Ukraine’s capital Kyiv is again under a massive overnight Russian drone attack, local officials say, with at least 10 people reported injured and fires burning across the city. Authorities in Kyiv say drone wreckage has hit the roof of a residential building in the central Shevchenkivskyi district. Footage on social media, as yet unverified by…
Elon Musk’s company, xAI, launched its generative chatbot, Grok, in November 2023, joining competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic in the global AI race. People interact with Grok on X, where users of Musk’s social media site can ask the bot questions and receive answers. Because Grok’s answers are more visible than those of its competitors, it…
Linda Yaccarino is done cleaning up after Elon Musk. When she joined the platform formerly known as Twitter in June 2023, investors and ad industry professionals heralded her as a potential savior. The Madison Avenue veteran was tasked with turning around the platform’s ad business, which foundered when Elon Musk purchased the company then known as…
Lately, a wave of speculation has emerged in Western media asking whether Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is losing his grip. Faced with rising youth unemployment, elite disaffection and a deteriorating administrative apparatus, it’s tempting to believe the Chinese leader is on the way out. But this narrative, while seductive, fundamentally misreads the…
ONE OF DONALD TRUMP’S superpowers is saying something one moment, contradicting it the next and convincing most of the MAGA faithful that he has never changed his position. Other members of his administration do not possess this power, which is why they are struggling to deal with a right-wing furore surrounding the late Jeffrey Epstein….
CNN — US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language. As he hosted five African leaders at the White House, Trump asked Boakai: “Such good English, it’s beautiful. Where did…
What to know about antisemitic comments posted by Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot – CBS News Watch CBS News Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, made several antisemitic posts and praised Adolf Hitler on X Tuesday. The comments have since been deleted. Makena Kelly, senior writer at Wired, joins “The Takeout” with more. Be the first…
CNN — Is there a direct link between what US President Donald Trump says and what Russian President Vladimir Putin does? Certainly, the harsh words and bitter violence of recent days in Ukraine suggest the answer is maybe. First, President Trump vented his frustrations at the lack of commitment from his Russian counterpart to engage…
A top venture capitalist firm is following in Elon Musk’s footsteps and ditching Delaware. Andreessen Horowitz announced Wednesday it will move its primary business — AH Capital Management — to Nevada. Although Delaware has historically been a business-friendly state, a series of court rulings have led some executives to question whether that’s still true. “In…
Mariah Carey has joined the ranks of public figures who have shared their thoughts on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ star-studded wedding ― and in true Mariah fashion, she kept her take notably concise. Fans seem to be loving Carey’s three-word response when asked by paparazzi about Bezos’ June 27 wedding to author and former news…