Elon Musk defends Grok AI Insists it never created certain kinds of images The UK is not done investigating the platform Elon Musk said that he’s aware of “literally zero” naked underage images generated by Grok AI, in a Wednesday post…
The Download: next-gen nuclear, and the data center backlash
The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 Iran is systematically crippling StarlinkThe satellite internet service is meant to be impossible to jam—but the Iranian authorities are doing just that. (Rest of World) + Messages…
UK scraps digital ID requirement for workers
The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one has the right to work…
The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. ‘Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,’ NASA chief says
NASA is serious about setting up a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030. For a few years now, the agency has been working to develop a nuclear reactor that could power one or more bases on the lunar surface,…
Gemini-trained Apple Intelligence will work like other LLMs, says unsurprising report
Insider sources have confirmed what everyone already knew — Apple Foundation Models trained by Google Gemini will have LLM features seen in other AI tools. Siri’s LLM backend will have been trained by a Gemini model As artificial intelligence spreads into…