. ago Trump and Musk face public anger after Grok blames them for 82 deaths in Texas floods

Officials in Texas have criticised the NWS, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for failing to provide adequate warning to residents in Kerr County

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40 h. ago Tony Blair thinktank worked with project developing ‘Trump Riviera’ Gaza plan

Staff at former UK PM’s institute took part in calls as proposal led by US consulting firm and Israeli business people evolvedTony Blair’s thinktank worked with a project developing a postwar Gaza plan that included the creation of a “Trump Riviera” and a manufacturing zone named after Elon Musk.The project, led by Israeli business people and using financial models developed by the US consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), was developed against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s vision of taking over the Palestinian territory and transforming it into a resort. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Elon Musk calls DOJ findings that there was no Epstein ‘client list’ the ‘final straw’

Elon Musk posted a series of memes mocking the Trump administration over its handling of the Epstein case

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41 h. ago Tesla shares slump amid Elon Musk’s America Party and President Trump drama

Tesla shares have dropped seven per cent following Musk’s America Party ‘launch’

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