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Baltimore Sues Elon Musk's xAI Over Grok Deepfake Porn
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Baltimore Sues Elon Musk's xAI Over Grok Deepfake Porn

The city of Baltimore has become the first U.S. city to file a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that its Grok chatbot generated deepfake pornographic images and that the company failed to disclose associated risks.

Elon Musk Insults French Prosecutors Amid Deepfake and Valuation Probe
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Elon Musk Insults French Prosecutors Amid Deepfake and Valuation Probe

French prosecutors have alerted US authorities to suspicions that Elon Musk encouraged controversy around sexualized deepfakes on X to boost its valuation, prompting Musk to insult the Paris public prosecutor's office as 'mentally retarded' after they flagged a possible 'artificial evaluation' of X and xAI.

Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label
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Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label

AI developer Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense to challenge its 'supply chain risk' designation, with Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI staff publicly urging a US judge to block the Pentagon's decision and prevent a ban on Anthropic's technology in existing defense…

The xAI exodus: Another cofounder gone, and one more has told people he's leaving
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The xAI exodus: Another cofounder gone, and one more has told people he's leaving

Most of Elon Musk's xAI cofounders have left the company. Josh Edelson/Getty Images Zihang Dai left xAI this week, and Guodong Zhang is expected to depart in the coming days, insiders say. Zhang oversaw the company's coding agent and its video and image generation tool. After the departures, only two of the engineers who cofounded the company with Elon Musk will remain. The exodus of cofounders from Elon Musk's AI startup continues. Zihang Dai left xAI earlier this week, according to people...

Musk’s xAI wins permit for data center’s makeshift power plant despite backlash
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Musk’s xAI wins permit for data center’s makeshift power plant despite backlash

Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its ‘Colossus 2’ in Mississippi Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI won approval on Tuesday to run 41 methane gas turbines at its “Colossus 2” data center in northern Mississippi. That’s nearly double the amount it has been operating. The turbines will help power xAI’s massive data centers, which house the company’s “AI supercomputers”, or giant arrays of advanced chips, which in turn pow...

xAI founding member describes 'grind' to get first Grok model out: 'No drugs, not even caffeine, just pure adrenaline'
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xAI founding member describes 'grind' to get first Grok model out: 'No drugs, not even caffeine, just pure adrenaline'

XAI founding member Toby Pohlen wrote that the company taught him to "grind with purpose." Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk's xAI is known for its intense work culture. Founding member Toby Pohlen shared a peek inside. Pohlen described "a day and a half of straight coding and shipping" before Grok's 2023 release. After leaving xAI in February, Pohlen wrote that he was excited to get more than 8 hours of sleep. Elon Musk's companies are "hardcore." It's even in his text messa...

Visualizing Data Center Power Surge Before White House Meets With Big Tech
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Visualizing Data Center Power Surge Before White House Meets With Big Tech

Visualizing Data Center Power Surge Before White House Meets With Big Tech Ahead of tomorrow's White House meeting, where representatives from Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, xAI, Oracle, and OpenAI are expected to pledge that their data-center buildouts will not drive higher power bills for households near those facilities, UBS analyst Arend Kapteyn has published a new note featuring a chart of the day that visualizes the rapid growth in data center power demand on the grid. A...

Judge dismisses xAI's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of poaching workers to steal trade secrets
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Judge dismisses xAI's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of poaching workers to steal trade secrets

Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right) have taken their legal battle to the court of public opinion, trading barbs in posts on X. Getty Images Elon Musk's xAI accused OpenAI of poaching employees for trade secrets. A California judge granted OpenAI's motion to dismiss. Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have been embroiled in a growing legal feud. A California federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's AI startup xAI, accusing OpenAI of poaching staff to steal trade secrets....

Investors Overreacting To Starlink's Threat To Traditional Telcos; Goldman Says
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Investors Overreacting To Starlink's Threat To Traditional Telcos; Goldman Says

Investors Overreacting To Starlink's Threat To Traditional Telcos; Goldman Says Talk of space-based data centers has suddenly become a major conversation on Wall Street. One key driver is Elon Musk's merger of SpaceX with his AI venture, xAI, aiming to eventually build "orbital data centers" at scale. With a potential IPO later this year, the space industry - first in low-Earth orbit, then on the moon - will be center stage for years to come. Goldman analysts, led by Andrew Lee, hosted a webcast titled "Space - Datacentres Opportunity and Telecom Risk," featuring Justin Hotchkiss (Associate Partner), Gregor Eichler (Principal), and Federico Torri (Partner) from TMT consultancy Altman Solon. The webcast conversation looked ahead to a future in which space-based data centers could become a reality. Goldman's telecom analysts and tech consultants discussed two major ideas: Space data centers: Not yet deployed, but could become a reality in the near term. The advantages are low-cost solar power in space, easier cooling, no property costs, and no permitting issues. One big hurdle is the need for cheaper rocket launch costs and a lightweight cooling system. If launches drop below $200/kg and cooling hardware is very light, the cost could start to look similar to building on Earth. Satellite connectivity for telecoms: It already exists, but investors are overreacting to the idea that satellites will "replace" traditional telcos. Satellites (especially LEO networks like Starlink) have limited capacity, variable service quality, and challenging economics for serving many everyday urban customers. They're most useful where building cell towers or fiber is expensive: rural, sparsely populated, higher-income areas. Think of Starlink and other LEO networks as complementary to telecoms. A major technological leap is underway in space-based communications. Data centers in space are likely to become a reality within this decade, thanks to SpaceX's Starship rocket. Goldman's webcast suggests that Starlink and other LEO constellations should be more complementary than competitive to telcos for the foreseeable future. Lee noted: In the longer term, space data centres appear an increasingly likely reality. More relevant today, our conversation suggests the extent of investor concerns on satellite competition to telecoms and towercos are overstated - as we wrote in our 2025 satellite/telco report. Satellite technology is more likely to be complementary rather than competitive to telcos due to satellite capacity constraints, service quality restrictions, and inferior economics for the majority of geographies. Telcos can leverage satellites to extend their own network coverage into rural areas where terrestrial build-out is costly. Investing world impacts: This would imply modest downside risk to towerco growth if rural connectivity is partially rerouted via satellites. For towercos including Cellnex and INWIT, some of this satellite risk is already priced into their shares, but we do not see a catalyst for a re-rating in the near term. For telcos including TMUS (majority owned by DT), where satellite risk to its broadband growth has pressured the share price, we see scope for a rerating as investor concerns over satellite risk abate over time and ongoing consensus upgrades continue. We retain our bullish view on European telcos as laid out in our recent report - select Buy ideas include BT, Nordics, DT, KPN. We outline our key takeaways from the satellite webcast below. The big question is: At what point does Starlink start to challenge them directly? Professional subscribers can read the full note on our new Marketdesk.ai portal​​​​. Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 11:40

Weekly News Quiz in Luxembourg
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Weekly News Quiz in Luxembourg

This article presents a quiz testing readers' knowledge of the week's events in Luxembourg, including the Wilmes affair and a new Luxair plane.

Elon Musk makes ‘fun of’ Nvidia after GTC 2026 conference
TechnologyTimes of India20d ago

Elon Musk makes ‘fun of’ Nvidia after GTC 2026 conference

Elon Musk playfully jabbed at AI rivals like Nvidia, stating his ventures "study the blade" while others attend conferences. He expressed confidence that SpaceX and xAI will lead the AI race, with xAI training multiple Grok models. Tesla's Terafab project and xAI's hiring of finance professionals for Grok's complex financial modeling capabilities further highlight Musk's ambitious AI push.

Elon Musk's xAI Faces Founder Exodus, With Only 3 of 12 Remaining
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Elon Musk's xAI Faces Founder Exodus, With Only 3 of 12 Remaining

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is experiencing a significant exodus of its founding members, with reports indicating that only 3 of the original 12 founders remain. This comes as Musk acknowledges the company was 'not built right' and is reportedly reviewing old résumés to find new talent.

META Delays AI Rollout Because It Sucks, May License Gemini; Musk Reboots xAI 'From The Foundations Up'
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META Delays AI Rollout Because It Sucks, May License Gemini; Musk Reboots xAI 'From The Foundations Up'

META Delays AI Rollout Because It Sucks, May License Gemini; Musk Reboots xAI 'From The Foundations Up' Mark Zuckerberg bet the farm on AI supremacy, and this year's crop is infested with bugs. According to a new report, Meta has quietly pushed back the launch of its next-generation foundational AI model, internally code-named Avocado, from this month until at least May. The reason? Internal tests showed it underperforming on key benchmarks for reasoning, coding, and writing ...

Elon Musk says xAI missed talented candidates — so he's reopening the résumé stack
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Elon Musk says xAI missed talented candidates — so he's reopening the résumé stack

Elon Musk said that he is looking at xAI's interview history to scan for missed talent. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk said he is revisiting old résumés submitted to xAI. A string of cofounders have left the startup since January. This week, Musk acknowledged the startup's setup issues and said the same happened with Tesla. Elon Musk is combing old interviews as high-profile employees continue to exit his AI startup. "Many talented people over the past few years were decl...

No Irregularities Reported at Luxair
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No Irregularities Reported at Luxair

Luxembourg's Minister of Mobility, Yuriko Backes, stated that the number of disruptions at Luxair fully complies with standards, indicating no unusual incidents.

Microsoft partners with SpaceX in its second tie up with an Elon Musk company
TechnologyTimes of India1mo ago

Microsoft partners with SpaceX in its second tie up with an Elon Musk company

Microsoft is teaming up with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring Starlink internet to rural Kenya, aiming to connect 450 community hubs. This follows Microsoft's earlier collaboration with Musk's xAI for AI services. Meanwhile, a consortium including Microsoft, Nvidia, and BlackRock is investing $40 billion in data centers to fuel AI growth.

What's it like to work for Elon Musk? X's product head describes small, flat teams with weekly reviews from Musk himself
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What's it like to work for Elon Musk? X's product head describes small, flat teams with weekly reviews from Musk himself

Nikita Bier said that Elon Musk's X was "essentially operating like a startup." Marc Piasecki/Getty Images Want to work for one of Elon Musk's companies? Expect small, flat teams. X product head Nikita Bier compared his experience at X to past jobs at Meta and Discord on the "Out of Office" podcast. Bier said that Musk holds "weekly reviews" of one or two slides with every X engineer. One of Elon Musk's lieutenants at X is sharing what it's like to work in the trenches with him. There are some trademarks of a Musk company, whether it be Tesla, SpaceX, or xAI. His teams are flat, his schedule is jam-packed, and his expectations are high. In the lead-up to a big launch, expect to grind out some long hours. X's head of product, Nikita Bier, recently opened up about working under Musk on the "Out of Office" podcast, contrasting it with his past work at Silicon Valley staples like Discord and Meta. Bier described a "very flat organization" with lots of individual contributors reporting directly to Musk himself. There are very few managers, Bier said. "Everyone has an incredible amount of agency," Bier said. "We come up with an idea, we build it in a week, and it's out." Bier also said that Musk was "deep in the weeds." That's a feat for an executive who runs multiple companies (and once a government agency) at the same time. "He does weekly reviews basically with every engineer at the company," Bier said. "You have one or two slides, you present what you got done that week, he gives feedback." While some social media commenters expressed skepticism that every engineer received a weekly review, Musk is clearly hands-on — as evidenced by another xAI employee's podcast appearance. Sulaiman Ghori worked on xAI's Macrohard team. He described flat teams, few managers — and a wager between Musk and an employee on how quickly he could set up a rack of GPUs. The employee won himself a Cybertruck. (Ghori, who also talked about the company's "carnival company" permit workaround for building data centers, announced he was no longer at xAI four days after the podcast was published.) Bier also described a lean but efficient team that had "like 30 core product engineers." "The size of the engineering team is equivalent to a feature when I worked at Facebook," Bier said. "It's essentially operating like a startup." On X, one user asked whether these 30 employees were on the product or design team. Bier responded: "Engineers, 2 designers, 1.5 product managers and me." It's difficult to compare engineering team sizes to the pre-Musk Twitter days — or even discern which "core" team Bier is referencing. After six months of ownership, Musk cut Twitter's staff by 90%. Five hundred engineers remained at the time. What Bier didn't realize before working with Musk, he said, was that the executive will "always do the hard things." Consumer product builders are often looking for quick wins, Bier said. Musk chooses the most important — and difficult — thing to do, he said, from rebuilding the algorithm to building data centers. That also means: Don't expect a lazy Friday at X. "Every morning, every day, there's a new crisis," Bier said. "I'll just open my phone and be like: 'Oh my god.'" Read the original article on Business Insider

OpenAI's OpenClaw hire sparks praise, memes, and rivalry chatter
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OpenAI's OpenClaw hire sparks praise, memes, and rivalry chatter

Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenAI hired the creator of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger. The news made waves in the AI community. Some AI leaders took to X to celebrate the news, and others expressed concern. OpenAI announced on Sunday it had hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw. Within hours, the news sent ripples across the AI community, drawing praise from some executives, jabs from rivals, and a flood of memes from engineers watching the talent wars unfold. Steinberger wrote in a blog post shared on X Sunday that he was "joining OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone." OpenAI CEO Sam Altman amplified the news, writing that "the future is going to be extremely multi-agent." Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the future of very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people. We expect this will quickly become core to our… — Sam Altman (@sama) February 15, 2026 In response to the news, several OpenAI leaders welcomed Steinberger. Thibault Sottiaux, an engineering lead on OpenAI's Codex team, wrote that "@steipete is proof you can just build things." @steipete is proof you can just build things — Tibo (@thsottiaux) February 15, 2026 Another Codex engineer posted that one of the "neat" parts of OpenAI's culture is how many former founders work there. One thing @steipete and I talked about over lunch last week was how many former founders are at OpenAI. It’s a really neat part of the culture. — Andrew Ambrosino (@ajambrosino) February 16, 2026 Steinberger told Lex Friedman in a podcast last week that both Mark Zuckerberg and Altman had made him offers. OpenClaw and its agent-only social media network Moltbook became wildly popular earlier this year as developers and AI enthusiasts shared clips of autonomous AI agents posting, replying, and interacting online. The open-source project, which demonstrates how networks of AI agents can coordinate to perform tasks across apps, also rapidly gained traction on GitHub. After Steinberger's announcement on Sunday, some of the people who worked on OpenClaw commented on the news. "I know the decision was not an easy one, and I saw firsthand the pressure Peter was under, given that he understands how fundamental this could be for the AI timeline," Jamieson O'Reilly, an OpenClaw advisor, wrote on X in a post congratulating Steinberger. One thing has become very clear to me working together with @steipete on @openclaw. While lots of people spectate from the sidelines, sharing their opinions, concerns and even hot takes at times, the dude is there, vigilantly on the front-lines pushing AI forward for every one… https://t.co/fe5OEKgevm — Jamieson O'Reilly (@theonejvo) February 16, 2026 Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, said it was a sign "2026 was the year of the agents." If anyone was wondering if 2026 was the year of agents, OpenAI is bringing on the maker of Openclaw. This space is about to get very real. https://t.co/ocqX4kE9PT — Aaron Levie (@levie) February 15, 2026 Not everyone in the tech space was as enthusiastic about the news. XAI cofounder Igor Babuschkin asked users on X: "What's the best open alternative to OpenClaw right now? Doesn't make sense to put all your data into it if it's owned by OpenAI." PayPal mafia member Jason Calacanis expressed similar concerns. 😔 what are the chances the open source project survives / thrives after this? https://t.co/4sUZkKWkGh — @jason (@Jason) February 15, 2026 Steinberger and OpenAI have said that OpenClaw will remain an open-source project with OpenAI's support. Other experts in the space pointed out that OpenAI's win could be a loss for Anthropic, especially after Steinberger wrote on X that Anthropic sent "love letters from legal." "Another interesting detail is Anthropic's visible disdain for anything open source: their only contribution to this was legal threats," George Orosz, a tech industry analyst and author of the tech newsletter The Pragmatic Engineer, wrote on X. Kris Puckett, a designer at Stripe, expressed a similar sentiment Instead of @AnthropicAI getting Claudebot, they rushed legal to send a C&D and lost out on not only brilliant talent but community drive. Truly would love to know the decision making process. — Kris Puckett (@krispuckett) February 16, 2026 Raphael Schaad, a visiting partner at Y Combinator, said, "I bet this causes lots of VC tears." I bet this causes lots of VC tears and angry OSS folks. But think about this: - Peter showed the future and lots of awesome startups are starting to bloom from this. Invest in those! - Peter created one of the most exciting OSS projects in years. The community is vibrant and… https://t.co/RFWwfXU9Lz — Raphael Schaad (@raphaelschaad) February 15, 2026 And finally, some X power users did what they do best: posted memes about the news. Was expecting this one in replies pic.twitter.com/bfcZt3Ugg6 — Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) February 15, 2026 Read the original article on Business Insider

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter
TechnologyThe Guardian1mo ago

Elon Musk’s xAI faces second lawsuit over toxic pollutants from datacenter

NAACP alleges artificial intelligence firm is violating Clean Air Act and polluting Black communities in Mississippi Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is facing a second lawsuit alleging it is illegally emitting toxic pollutants from its enormous datacenters, which house its supercomputers and run the chatbot Grok. The new pending suit alleges xAI is violating the Clean Air Act and was filed Friday by the storied civil rights group the NAACP. The group’s 40-page notice of intent to sue alleges xAI has been polluting Black communities near its facility in Southaven, Mississippi. The pollution comes from more than a dozen portable methane gas generators that xAI set up without permits, the notice alleges. Continue reading...

Elon Musk Confirms Terafab Chip Factories in Texas for Tesla and SpaceX
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Elon Musk Confirms Terafab Chip Factories in Texas for Tesla and SpaceX

Elon Musk has confirmed plans for two advanced Terafab chip production facilities in Texas, to be jointly operated by Tesla and SpaceX, with one specifically designed to produce chips for Tesla cars and Optimus humanoid robots, aiming for one terawatt of computing power annually.

Tesla and SpaceX Advance Plans for New AI Chip Factory in Texas
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Tesla and SpaceX Advance Plans for New AI Chip Factory in Texas

Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX are moving forward with plans for a new 'Terafab' chip factory in Texas, aimed at manufacturing chips for artificial intelligence, robotics, and data centers, as confirmed by new reports.

Tennessee minors sue Musk’s xAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them
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Tennessee minors sue Musk’s xAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them

Teens have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that Grok generated pornographic images of them, adding to the ongoing scandal that has already prompted warnings from the Australian online safety regulator regarding child abuse material on X.

Elon Musk Unveils Tesla-xAI 'Digital Optimus' Project to Challenge Microsoft in AI Agents
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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla-xAI 'Digital Optimus' Project to Challenge Microsoft in AI Agents

Elon Musk has announced a new collaborative project between Tesla and xAI, referred to as 'Digital Optimus,' which aims to disrupt the software industry by pairing xAI's Grok large language model with a Tesla-developed AI agent, directly challenging Microsoft in the growing market for autonomous AI agents.