U.S. military rejects claims that Iran struck a U.S. Navy vessel
U.S. military rejects claims that Iran struck a U.S. Navy vessel

U.S. military rejects claims that Iran struck a U.S. Navy vessel

SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, a new AI model emphasizing "workhorse" capabilities in coding, office tasks, and research. The company claims "twice greater token efficiency" compared to competitors, potentially lowering costs for users. Elon Musk compared it to Anthropic's Opus model, noting Grok 4.5 is faster and cheaper.

Roost, a 'slow-cial' app, uses virtual birds to deliver messages, contrasting with instant communication. It gained viral popularity, growing from 10,000 to 300,000 users, praised for its wholesome and intentional communication.

General Intuition CEO Pim de Witte believes embodied AI will adopt a foundation model approach, similar to NLP. The company raised $320M at a $2.3B valuation for its model trained on video game data, capable of powering robots with minimal real-world data.

X's Community Notes fact-checking system will soon alert users via direct messages when posts they've interacted with are corrected. This aims to address criticisms that corrections arrive too late to mitigate the spread of misinformation.

Several DeSoto County residents, including Supervisor Robert Foster, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging new state legislation creating majority-Black subdistricts for judicial elections. They argue this violates the Voting Rights Act by denying voters the right to choose judges based on race.

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from states and warning election officials of arrest if they don't remove noncitizens from voter rolls. This action, seen by critics as an attempt to interfere with elections and undermine confidence, comes ahead of crucial midterm elections.