5 h. ago In less than 20 years none of us will be working at all thanks to artificial intelligence, says Elon Musk

The world's richest man said the decision to work will become like a hobby such as sport or growing your own vegetables.

Technology

13 h. ago X down in US and UK outage as thousands of users unable to use Elon Musk's platform

X, (formerly Twitter), is reportedly down as reports from thousands of users from the US and UK are having issues posting and accessing Elon Musk's social media platform

Politics

14 h. ago Elon Musk's 'thank you' note to Donald Trump as bromance appears back on the cards

Billionaire Elon Musk previously lashed out at Donald Trump, accusing him of not only being in the Epstein Files but actively working against making their release public

Politics

15 h. ago France investigates Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over Holocaust denial claims

French officials previously raised concerns that the platform’s algorithm could be used for foreign interference

Events

18 h. ago Evil SS soldier unmasked by AI 84 years after killing Jewish man

A German SS soldier who killed a Jewish man has been named 84 years later after a historian used artificial intelligence to discover his identity

Events

23 h. ago A troubling question has been raised around human authors vs AI

More than half of the UK’s published novelists agree that it’s likely artificial intelligence will displace their work entirely, prompting fears of a two-tier market in the literary world where only the rich can afford author-penned books. What on earth does that mean? asks Annabel Nugent

Events

24 h. ago Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok ranks him as world history’s greatest human with ‘genius

Grok suggested Elon Musk was more fit than LeBron James

Politics

24 h. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than da Vinci

Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given fieldElon Musk’s AI, Grok, has been telling users the world’s richest person is smarter and more fit than anyone in the world, in a raft of recently deleted posts that have called into question the bot’s objectivity.Users on X using the artificial intelligence chatbot in the past week have noted that whatever the comparison – from questions of athleticism to intelligence and even divinity – Musk would frequently come out on top. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than Leonardo da Vinci

Users noted that in a raft of now-deleted posts, the chatbot would frequently rank Musk top in any given fieldElon Musk’s AI, Grok, has been telling users the world’s richest person is smarter and more fit than anyone in the world, in a raft of recently deleted posts that have called into question the bot’s objectivity.Users on X using the artificial intelligence chatbot in the past week have noted that whatever the comparison – from questions of athleticism to intelligence and even divinity – Musk would frequently come out on top. Continue reading...

Politics

29 h. ago TikTok will let you choose how much ‘AI slop’ you see in your feed

Company says it will also try harder to identify videos made with artificial intelligence

Politics

33 h. ago MTG had nastiest breakup with Trump since Musk and now Elon’s back. Could Georgia rebel win back his MAGA heart?

Two paths lie in front of conservative firebrand congresswoman, writes John Bowden. Which one will she take?

Politics

39 h. ago French authorities investigate alleged Holocaust denial posts on Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

Events

40 h. ago French authorities look into Holocaust denial posts from Elon Musk’s Grok AI

X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comments”, which remained online for three days. Continue reading...

Culture

41 h. ago Oneohtrix Point Never: Tranquilizer review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Warp)Made using a cache of Y2K sample CDs that Daniel Lopatin salvaged from the internet’s fringes, the kaleidoscopic result speaks to contemporary information overloadIt should come as no surprise that the new album by Oneohtrix Point Never comes with a concept attached. They usually do. When not composing film soundtracks, or producing an eclectic range of other artists – the Weeknd, Anohni, Charli xcx, Soccer Mommy – Daniel Lopatin has released a string of acclaimed works, each with their own overarching idea.The “hyperreal world music” of 2010’s Returnal was inspired by the fact that people now see more of the world than ever without actually leaving their homes. In 2015, Garden of Delete had an accompanying origin story about an adolescent humanoid alien called Ezra; 2018’s Age Of imagined artificial intelligence attempting to recreate human culture after humans themselves had been rendered extinct. Lopatin also has an all-consuming obsession with nostalgia and forgotten pop c...

Politics

42 h. ago ‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI

Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accentStudents at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.James and Owen were among 41 students who took a coding module at Staffordshire last year, hoping to change careers through a government-funded apprenticeship programme designed to help them become cybersecurity experts or software engineers. Continue reading...

Politics

54 h. ago Elon Musk makes 3I/ATLAS 'alien' claim as viewers slam NASA over one 'terrible' problem

The world held its collective breath this evening as NASA showcased new images of the mysterious object in space – but many people were left scratching their heads

Events

55 h. ago Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun to leave Meta and start new AI research company

Yann LeCun, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, has announced he will leave his role as Meta's chief AI scientist at the end of the year

Science

55 h. ago Nvidia's earnings attest to its leadership in the AI race. By the numbers

Nvidia reported more eye-catching numbers for its fiscal third quarter Wednesday, with net income jumping 65% and revenue increasing 62% from a year earlier

Politics

56 h. ago Trump's economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince's US visit

President Donald Trump is counting on the tech sector and artificial intelligence to drive his economic agenda

Politics

59 h. ago Trump's unmistakably paternal moment with Elon cements the Prodigal Son's triumphant White House return

After a fiery feud with the president, in which Epstein-related claims flew far and fast, Donald Trump extended an olive branch to his prodigal son, Elon Musk

Politics