X went back online in Brazil earlier this week, three weeks after Elon Musk’s platform was blocked under orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court. That prompted Brazil’s top court to fine X Corp. nearly $ 1 million for every day the platform remained accessible in the country. However, Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince tells TechCrunch that X […]
Australian plan for misinformation law riles Elon Musk
The Australian government wants to introduce powers to fine social media platforms up to 5% of their global revenue if they fail to stop the spread of misinformation under a revised legislative plan introduced Thursday, Reuters reports. The planned law, which looks similar to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), drew swift condemnation from […]
Elon Musk says Tesla has ‘no need’ to license xAI models
Elon Musk has denied a report that one of his companies, Tesla, has discussed sharing revenue with another of his companies, xAI, so that it can use the startup’s AI models. The Wall Street Journal wrote yesterday that under a proposed agreement described to investors, Tesla would use xAI models in its driver-assistance software (known […]
Viral Olympic Shooter Kim Ye Ji Shades Elon Musk
Kim Ye Ji went viral during The 2024 Paris Olympics for her effortlessly cool skills as Korea’s hottest pistol shooter. She garnered attention for her “main character energy,” appearing to be straight out of a sci-fi film. Yeji Kim sets a new world record in the women’s 25m pistol pic.twitter.com/gN97y4lPgW — Women Posting W’s (@womenpostingws) […]
Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill
Elon Musk has come out in support of California’s SB 1047, a bill that requires makers of very large AI models to create and document safeguards against those models causing serious harm. “This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB […]