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What is Grok AI? Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Explained

Elon Musk's xAI has stepped into the AI bot-race with Grok. It has fewer restraints than its popular peers (such as ChatGPT & Claude) and has an

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The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal one

The Guardian - UK

George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the difference between running a business and running the government

During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government as though it were a business. True to his word, upon retaking office, Trump put tech billionaire Elon Musk at the head of a new group in the executive branch called the Department of Government Efficiency.

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The dark parallels between 1920s America and today’s political climate

As promised, the second Trump administration has quickly rolled out a slew of policies and executive orders that the president says are all aimed at “Making America Great Again.” This takes on different forms, including Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency quickly laying off thousands of workers at various federal…

The Conversation

Musk Spat Renews Opposition In Italy To Starlink Deal

Italian opposition parties stepped up criticism Monday of a proposed deal between the government and SpaceX's Starlink following founder Elon Musk's suggestion he could cut Ukraine from the satellite network.

International Business Times

Who is Calin Georgescu? Right Wing 'TikTok Star' Banned From Romania's Presidential Race, Backed by Musk and Vance

One of the key factors behind Georgescu's political rise can be attributed to his strategic use of social media, particularly TikTok.

International Business Times UK

DOGE is rolling out an AI chatbot to automate some government tasks

DOGE has rolled out a custom AI-powered chatbot, GSAi, to around 1,500 government workers as it continues to slash the federal workforce, Wired reported.

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Major US Health Agency Offers $25K Buyout To 80,000 Employees, Decision Deadline Set For Friday

The HHS has reportedly offered all of its employees with a $25,000 buyout to voluntarily leave the agency that includes some of the most critical units in American health, including the CDC and the NIH.

International Business Times

Users report widespread issues with Twitter/X site

This evening Wednesday 15 January users of X, formerly known as Twitter reported huge outages with the social network platform.

The National (Scotland)

X down: Twitter not working amid major outage

Musk speculated that cyberattack could be work of hostile nation, as X rival Bluesky also experienced a modest outage

The Independent UK

The left needs its own version of techno-optimism

We live in dark, depressing and – frankly – terrifying times. Will technology push us over the edge or help us exit our many crises?

The Guardian - US

Paranoid Hegseth bans the Enola Gay

Trump’s defense secretary ends a 1965 policy barring racial segregation from contract facilities

Salon

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's prediction about Microsoft and OpenAI's partnership may have just manifested — and it's not a pretty look for the ChatGPT maker

Microsoft is reportedly developing in-house reasoning models to give OpenAI a run for its money, which could be an indication that the best tech bromance in history is fraying.

Windows Central

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,110

These are the key developments on day 1,110 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Donald Trump addresses rift between Elon Musk and cabinet

Donald Trump has addressed rumours of a rift between Elon Musk and his cabinet.

International Business Times

Weather Agency Plans Firing 1,000 Employees, VA Layoffs May Begin In June Amid Democratic Outcry

The NOAA is reportedly planning to lay off over a thousand personnel after it already fired 1,300 workers, and the VA is looking to pursue its plan of laying off some 80,000 workers as early as June.

International Business Times

Texas Tech Boom: Silicon Valley's Southern Outpost Rises

Held every year in the capital of conservative-leaning Texas, the South by Southwest festival increasingly celebrates the state's emergence as a technology hub stepping out of Silicon Valley's shadow.

Roll Call

Trump predicts no shutdown as Congress faces spending deadline this week - Roll Call

The wrangling over an extension of government dominates the agenda for both the House and the Senate this week.

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The Guardian - UK

Muhammad Yunus on picking up the pieces in Bangladesh after ‘monumental’ damage by Sheikh Hasina’s rule

Yunus is facing a huge security challenge as some police refuse to return to their posts, gang crime is rife and tensions simmer with the country’s army chief

The Independent UK

‘I hope it lights a fire under people’: The federal worker standing up to Donald Trump and his ‘illegal mandates’

In an email, she called on colleagues to ‘resist.’ Then it was ‘mysteriously’ deleted

Al Jazeera

‘Be quiet, small man’: Musk clashes with Polish FM over Starlink in Ukraine

Tesla and SpaceX CEO insists he will not cut Ukraine’s access to internet service despite his disagreements with Kyiv.

The Guardian - AU

Trump administration briefing: President downplays market volatility; US placed on civic decline watchlist

US president ducks question on whether he thinks the US will face a recession; watchdog fears US seeing a rapid decline in civic freedoms – key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

International Business Times

Far-right Candidate Excluded From Romania Presidential Vote

Romania's electoral bureau on Sunday rejected far-right hopeful Calin Georgescu's candidacy for the re-run of last year's annulled presidential election, sparking outrage among his supporters in Bucharest.

The Independent UK

Defiant Ukrainians blame Trump betrayal over aid and intelligence for latest battlefield horrors

ON THE GROUND: As the globe reels from the political events of the last week, Ukrainians blame Donald Trump for backing Vladimir Putin in what they see as another attempt by Russia to wipe them out completely. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports from Kyiv

The Independent UK

Rubio and Musk turn on Polish foreign minister in spat over Starlink use in Ukraine: ‘Be quiet small man’

Secretary of State presses on with Trump administration’s efforts to make European nations profess gratitude

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