Elon Musk bought Twitter saying civilization needed a "common digital town square." Four years later, it's more like a live group chat for Silicon Valley's AI obsessives . Why it matters: Two years ago, X was fighting off competition from a slew of new entrants. Today, it remains relevant by becoming more niche. - The people making AI news are often debating it, explaining it and occasionally breaking it on X before the rest of the information ecosystem catches up. State of play: New model releases, research papers, demos, hiring moves, high-profile executive exits and technical arguments ricochet through X in real time. - The latest viral example came Tuesday when Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation on X, along…
A 28-year-old former conservative influencer who says she gave birth to Elon Musk's child told a Venice Film Festival audience she rejected a $40 million non-disclosure agreement so she could speak publicly about the billionaire. Ashley St. Clair made the claim at a press conference for "Musk," a nearly four-hour documentary directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker […] The post Ashley St. Clair claims she turned down $40 million NDA to appear in Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary appeared first on American Almanac .
A 28-year-old former conservative influencer who says she gave birth to Elon Musk's child told a Venice Film Festival audience she rejected a $40 million non-disclosure agreement so she could speak publicly about the billionaire. Ashley St. Clair made the claim at a press conference for "Musk," a nearly four-hour documentary directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney that premiered at the festival on Tuesday. St. Clair, described as Musk's ex, sat alongside Gibney and tech journalist Zoë Schiffer to discuss the film, and her decision to participate in it despite the alleged financial pressure to stay quiet. The documentary arrives as Musk, whose estimated net worth stands at roughly $900 billion across SpaceX, Tesla, the social…Open
Attorney General Todd Blanche said that "sophisticated cyber criminals" targeted hundreds of thousands of X users' accounts in a password-recovery attack.
Fake ultrasound and baby-bump photos of Ariana Grande went viral on X after someone used AI to doctor real images of the pop star, and fans fell for it before the hoax was exposed. The fabricated images showed Grande, 33, apparently holding an ultrasound photo and visiting an OB-GYN's office. A second doctored image depicted […] The post AI-generated photos fuel fake Ariana Grande pregnancy rumors on X appeared first on American Almanac .
Fake ultrasound and baby-bump photos of Ariana Grande went viral on X after someone used AI to doctor real images of the pop star, and fans fell for it before the hoax was exposed. The fabricated images showed Grande, 33, apparently holding an ultrasound photo and visiting an OB-GYN's office. A second doctored image depicted the singer walking hand-in-hand with on-off boyfriend Ricky Alvarez, her midsection altered to display what looked like a baby bump. Both sets of images spread rapidly on X, formerly Twitter, drawing congratulatory posts from fans who accepted them at face value. The U.S. Sun reported that it confirmed all of the photos are fake and created by AI. The outlet said a real photo exists of Grande and Alvarez walking…Open
Roughly 200 accounts from a suspected Chinese bot farm have quietly tried to influence Americans to oppose AI data centers on social media, X said Thursday night. Why it matters: The U.S. and China are racing to build the world's most advanced AI systems — and it appears Chinese propaganda has infiltrated American circles with the hope of slowing the U.S. down. Driving the news: The X Safety team probed suspected Chinese accounts involved in influence operations and identified 200,000 accounts, including 200 accounts "posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy," the team said in a tweet . - The posts included content on how AI strains the electricity grid and increases utility…
AI:The Department of Justice and a coalition of twelve states are pursuing new legal avenues to challenge X, signaling that the platform's battle against advertiser boycotts is far from over despite previous hopes for a dismissal. This latest move by federal authorities and state attorneys general aims to hold the social media giant accountable, complicating the landscape for tech companies attempting to navigate shifting regulatory pressures and litigation surrounding content moderation and advertising revenue.Open
AI:Elon Musk is finally pulling back the curtain on the shadowy mechanisms of censorship by addressing the reality of "shadow banning" within X. For years, users have been silenced and suppressed by invisible algorithmic handshakes, a practice that allows platforms to stifle dissent without the messy optics of a formal ban—a tactic perfected by every other Silicon Valley behemoth. While the establishment media continues its coordinated effort to protect these digital gatekeepers and their ideological purity tests, Musk is moving toward transparency regarding the platform's source code to expose how content is actually being weighted or suppressed. This push for accountability aims to dismantle the black-box moderation models that have been…Open