11 h. ago RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed 'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr

RFK Jr. trolled President Donald Trump after sharing an edited Thanksgiving photo with him, Elon Musk , and Donald Trump Jr.

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13 h. ago Partisan X posts boost political polarisation among users, research finds

Study shows small changes to tone of posts in ‘for you’ feed increase unfavourable feelings towards political opponentsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation

Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three yearsSmall changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.A groundbreaking experiment to gauge the potency of Elon Musk’s social platform to increase political division found that when posts expressing anti-democratic attitudes and partisan animosity were boosted, even barely perceptibly, in the feeds of Democrat and Republican supporters there was a large change in their unfavourable feelings towards the other side. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Hobbits of Britain beware! Why Tolkien fan Elon Musk is like Grima Wormtongue, dripping poison in our ears

Elon Musk’s ludicrous claims that civil war in the UK is inevitable and everyone faces being murdered ‘if the tide of illegal immigration is not turned’ are as wrong as his interpretations of The Lord of the Rings

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4 d. ago Elon Musk’s new X policy unwittingly exposes MAGA influencers as foreign trolls

Some users were based in places like Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and India despite posting U.S.-focused right-wing content

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4 d. ago DOGE quietly shuts down way ahead of schedule just days after Elon Musk reunited with Trump at White House

President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has effectively collapsed eight months early, with OPM Director Scott Kupor confirming, 'That doesn't exist.'

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4 d. ago X is down: Users report outages again after Cloudflare 'shut down half the internet'

Elon Musk's social media network X (formerly Twitter) has gone down again - days after Cloudflare shut down several high-profile websites.

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5 d. ago Monster rats are feasting on Elon Musk's Teslas due to 'peanut

EXCLUSIVE: British motorists are under siege from a wave of rat attacks cars with electric vehicles said to be most at risk of being eaten by the furry fiends due to warm batteries and tasty wiring

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6 d. ago The BBC is under threat like never before. This is how to save it | Pat Younge

A moment of peril demands a new approach – on everything from funding to the BBC charterPat Younge is the chair of the British Broadcasting ChallengeWe have not been here before. The BBC is used to coming under pressure from political parties, well-funded pressure groups and powerful newspaper publishers. But the threat of a lawsuit from the US president is unprecedented.This latest furore is dangerous because it comes at a time when democracy faces an information crisis. The foundations of informed democratic debate are under attack across the globe from a combination of AI-generated deepfakes, hostile state propaganda and algorithms that amplify divisions through social media. We have already seen how Elon Musk, the wealthiest man on the planet, is prepared to use his own social media platform, X, to interfere in the affairs of other countries and exert a chilling influence on democracies.Pat Younge is the chair of the British Broadcasting Challenge, whose recommendations are cont...

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6 d. 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.

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6 d. 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

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6 d. 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

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6 d. 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

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7 d. 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

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7 d. 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...

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7 d. 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...

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7 d. 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?

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7 d. 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...

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7 d. 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...

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8 d. 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

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