15 h. ago If a jobs report leaks on a social media platform no one uses, does it move the market?

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20 h. ago Irish media minister deactivates X account following Grok controversy

Patrick O’Donovan also cited abuse he has been subjected to through the social media platform ‘over the last number of years’.

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22 h. ago UK ministers considering leaving X amid concern over AI tool images

Labour party chair says government having conversations about use of platform in light of sexualised Grok images UK politics live – latest updatesUK ministers are considering leaving X as a result of the controversy over the platform’s AI tool, which has been allowing users to generate digitally altered pictures of people – including children – with their clothes removed.Anna Turley, the chair of the Labour party and a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office, said on Friday that conversations were happening within the government and Labour about their continued use of the social media platform, which is controlled by Elon Musk. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Grok AI: is it legal to produce or post undressed images of people without their consent?

Deluge of ‘nudified’ images on social media platform X raises questions about regulation of use of AI technologiesThe deluge of images of partly clothed women – stripped by the Grok AI tool – on Elon Musk’s X has raised further questions over regulation of the technology. Is it legal to produce these images without the subject’s consent? Should they be taken off X?In the UK alone there is some doubt over the answers to these queries. Social media regulation is a nascent area, let alone trying to control the deployment of artificial intelligence. There are laws in place to tackle the problem, such as the Online Safety Act, but the government has yet to introduce additional measures such as banning nudifying apps. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Martin Lewis issues warning to millions of people due to pay tax this month

In a new video published on his social media platform, the MoneySavingExpert.com founder highlighted to upcoming self-assessment deadline, which is on January 31

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41 h. ago Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation

Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned siteThe BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, has said he will not be taking the broadcaster off Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, saying that its presence is needed to resist a flood of global misinformation.Davie said he had come under pressure to withdraw from the platform, given numerous complaints that it has shifted significantly to the right under Musk’s ownership. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Trump says administration will ban big investors from buying single

Median sale price was at $410,800 last year, according to the Census Bureau, even as Trump campaigned on affordabilityDonald Trump said his administration is moving to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in a bid to reduce home prices.In a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, the US president said he will be asking Congress to codify the measure and will be discussing additional housing and affordability proposals in a speech at the Davos World Economic Forum. Continue reading...

Economics

64 h. ago UK could ban Elon Musk's X for government use after deepfake 'disgrace'

The Government could stop using Elon Musk's X social media platform after its artificial intelligence chatbot was used to create sexualised deepfake images of kids

Politics

3 d. ago Wave of Grok AI fake images of women and girls appalling, says UK minister

Liz Kendall calls on X to ‘deal with this urgently’ while expert criticises ‘worryingly slow’ government responseThe UK technology secretary has called a wave of images of women and children with their clothes digitally removed generated by Elon Musk’s Grok AI “appalling and unacceptable in decent society”.After thousands of intimate deepfakes circulated online, Liz Kendall said X, Musk’s social media platform, needed to “deal with this urgently” and she backed the UK regulator Ofcom to “take any enforcement action it deems necessary”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Starmer's government orders Elon Musk stops AI bot Grok over lewd deepfakes of kids

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is under fire after its AI chatbot Grok was found to have generated sexualised deepfake images, including of children, prompting urgent calls from the government

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3 d. ago Calls to boycott X as Grok AI feature lets users digitally undress women

MP Charlotte Nichols said there was ‘no justification’ for the government to continue using the social media platform

Politics

7 d. ago Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen z

Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated contentReddit, the online discussion platform, has overtaken TikTok as Britain’s fourth most visited social media service, as search algorithms and gen Z have dramatically transformed its prominence.The platform has undergone huge growth over the last two years, with an 88% increase in the proportion of UK internet users it reaches. Three in five Brits online now encounter the site, up from a third in 2023, according to Ofcom. Continue reading...

Technology

7 d. ago Elon Musk’s AI chatbot blames safeguard ‘lapses’ over child sexual images

Grok generated sexually explicit images of minors in recent days that have been shared on social media platform X

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7 d. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

xAI says it is working to improve systems after lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this weekElon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI, has been generating a wave of sexualized images throughout the week in response to user prompts.Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with such images. xAI said it was working to improve its systems to prevent future incidents. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago J.K. Rowling tells politicians to take trans activists' threats seriously after the Mail revealed mob is planning to smash the offices of senior ministers

The celebrated Harry Potter author took to social media platform X to describe the militant trans group Bash Back as part of a 'totalitarian movement'.

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3 w. ago Why is Truth Social owner Trump Media merging with a fusion energy firm?

What we know about the deal with TAE Technologies so far – from why it is happening to what fusion energy isTrump Media & Technology Group, owner of Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, announced a merger on Wednesday with a company developing fusion energy technology.TAE Technologies, an energy company founded in 1998, will join with Trump Media via a $6bn merger that it promises will propel it to build “the world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant” next year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Facebook tests charging users to share links in potential blow for news outlets

News organisations fear move could hit newsrooms and other media publishers by stopping users sharing their contentFacebook is testing a system that charges users for sharing web links, in a move that could prove to be a further blow to news outlets and other publishers.Meta, the social media platform’s owner, said it was carrying out a “limited test” in which those without a paid “Meta Verified” subscription, costing at least £9.99 a month, could only post two external links a month. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Parents of tragic Scots teen who took own life after Instagram sextortion scam sue tech firm Meta

THE parents of a young Scots teen who took his life after a sextortion scam are suing Meta. Murray Dowey, 16, from Stirling, took his own life after he was blackmailed by cruel criminals on Instagram. Now his parents are taking legal action against the social media platform's owner Meta in a US court. Mark...

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3 w. ago Trump orders total blockade of oil tankers into Venezuela as he makes 'completely surrounded' claim

Trump announced his order to block "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela in a post on his social media platform as he alleges the country use oil to fund crimes

Politics

3 w. ago Elon Musk’s X Corp sues social media startup over effort to claim ‘Twitter’ brand

Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in 2022 and rebranded the social media platform to X

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