Social media use in planning violent protests over a Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with the Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. Musk, who promoted calls for protests, blamed immigration policy for tensions.
AI firm Anthropic has confidentially filed for an IPO, surpassing rival OpenAI in valuation and funding. Meanwhile, Silicon Valley billionaires are investing heavily in California politics to influence regulations and elections.
Tech billionaires are spending unprecedented amounts on California's June 2 primary elections, aiming to secure political and regulatory influence. Major donors like Sergey Brin and Chris Larsen are funding candidates and ballot measures to shape AI development and avoid stifling regulations.
Pope Leo XIV references J.R.R. Tolkien in his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, warning against the dangers of unchecked AI development, contrasting with interpretations by tech billionaires Elon Musk and Peter Thiel who draw different lessons from Tolkien's works.
Elon Musk's endorsement of the fringe party Restore Britain, founded by former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, is causing concern for Reform UK. Restore Britain is reportedly taking support from Reform, potentially aiding Labour's Andy Burnham in the upcoming Makerfield by-election.
Elon Musk's endorsement of the far-right party Restore Britain, founded by Rupert Lowe, could inadvertently help Labour win the Makerfield byelection by splitting the right-wing vote. Restore's 'remigration' policy and Lowe's anti-immigrant rhetoric are causing concern.
Tech billionaires are increasingly investing in and engaging with the fashion industry, viewing it as a way to gain cultural capital and project a softer, more human image for themselves and their companies.
Sam Altman has emerged victorious in a legal dispute with Elon Musk, though Musk has vowed to appeal. The trial has shed light on the dynamics of big tech and the global AI race.
Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman are downplaying fears of AI-driven job losses, promising economic abundance. However, critics like Bernie Sanders warn of mass layoffs and increased inequality, urging immediate government action and safeguards.
Elon Musk reposted a video of Chongqing East Railway Station, which garnered millions of views. The footage, highlighting China's infrastructure, has drawn praise but also criticism over potential AI generation.
Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing concluded with lavish ceremony but yielded little substance, leaving key issues like Taiwan and Iran unresolved. Observers noted a focus on symbolism over tangible deliverables, with no swift end to the Iran war or definitive answers on Taiwan.
Zhou Qunfei, founder of Lens Technology, rose from poverty in rural China to build a $26 billion company. She gained global attention after attending a state banquet with Elon Musk and Tim Cook, highlighting her significant role in the tech industry.
Paris’ public prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation into Elon Musk’s X social media platform, a new step in an investigation over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The latest legal development puts investigating judges in charge of the investigation and follows tech billionaire Musk’s failure to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning. The public prosecutor is requesting that judges place X.AI Holdings Corp, X Corp and...
Chinese technology billionaire Chen Tianqiao’s artificial intelligence start-up MiroMind is suspending its services in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in the latest sign that some of the country’s most globally ambitious firms are increasingly retreating from the domestic market as geopolitical tensions reshape the industry following the Manus saga. In an email sent to select users on Wednesday, the company said that its MiroThinker services would stop operating in regions including...
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have become honorary chairs of the 2025 Met Gala, sparking controversy as the main funders of the Costume Art exhibition. The Amazon founder's involvement has revived speculation about a potential Condé Nast acquisition, while activist group Everyone Hates Elon protests the couple's presence. Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman co-chair the event with Anna Wintour, with tickets costing $100,000.
At Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, digital artist Mike Winkelmann (Beeple) presents 'Regular Animals' — an installation featuring robotic dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. The quadruped robots move through the gallery capturing images and producing AI-generated interpretations, exploring how algorithms and digital platforms shape modern perception. The work also references artists Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol through other robot dogs, contrasting artistic interpretation with data-driven filtering. Beeple gained global recognition in 2021 when his NFT 'Everydays: The First 5000 Days' sold for $69 million at Christie's.
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman begins in federal court in California this week, with a nine-person jury set to hear claims that Altman swindled Musk out of millions and betrayed the company's original non-profit mission. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but left in 2018 after a power struggle, is seeking billions in damages and wants Altman ousted. OpenAI denies the claims, saying Musk is motivated by jealousy and regret for walking away from the company. The trial will feature testimony from Musk, Altman, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and others, including Shivon Zilis, mother of four of Musk's children.
Elon Musk failed to appear for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors investigating his social media platform X and AI chatbot Grok. The investigation, launched in January 2025, initially focused on allegations of algorithm manipulation to interfere in French politics, then expanded to include Holocaust denial material and sexual deepfakes generated by Grok. Musk previously called French authorities "retards" in a French-language post. Separate investigations are underway in Britain and the EU over Grok's generation of sexualized images.
Elon Musk did not appear on Monday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had summoned the American tech billionaire over a probe into his social media platform X and AI chatbot Grok. Prosecutors said they had “taken note of the absence of the first people summoned,” without mentioning Musk’s name. The billionaire had dubbed the French authorities “retards” weeks earlier in a French-language X post. “The presence or absence [of the people summoned] is not an obstacle to continuing...
French authorities have summoned Elon Musk for a voluntary interview regarding the ongoing investigation into X (formerly Twitter). The probe, opened in 2025, examines suspected criminal offences including complicity in possession of child sexual abuse material, creation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes via the Grok chatbot, and fraudulent data extraction. Musk has previously labeled the investigation a "political attack" and failed to appear for a court-ordered SEC appearance in Los Angeles in September 2024.
