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Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI

As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers

‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral

The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted

Heated Rivalry review

This steamy queer romance between ice hockey rivals is packed with constant shots of muscular bottoms in fancy hotel rooms. But a bit more character development or emotional investment wouldn’t go amiss

I tried to make my dog go viral on social media

Making a star of Murphy the labrador seemed like a harmless and plausible quest. But I hadn’t reckoned with all kinds of costs

FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites

The FCC said Elon Musk's SpaceX can now operate an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites, bringing the total to 15,000 satellites worldwide.

Indonesia temporarily blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized images

The move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualized content on the app.

David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’

Exclusive: US vice-president ‘sympathetic’ to concerns over Grok-generated pornography, says deputy PM

Grok, can you stop putting women in bikinis?

Men could use artificial intelligence to help cure cancer. Instead, they turn everything into pornography. This is a bit tongue-in-cheek, of course, but thanks to some men on the internet, no woman is safe from the perverted digital hands of AI.

The AI question every job candidate on interview should be prepared to answer

AI may not be responsible for most layoffs to date, but workers will increasingly need to defend their jobs in terms that directly relate to the technology.

The crypto ATM's days in America may be numbered

With scammers using crypto ATMs to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from Americans, a movement to ban bitcoin teller machines is growing nationwide.

Nasa announces timeline of astronauts’ early departure from ISS due to ‘serious’ medical issue

Space agency said crew of four will leave ISS next week with goal of touching down in California on 15 January

Indonesia suspends Grok AI over sexualized images

January 10, 2026 / 9:13 AM EST / CBS/AFP