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A coalition of nonprofit organizations is calling on the U.S. government to immediately halt the deployment of Grok, a chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, in federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. The open letter, shared exclusively with TechCrunch, tracks a number of concerning behaviors by large-scale language models over the past year, including a recent trend of X users asking Grok to convert photos of real women and, in some cases, children into sexualized images without their consent. According to some reports, Grok generated thousands of non-consensual and explicit images every hour, which were widely distributed on Musk’s…
Must-see moments from the 2026 Grammys: Cher’s hilarious episode, Justin Bieber’s return and Bad Bunny’s big winFor the Osbournes, the Grammys were a family affair. Amy Osbourne made a rare public appearance with her mother Sharon Osbourne and siblings Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a bittersweet moment celebrating the late patriarch Ozzy Osbourne. At the February 1 ceremony, Ozzy was pictured sitting at a table with Bridget Calls Me Baby singer Wes Levins, who died in July last year, and was treated to a tribute performance of Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ by Post Malone, Slash,…
It is up to the farmer’s eye to determine which weeds need to be removed from the field and which do not. And now it’s up to Carbon Robotics’ new AI model. Carbon Robotics, the Seattle-based company behind the LaserWeeder robots that use lasers to kill weeds, on Monday announced a new AI model called the Large Plant Model (LPM). The model instantly recognizes plant species, allowing farmers to target new weeds without retraining the robot. LPM is trained on more than 150 million photos and data points collected by the company’s machines on more than 100 farms in 15…
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.good morning. America’s favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his own shadow this morning, meaning there are six more weeks of winter ahead. After the recent series of cold temperatures, I can’t say I’m surprised.Stock futures are falling this morning. The three major indexes have come out of the decline.Here are five important things investors need to know to start their trading day.1. Everything that shinesGold extended its ferocious rally on Thursday as investors sought safety amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, while silver hit nearly $120.Latikuna |…
The Today anchor is praying for the safe return of Savannah Guthrie’s mother. After the journalist, who was absent from NBC’s morning show on February 2, confirmed that her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing in Arizona, her family on air rallied to show support. “We love Nancy,” Jenna Bush Hager said on the Feb. 2 episode of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle. “I know her personally.” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at a news conference that Arizona authorities have been searching for the 84-year-old woman since she was reported missing on February 1st. And although authorities have said…
The Pakistan government announced that it would boycott the match against India. While playing in the remaining matches of the Twenty20 World Cup cricket tournament.Pakistan has not given a clear reason why they will be absent from the match against India scheduled for February 15th.Recommended stories list of two itemsend of listHowever, Pakistan’s interior minister and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi blamed India for Saturday’s attack on Balochistan, which authorities said killed at least 31 civilians, 17 security personnel and 145 militants.Pakistan’s decision to boycott the game against India on Sunday also comes amid tensions between the neighbors…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City.Spencer Pratt | Getty Imagesof S&P500 Investors pushed prices higher on Monday in anticipation of recent declines in silver and silver as Wall Street began trading for a new month. Bitcoin.The broad market index was last up 0.7%, oracle Shares soared after the data center company announced it would raise up to $50 billion to build additional capacity for cloud customers. of Nasdaq Composite Although it increased by 0.8%, Dow Jones Industrial Average You have advanced 504 points, or 1%.Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the…
Ring’s AI-powered “Search Party” feature, which leverages the company’s camera network to find lost dogs, is now available to all Ring customers in the United States. For the first time, this feature will be available to those who don’t own a Ring camera. Launched last fall, Search Party uses AI to find potential matches for lost dogs in neighborhood camera footage. When a neighbor reports a lost dog in the Ring app, nearby outdoor cameras use AI to scan for potential matches. If a match is found, the owner of that camera will receive an alert and can optionally choose…
This photo illustration shows a person holding a smartphone displaying the Moltbook logo on February 1, 2026 in Chongqing, China, with a large Moltbook-themed graphic in the background.Chen Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMoltbook, a site that bills itself as a social media platform for AI agents, has divided the tech world.Elon Musk said the site, which allows human-created bots to post and react to the posts of others, marks the “very early stages of the singularity,” a term used to describe the point at which AI will surpass human intelligence and bring about unpredictable changes.Others are less…
The 25th Winter Olympics will be held in Milan and Cortina, Italy.The event will be held over 19 days, with approximately 3,500 athletes participating in 116 events in 16 events.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listHere’s what you need to know before the game.When will the Winter Olympics start?The Winter Olympics officially open on Friday.The first qualifying round begins on Wednesday, with the first medals being awarded on Saturday. The games will conclude with the closing ceremony on February 22nd at the Verona Olympic Arena.When and where will the opening ceremony be held?The Olympics will officially start with the…