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The language Abbott’s office used appears to be fairly boilerplate. Paxton’s office, in an explanation of the common-law privacy exception on its website, mentions that “personal financial information” that doesn’t deal with government transactions “is generally highly intimate or embarrassing and must be withheld.” But Bill Aleshire, a Texas-based attorney specializing in public records law, was appalled that the governor …

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has pivoted from antisemitism to anime girl waifus. Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in the Grok app for “Super Grok” subscribers who pay $30 per month. According to posts that Musk has shared, it seems that there are at least two available AI companions: Ani, an …

Elon Musk Floats a New Source of Funding for xAI: Tesla  The Wall Street Journal Musk says he does not support a merger between Tesla and xAI but backs investment  CNBC Musk Has Money and xAI Wants Some  Bloomberg Elon Musk’s SpaceX to invest $2 billion into his xAI startup: report  Fox Business Elon Musk promises Tesla shareholders a vote over buying equity in …

Seeking the system prompt Owing to the unknown contents of the data used to train Grok 4 and the random elements thrown into large language model (LLM) outputs to make them seem more expressive, divining the reasons for particular LLM behavior for someone without insider access can be frustrating. But we can use what we know about how LLMs work …

As Elon Musk pushes Robotaxis, Tesla faces trial over fatal Autopilot crash  The Washington Post A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida  NPR Tesla Faces First Jury Trial Tied to Its Autopilot System  The New York Times Jury selection begins in trial against Tesla in connection to autopilot system safety concerns  WSVN Tesla Goes to Trial Over Fatal …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is refusing to release months’ worth of emails sent to Elon Musk and his companies under public records laws, according to a joint report from ProPublica, The Texas Newsroom, and The Texas Tribune. After initially agreeing to an information request, the governor’s office argued that the emails are covered by a law that prevents the disclosure …

Linda Yaccarino’s resignation from X as chief executive marked the end of a high-pressure — and at times emotional — two-year stint that insiders described as riddled with stress, conflict and power struggles, according to a report.   At times, Yaccarino was reportedly tearful in the office, worn down by the overwhelming demands of working under Elon Musk and the …

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk‘s plan to terraform Mars is the “stupidest thing” one can pursue, says astrophysicist and author Adam Becker. In an interview last month, Becker explained why the red planet could not and should not be occupied and how billionaires like Musk and Jeff Bezos are selling “sci-fi fantasies.” In his new book ‘More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, …

Billionaire Elon Musk shocked his xAI workers by asking them to download a productivity tracking software on their personal computers. Musk made downloading the software, called Hubstaff, mandatory for all employees working to tutor his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, requiring it even for those without a company-issued computer, Business Insider reported. Employees were given a July 11 deadline to install …

One Elon Musk business might be making a big investment in another. According to a Wall Street Journal report that cites investors close to SpaceX, the company has agreed to invest $2 billion in Musk’s AI startup xAI. The investment would reportedly be part of the $5 billion equity raise (along with another $5 billion in debt) that Morgan Stanley …